Editing History of London (section)

===21st century===
[[File:Skyscrapper Shard London.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|[[The Shard]] (left), an icon of 21st-century London]]

Around the start of the 21st century, London hosted the much-derided [[Millennium Dome]] at [[Greenwich]], to mark the new century.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moore |first1=Rowan |title=The Millennium Dome 20 years on… revisiting a very British fiasco |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/dec/01/millennium-dome-20-years-on-new-labour |work=The Guardian |date=1 December 2019}}</ref> Other Millennium projects were more successful. One was the largest observation wheel in the world, the "Millennium Wheel", or the [[London Eye]], which was erected as a temporary structure, but soon became a fixture, and draws four million visitors a year.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Complete Guide to London Eye {{!}} History, Architecture & More |url=https://www.london-tickets.co.uk/london-eye-information/ |website=www.london-tickets.co.uk}}</ref> The [[National Lottery (United Kingdom)|National Lottery]] also released a flood of funds for major enhancements to existing attractions, for example the roofing of the Great Court at the [[British Museum]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Everything you ever wanted to know about the Great Court |url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/everything-you-ever-wanted-know-about-great-court |website=The British Museum |language=en}}</ref>

The [[London Plan]], published by the [[Mayor of London]] in 2004, estimated that the population would reach 8.1&nbsp;million by 2016, and continue to rise thereafter. This was reflected in a move towards denser, more urban styles of building, including a greatly increased number of [[Tall buildings in London|tall buildings]], and proposals for major enhancements to the public transport network. However, funding for projects such as [[Crossrail]] remained a struggle.<ref>{{cite web |title=London Plan |url=https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/the_london_plan_2004.pdf |website=Mayor of London}}</ref>

On 6 July 2005 London won [[London 2012 Olympic bid|the right to host the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics]], making it the first city to host the modern games three times.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Oliver |first1=Mark |title=London wins 2012 Olympics |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/jul/06/olympics2012.olympicgames1 |work=The Guardian |date=6 July 2005}}</ref> However, celebrations were cut short the following day when the city was rocked by [[7 July 2005 London bombings|a series of terrorist attacks]]. More than 50 were killed and 750 injured in three bombings on [[London Underground]] trains and a fourth on a double decker bus near King's Cross.<ref>{{cite news |title=7 July London bombings: What happened that day? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-33253598 |work=BBC News |date=3 July 2015}}</ref>

London was the starting point for [[2011 England riots|countrywide riots]] which occurred in August 2011, when thousands of people rioted in several city boroughs and in towns across England. They were the biggest riots in modern English history.<ref>{{cite web |title=How the 2011 London riots unfolded |url=https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/society/953705/how-the-2011-london-riots-unfolded |website=The Week UK |date=4 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref> In 2011, the population grew over 8 million people for the first time in decades. [[White British]] formed less than half of the population for [[Ethnic groups in London#2011 Census|the first time]].<ref>{{cite web |title=London and its Boroughs: Census Profile |url=https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/briefings/london-census-profile/ |website=Migration Observatory |language=en}}</ref>

There was some ambivalence among the public leading up to the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in the city,<ref>[http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/04/29/travel/a-profile-of-london-by-aa-gill.html My London, and Welcome to It] 27 April 2012</ref> though public sentiment changed strongly in their favour following a successful opening ceremony and when the anticipated organisational and transport problems never occurred.<ref>{{cite web |title=London 2012 |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/news/london-2012-a-spectacular-show-of-equality-growth-and-innovation |website=Olympics.com}}</ref>

[[Boris Johnson]], later [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]], was elected Mayor of London in [[2008 London mayoral election|May 2008]] and re-elected in [[2012 London mayoral election|2012]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Walker |first1=Peter |title=Was Boris Johnson as successful as London mayor as he claims? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jun/12/was-boris-johnson-as-successful-as-london-mayor-as-he-claims |work=The Guardian |date=12 June 2019}}</ref> He was succeeded by [[Sadiq Khan]], the first [[Muslims|Muslim]] mayor of a major Western capital city, who was elected in [[2016 London mayoral election|2016]], was re-elected in [[2021 London mayoral election|2021]],<ref>{{cite news |title=London elections: Sadiq Khan wins second term as mayor |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-56997137 |work=BBC News |date=8 May 2021}}</ref> and won a historic third term in [[2024 London mayoral election|2024]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Badshah |first1=Nadeem |last2=Sedghi |first2=Amy |last3=Mackay |first3=Hamish |last4=Abdul |first4=Geneva |last5=Sedghi |first5=Nadeem Badshah (now) Amy |last6=Abdul (earlier) |first6=Geneva |title=Sadiq Khan wins historic third term as London mayor after Andy Burnham takes Manchester – live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/may/04/local-election-results-london-mayor-sadiq-khan-susan-hall-west-midlands-greater-manchester |work=the Guardian |date=4 May 2024}}</ref>

In the [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum]],  London was the only region in England, where Remain won the highest share of the vote. The voter turnout was the highest in London since the 1950 general election.<ref>{{cite news |title=EU referendum: Most London boroughs vote to remain |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36612916 |work=BBC News |date=24 June 2016}}</ref> However, Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) in early 2021 ([[Brexit]]) only marginally weakened London’s position as an international financial center (IFC).<ref>{{cite web |title=London as a Financial Center Since Brexit: Evidence from the 2022 BIS Triennial Survey {{!}} Global Development Policy Center |url=https://www.bu.edu/gdp/2022/12/16/london-as-a-financial-center-since-brexit-evidence-from-the-2022-bis-triennial-survey/ |website=www.bu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=London Mayor Khan demands more autonomy after Brexit vote |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-london-khan-idUKKCN0ZE10P |work=Reuters |date=28 June 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

In 2022, the [[Elizabeth line]] railway opened, connecting [[Heathrow Airport|Heathrow]] and [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]] to [[Shenfield]] and [[Abbey Wood]] through a tunnel in the city between [[Paddington]] and [[Liverpool Street station|Liverpool Street]], revolutionising east-west travel in London.<ref>{{cite web |title=Direct Elizabeth line services into central London from Reading, Heathrow, and Shenfield start today - Crossrail |url=https://www.crossrail.co.uk/news/articles/direct-elizabeth-line-services-into-central-london-from-reading-heathrow-and-shenfield-start-today |date=28 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228172235/https://www.crossrail.co.uk/news/articles/direct-elizabeth-line-services-into-central-london-from-reading-heathrow-and-shenfield-start-today |archive-date=28 December 2022 }}</ref>

On 6 May 2023, [[Coronation of Charles III and Camilla|the coronation]] of [[Charles III|King Charles III]] and [[Queen Camilla]] as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the other [[Commonwealth realm|Commonwealth realms]] took place at [[Westminster Abbey]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Coronation Weekend |url=https://www.royal.uk/coronation-weekend |website=Royal.uk}}</ref>

As of 9 May 2023, London had received around 18,000 refugees from [[Ukraine]], because of the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ukrainian migration to the UK |url=https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/briefings/ukrainian-migration-to-the-uk/ |website=Migration Observatory |language=en}}</ref>