Massive Harry Potter store to open in Oxford Street Warner Bros wanted to transform the interior of the building into a ‘wizarding emporium’ The Independent UK · Mar 4
Flagship Harry Potter store to open on London’s Oxford Street British outlet for the Hogwarts-adjacent ‘interactive retail experience’ will include ‘photo moments’ and exclusive merchandise The Guardian - UK · Mar 4
Oxford Street bombshell as Labour chief describes Sadiq Khan quango as 'dangerous for democracy' London mayor suffers another ‘red on red’ attack a day after giving go-ahead for traffic ban to begin this summer Evening Standard · Feb 27
Plan to pedestrianise London’s Oxford Street given official go-ahead Sadiq Khan promises to create ‘world-leading urban space’, with remaining traffic removed this summer The Guardian - UK · Feb 26
Works to pedestrianize a key stretch of London's Oxford Street will start this summer London’s mayor is turning part of Oxford Street into a traffic-free zone to revive the famous shopping street The Independent UK · Feb 26
Oxford Street pedestrianisation gets go-ahead from Sadiq Khan with traffic ban this summer Buses, taxis and cyclists will be banned from western section of Oxford Street from summer 2026 Evening Standard · Feb 26
Hundreds of teenagers swarm central London throwing boxes at police for pop-up shop Hundreds of youths were seen scrambling down Oxford Street Evening Standard · Feb 22
Congestion charge should apply at night to put brakes on 'evening rush hour' gridlock in West End 56% more cars between 6pm-7pm than between 8am-9am, warn campaigners Evening Standard · Feb 17
Confidence is flooding back to a reinvented and inspiring Oxford Street Oxford Street is no longer just a place to transact. It's becoming somewhere to spend time Evening Standard · Feb 5
Man arrested after fatal stabbing in Leicester city centre Police say 18-year-old arrested on suspicion of murder after death of man in his 20s on Tuesday evening The Guardian - UK · Feb 4
West End’s phone theft hotspots revealed as police record over 30 snatches a day on just 30 streets Oxford Street, Europe’s busiest shopping precinct, tops the list with 8,745 reports in almost two years Evening Standard · Jan 31
Oxford Street pedestrianised this year if everything goes to plan, says London mayor Sadiq Khan Mayor confirms £2.5m cost to London taxpayers if West Ham are relegated from Premier League Evening Standard · Jan 26
Labour 'ally' of Sadiq Khan drops bombshell at Oxford Street quango launch: 'I wish this didn't exist' ‘We would rather this body didn’t exist and we weren’t here’ says Westminster council leader Evening Standard · Jan 7
Chef, theatre designer and football chief to advise Sadiq Khan on pedestrianising Oxford Street New board members told to walk, cycle or catch the bus - and not to put taxis or flights on their expenses Evening Standard · Jan 7
Evening Standard · Dec 23, 2025 Moment brazen shoplifter arrested on Oxford Street after trying to evade facial recognition cameras Officers detain woman, in her 50s, minutes after she gave store security staff the slip during Christmas theft spree
Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2025 West End defies retail slump as Christmas shoppers flock to Oxford Street The capital's West End recorded a 9 per cent rise in shoppers during the week leading up to Black Friday compared with last year
Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2025 Moment Algerian migrant on bail caught brazenly stealing designer clothes from Selfridges Dade Mustafa told police ‘no problem, no problem’ when confronted on London’s Oxford Street
Motorsport · Dec 11, 2025 F1 hits Oxford Street as Aston Martin and PUMA invite fans to celebrate the team behind the team The Christmas rush in Central London will be made extra hectic for one very special day this year when Aston Martin’s racing green F1 machine rolls into PUMA’s brand-new Oxford Street store to celebrate the race team’s iconic partnership with the sportswear brand
Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2025 Westminster gives ok to major redevelopment of tallest tower on west Oxford Street The building was home to The London College of Fashion until it moved to the Olympic Park in 2023.
Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2025 How slow is your London bus? Declining bus speeds mapped as citywide average falls below 9mph Bus operators blame roadworks, cycle lanes, 20mph speed limits and LTNs as passenger numbers continue to plummet
Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2025 Ex-college campus next to London's Oxford Street set for major refurbishment Berkeley Estate Asset Management has proposed a ‘deep retrofit’ and extension of 33 Cavendish Square
International Business Times UK · Dec 3, 2025 YouTuber Kurt Caz Accused of Using AI to Depict Oxford Street as 'Dangerous' to Appeal to Far-Right British YouTuber Kurt Caz has been accused of manipulating footage and using AI-altered images to portray Oxford Street as a dangerous environment. Critics say the creator is deliberately exaggerating the threat of crime to appeal to a far-right audience and monetise polarising content.
Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2025 15 bus routes diverted or shortened as more details of Oxford Street pedestrianisation revealed TfL sparks concern from residents as it aims to solve conundrum of how to remove hundreds of buses to part-pedestrianise Oxford Street
Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2025 Regent Street to close to traffic for first time in five years Regent Street will be pedestrianised and transformed as part of a special day of Christmas shopping
Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2025 Oxford Street could be transformed into 'nightlife destination,' Westminster says New zones could be created in and around the West End in a boost to London’s nightlife