Festering piles of rotting rubbish were lining the streets of the East End on Tuesday in the second week of a month-long strike by refuse collectors.more
London's Metropolitan Police said on Monday that it no longer needed the army's support, as some officers who, fearing possible criminal liability for their actions on duty, had surrendered their firearms, had already ended their protest.more
Car drivers could be charged up to £4 to use the Blackwall tunnel or Silvertown tunnel, according to official documents.
Transport Secretary Mark Harper has approved an updated request from Transport for London to erect road signs informing drivers that they will need to pay to use the tunnels from 2025.more
In the warehouses of the Tate Britain museum in London there is a forgotten painting depicting Fryderyk Chopin as a child. Efforts are underway to make the painting, which has probably never been exhibited, available to the public.more
More than 100 London Metropolitan Police officers have laid down their weapons, refusing to conduct firearms patrols, after a police sniper who shot a 24-year-old black man during an operation was charged with murder.more
Work to start installing 675 new bike hangars in Hackney will begin in October - giving local residents more secure hangar space than any other borough in London.more
Thousands of London Underground station staff are to strike next month in a long-running dispute over jobs and conditions.
The stoppages by members of the RMT will take place on 4 and 6 October, and, according to the union, will shut down tube services in the capital.more
The trial of the father, step-mother and uncle of Sarah Sh., the 10-year-old Polish-Pakistani girl who has been charged with her murder, will begin on 2 September next year and last for six weeks, a London court was told yesterday.more
London's Metropolitan Police announced yesterday that more than 1,000 of its officers are now suspended or on limited duty due to gross misconduct or suspected crimes, and it could take two years to purge its ranks of them.more
Interactive dinosaur models based on those in Crystal Palace Park are now available to view online for the first time.
The popular original models are roughly 170 years old and require restoration, something the digital scans should aid with.more
North London boroughs are the most dangerous areas to drive in the capital, according to a study, with the most collisions per billion vehicle miles.
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Around 200 outfits have been collected at the V&A Museum, starting with a cream blouse from 1916, made from silk jersey - a fabric then mainly used for lingerie and stockings. There are also the famous 'little blacks'. Creations designed for film stars such as Lauren Bacall and Marlene Dietrich, and a section dedicated to perfumes and handbags. more
Latest figures from the Office of Rail and Road show that only 82.5 per cent of its trains arrived on time between April and June – down 5.6 points on the first three months of the year.more
A further 40 miles (65km) of London's road network are to be capped at 20mph (32km/h).
The lower limit is to be introduced on roads in Bromley, Greenwich, Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Southwark and Wandsworth.
Signage work is expected to be completed by December. more
'We should not be surprised or outraged that not everyone helped Jews like the Ulmas, rather we should be surprised that anyone did at all,' emphasises Jean Olwen Maynard, author of the first English-language biography of the blessed family.more
Plans for a high-speed ferry to and from Canary Wharf that would enable cyclists and pedestrians to cross the Thames in two minutes have been unveiled.
River operator Uber Boat by Thames Clippers is proposing up to six crossings an hour at peak times from Surrey Quays from 2025, with journeys costing £2 to £3.more
Today, London residents probably enjoyed high temperatures around 26-27 degrees for the last time this year. According to forecasters from the Met Office, temperatures will start to drop noticeably from tomorrow - and with the drop there will be rainfall and even storms.more
The cost of renting a single room in London has surpassed £1,000 a month for the first time as demand continues to outstrip supply. Rents for a single room have risen 15pc, twice the rate of inflation, from £883 a year ago to £1,013 in August 2023.more
For the fourth time, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in London took part in Open House London - the world's largest architecture festival, during which you can visit buildings that are interesting, but often inaccessible to the general public.more
The first Tubes stations in London's West End have received high-speed mobile coverage.
4G and 5G is available at Oxford Circus and Tottenham Court Road ticket halls and on the Central line between the stations. Further sections of the Northern and Central line will be getting coverage in the coming months.more