The Queen examined the high-tech weaponry and bomb disposal kit deployed by police in the event of terrorist incidents as she opened the new multimillion-pound headquarters of Scotland Yard.more
A row has erupted after Samsung snubbed London for a new European headquarters because Britain's capital is "not a fun place to live unless you are really rich".more
Pictures reveal the inside of the £1.7 million flats offered to the survivors of the Grenfell Tower blaze. More than 100 offers of long-term accommodation have been made to those who escaped the inferno that ravaged the 24-storey block in west London.
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With more than two million Londoners experiencing mental health problems every year the Mayor, Sadiq Khan, today launched Thrive LDN, a new movement to improve mental health and well-being across the capital.more
Whatever you're planning around lunchtime on 27 July, drop it, sharpish. Yes, even if it's a big catchup about your future in the office. Even if it's lunch with the person you've been secretly in love with for years.more
Homes near Google's £1 billion London headquarters enjoy Britain's fastest internet while swathes of the capital suffer some of the worst speeds in the country, a new interactive map has revealed.more
Council chiefs plan to relax a ban on filming adverts on Tower Bridge to raise its profile as a global tourist destination and bring thousands of pounds into the City. Officials have seen a surge in requests from luxury brands to use the landmark as a location since its central role in Danny Boyle's London 2012 opening ceremony.more
A controversial proposal for a statue of Margaret Thatcher in Parliament Square has run into trouble after the government, Royal Parks and neighbours lodged objections to the application.more
If you get anxiety or claustrophobia, there's a new Tube map to make it easier for you to get around London. TfL just released a new map which shows which lines go into tunnels, when, and for how long, in a bid to make it easier for people to travel.
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Over one billion journeys have now been made on London's transport network using contactless payment cards, according to new figures from Transport for London (TfL).more
London's Euston train station was evacuated over a "fire alert" as commuters fled in panic shortly after Heathrow Airport was also cleared of passengers.more
Motorists could face steep new charges to drive into central London by 2025 under radical plans to clean up the capital's air announced by Sadiq Khan today. The Mayor's transport strategy indicated petrol and diesel drivers would pay substantially more than the £24 ultra-low emissions levy that comes into force in spring 2019. more
On July 2, 2017, the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, awarded Mieczyslaw Stachiewicz with the country's highest decoration, the Order of the White Eaglemore