A five-year-old English-speaking girl was reportedly forced to live in Muslim foster homes where her carers wore the niqab and allegedly told her to learn Arabic.more
The UK police have reportedly conducted an experiment and discovered that terrorists were able to find way into the parliament in less than 5 minutes.more
Before the Brexit talks and politicians' soundbites come the off-the-record briefings. So, after more work to map out the UK's exit from the EU, how will the third round of talks go?more
It's got a reputation among Londoners as a shabby chic and gloriously diverse neighbourhood with some of the best curry in town. And now, Tooting has been named as one of the top 10 coolest neighbourhoods in the world by Lonely Planet.more
Youngsters at risk of being caught up in crime and disorder at Notting Hill Carnival are being removed from the area and taken on a £20,000 water sports holiday. It comes after the Met made more than 300 arrests in a crackdown on drug-related crime aimed at reducing the risk of trouble at the west London event.more
The Mayor, Sadiq Khan, today condemned the stark disparity in the number of years that Londoners in different boroughs can expect to live in ill health as he published his Health Inequality Strategy. more
A heterosexual couple fighting to enter into a civil partnership will take their case to the UK's highest court. Rebecca Steinfeld, 36, and Charles Keidan, 40, aim to secure legal recognition of their relationship through that route, but are prevented because the Civil Partnership Act 2004 says only same-sex couples are eligible.more
Big Ben should be allowed to "bong" once a week for tourists, a minister has said ahead of the bell falling silent for the next four years later today.more
It is official - getting on the Tube before other people have a chance to get off is the most annoying behaviour you can display on London Underground.more
Londoners have been left baffled after an American journalist tested out the Tube and labelled it "transport paradise".
Business Insider reporter Dennis Green undertook a trip to the capital to compare New York's creaking subway system with London's.more
Parliamentary authorities have performed a dramatic u-turn over the decision to silence Big Ben for four years following an intervention from the prime minister.more
The UK social housing maintenance company Mears Group has downgraded its profit forecast and slashed its full-year revenue predictions as its clients delay new contracts following the Grenfell Tower fire.more
A £200m plan to build a bridge covered with trees over the River Thames in central London has officially been abandoned. The Garden Bridge Trust said it had failed to raise private funds since losing the support of the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan in April.more