The Polish Klan Association - a Polish association working for Poles living in west London - decided to help the most needy compatriots from Hounslow and the surrounding area by organizing the "Christmas Support Package". Parcels were delivered to 25 families.more
Sadiq Khan has been reselected as Labour’s mayoral candidate and will bid to win a historic third term at City Hall in 2024, it was announced on Tuesday.more
Rail chiefs and unions faced fury on Monday for running no trains from more than 40 stations in London and the wider South despite there being no strike action.more
Magdalena Abakanowicz's textile installations were absolutely groundbreaking and we hope that thanks to this exhibition she will become as famous in Great Britain as she deserves - said Dina Achmadejewa, one of the curators of the Polish artist's exhibition at London's Tate Modern gallery.more
Drinkers in Soho who relieve themselves in public are being warned they will be hit with a “nasty surprise” thanks to Westminster City Council’s newly installed ‘pee paint’.more
Severe weather has caused major disruption across the UK in the last week. Parts of the UK have been completely covered in snow causing travel chaos on the roads and even closing airports.more
London officers have been alerted to a woman who appears to be unconscious in an art gallery. She has been sitting motionless at a table for at least two hours, her face, shielded by a storm of blonde hair, resting in a bowl of soup set on that table.more
Sadiq Khan has been given the green light by ministers to continue to use council tax to bail out Transport for London.
In a statement, issued by Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove, the government has agreed to allow London’s Mayor to add an additional £20 to benchmark Band D council tax bills from next April to help TfL balance its day-to-day budget.more
The documentary series "Harry & Meghan" raises more and more controversy in the UK, which for many turns out to be an opportunity to increase turnover. London's Duke of Sussex pub has introduced Harry's Bitter beer to its offer. The owner of the pub claims that the drink is "weak and bitter like the confessions of a prince".more
Scores of flights have been cancelled at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports and the Tube and train services severely disrupted as freezing fog and heavy snow blanket London - with the wintry weather set to cause chaos for Monday rush-hour travellers.more
With companies downsizing their offices — or doing away with them altogether — in favour of remote working, enterprising Londoners are starting to bridge that gap by renting out their homes as work or meeting spaces.more
London is facing more Tube strike misery as the RMT announced on Thursday evening the outcome of a new ballot of members for more walkouts over pensions and job cuts.more
Greggs has opened an outlet shop in East London to tackle food waste and poverty. The 30th Greggs outlet shop opened on Cundy Road, Newham, on December 2, as part of an initiative to support socially deprived areas.more
House prices fell at their fastest rate since the start of the financial crisis last month as the toxic fallout from Kwasi Kwarteng’s disastrous mini-Budget sent the property market plunging.more
A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with two counts of rape. PC Rupert Edwards, attached to the South West Basic Command Unit, was arrested on suspicion of rape on 5 September.more
The success of the Mayor’s policies in tackling air pollution in London have been highlighted by the Chief Medical Officer Professor Sir Chris Whitty in a major national report urging faster action to improve air quality and tackle all sources of air pollution across the country.
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Snow has been reported across several parts of London as temperatures have completely plummeted. This morning (Friday, December 9), there are reports of snowfall in South London and North East London so far.more
Getting a bus in London can sometimes be an agonising experience. Long queues, packed buses, and heavy traffic can all make London’s most used form of public transport a bit of a nightmare.more