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London is the world's slowest city for drivers because of widespread 20mph speed limits, analysis suggests. Journeys of 10km (6.2 miles) in central London took an average of 37 minutes and 20 seconds last year, according to location technology company TomTom.more

Tube customers are due to see significant changes to services on the Northern line later this year as full closures are planned at multiple stations. These will last for more than a week in April. Afterwards, more closures are scheduled for three weekends in June. Services will not be able to travel north of Golders Green station in North London.more

A weight restriction is being introduced on a west London bridge this week to stop it from facing a similar fate to Hammersmith Bridge. Kensington and Chelsea Council (RBKC) is bringing in a three-tonne weight restriction on Albert Bridge from Thursday, January 11, with heavy goods vehicles fined for crossing the structure.more

Strikes by London Underground workers which would have wiped out Tube services this week have been suspended, the RMT union has announced. Little or no service had been expected across the capital's entire network from Sunday evening to Friday morning.more

A new, faster train service between London and Sheffield could be launched in the second half of next year. Transport company FirstGroup announced its plan to operate two daily return trips from London King’s Cross to the South Yorkshire city via Retford, Worksop and Woodhouse as part of its Hull Trains business.more

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says he is "exploring" ways to bring in free open-access Wi-Fi to London. Currently most pubs, shops and other hospitality venues offer free Wi-Fi in London, but it can often involve signing up and logging in repeatedly. Sadiq Khan's plan is to create a "single, easy-to-use" Wi-Fi network, making it more convenient for everyone.more

Passengers on the London Underground face major disruption when workers hold days of strikes in a dispute over pay. Walkouts run between 5 and 12 January, but the full impact will not be felt until the evening of Sunday 7 January, when Tube services wind down. more

Jan Żyliński died at the age of 73 - an extremely colorful and well-known figure of the British Polish community, who was also famous in Poland. He became famous, among others, challenging Nigel Farage to a saber duel and running for Mayor of London.more

London Conservatives accuse Mayor of ‘waging war on motorists’ with tolls expected to raise £123m from fees and penalties.more

The London New Year's Day Parade (LNYDP) is one of the largest events of this type in the world - over 500,000 people watch it live every year. people, and even 500 million on television. The main figure of the Polish platform was Nicolaus Copernicus.more

London's suburbs are being placed under a huge amount of strain as an increasing number of families move out of the capital. Nurseries are bursting to the point where babies who have not even been born are being registered with them while schools and care homes are struggling to cope with demand. Council budgets are under pressure.more

New year, same old miserable British weather – the Met Office has issued its third weather warning today for powerful winds lashing London. more

New Year's Eve is fast approaching, meaning many people around the country will be gearing up for a night of celebration in London. more

More toxic air pollution has been averted by London’s ultra-low emission zones than is produced by the capital’s airports or its river and rail transport combined, according to a new analysis of the effects of the Ulez.more

A food bank in east London is spending upwards of £4,000 a month to replenish its stock in order to keep up with rising levels of need, particularly among the over 65’s.more

The most expensive street in London had average house prices more than £10 million higher than the next priciest region. It now costs £20.35 million to buy a home on the country’s most expensive street, almost 72 times the £283,615 average cost of a home in rest of the UK. more

London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who had previously blocked a plan to send cars to Ukraine that would otherwise be scrapped because they did not meet exhaust emission standards, changed his mind and decided to allow the cars to be transferred, the Daily Telegraph reported.more

Underground staff are set to stage a series of strikes in the new year after rejecting the most recent pay offer.more

Yesterday (22 December), a new Banksy work appeared on Commercial Way in the Peckham area of south-east London. This time the elusive artist painted three drones together on a 'stop' road sign. Once it was confirmed that the graphic was indeed Banksy's work, it was taken away and secured.more

London has the highest rate of Covid in England amid the rapid spread of the JN.1 variant, analysis revealed on Thursday. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) estimate that around 6.1% of Londoners had the virus as of December 14, by far the highest proportion of any region. more

London's drug poisoning death rate is at its highest in more than 20 years, with 56.6 deaths recorded per million people in the capital last year.more

Transport for London is considering introducing fares that change according to demand, similar to the system used to set prices for some concert tickets on Ticketmaster. more

Footage of a woman walking a camel through an east London street has been met with bewilderment on social media.more

London's transport infrastructure will get a £250m boost in 2024 under a funding package from the government. more

Tens of thousands more Londoners could face £2,000 annual council tax bills for the first time from April in the latest cost of living blow.more