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The general meeting of the Polish Social and Cultural Center (POSK) will be held on Saturday, July 4, 2026. Pursuant to the POSK Statute and Bylaws, members meet once a year to adopt a report for the past year and elect officers for the new term: the Chairperson, the Council, and the Audit Committee. This year's elections are stirring strong emotions among the Polish community in London.more

Middle-aged Londoners are at the same risk of dying in a heatwave than pensioners, the London Mayor’s office is warning. Women may also be more vulnerable than men to high temperatures.more

London City Airport's expansion should be paused until "robust, independent real-world assessments" are undertaken to see how local communities will be affected, a London Assembly Member has said.more

One of London's most famous abandoned London Underground stations is set to open to the public this summer with family tours, just in time for the school holidays. First opened in 1907 as Strand, Aldwych tube station was the final stop on the short Piccadilly line branch from Holborn.more

More than 4,000 people travelling on London’s roads were seriously injured last year, according to new data from the Department for Transport. The total of 4,013 is 8% higher than in 2024 and includes 110 people who died. more

The capital has the highest rate in England of cases of the food poisoning bacteria, with laboratory reports at 25.6 per 100,000 people, according to a new report by the UK Health Security Agency. This followed a 7.1 per cent jump in the rate over 12 months, with 2,329 laboratory-confirmed cases last year, to what is believed to be a new record high.more

A "cool map" is helping people to find places in London where they can take shelter from the sun, cool down in air-conditioned spaces, use the toilet and refill their water bottles. Mapped venues range from the O2 and the Royal Opera House to the Imperial War Museum, churches, community centres and libraries.more

The never-ending saga of London Underground strikes will continue next week with two 24-hour walkouts. Just days after a 35C heatwave led to widespread transport disruption, Londoners can expect more closures and delays as Tube drivers strike on Tuesday, June 2 and Thursday, June 4.more

Around 100 firefighters are battling a blaze at a Jewish supermarket in north London. Although the cause of the fire is not yet known, it broke out in the same neighbourhood where there has been a series of arson attacks and attempted arson attacks on buildings linked to the Jewish community in recent weeks.more

Wildfire dangers are set to rise in London including in its historic centre, according to an alarming new analysis. As the capital is hit by more heatwaves, the growing risk of blazes will be greatest in Outer London boroughs, where there are larger green spaces.more

The Metropolitan Police says it is changing its policy on releasing more body-worn video from officers "where it can improve transparency and trust in policing". The force said the move would "back our own officers and help people understand the very challenging role they perform".more

London’s busiest Tube, DLR, and Overground stations have been revealed. Tottenham Court Road is London’s busiest Underground station, according to new data analysed by The Standard. The central London station, serviced by the Elizabeth, Central, and Northern lines, saw more than 63.4million people pass through in 2025. more

Passengers may be able to book self-driving taxis and 'buses' later this year as operator applications open in a UK-wide scheme. Applications opened 22 May 2026 for companies to run self-driving taxi, bus and private hire services on roads across United Kingdom.more

Piccadilly line passengers have been warned about planned closures throughout the summer, with upgrade work ramping up ahead of the introduction of a new fleet of trains. The closures will allow essential works to the line’s infrastructure to be completed, including upgrades to its power supply, tracks, depot, platforms and CCTV system.more

Rents are rising in 28 out of 32 boroughs, causing more financial misery for many Londoners.more

Planned strikes by drivers on the London Underground this week have been called off, the RMT union has announced. The union said that the two 24-hour stoppages from midday on Tuesday, which were set to disrupt travel over four days this week, had been suspended.more

Tube passengers are being urged not to climb onto the tracks to recover dropped belongings after the number of reported incidents more than doubled in three years. Transport for London (TfL) has issued a renewed safety warning following a sharp rise in reports of items ending up on the tracks across the Underground network.more

London has been named the best city in the world for culture by global online magazine Time Out. The capital was recognised for its large, high-quality, accessible cultural scene, which included "theatre, art galleries, museums, literary festivals, live music and comedy".more

At least 31 people were arrested yesterday in London at two rallies – a pro-Palestinian march and a far-right demonstration under the slogan “Unite the Kingdom” – according to police. Polish PiS MEP Dominik Tarczynski joined the participants of the far-right rally via a video link.more

The site between Kingston town centre and Ham is among 13 new sites opening on Friday a with the official bathing season running until September 30. The season will see 464 sites open across England’s coasts, rivers and lakes subject to regular water quality testing.more

Chesham in Buckinghamshire is the furthest London Underground station, with direct services to central London and an average house price of about £506,287, roughly £170,000 below the London average.more

Fare evasion on the TfL network is estimated to cost the network around £150m each year. It's been an ongoing struggle for TfL in the body's attempts to tackle it.more

A London borough has been named the friendliest place to live in Britain. Sutton, an outer London borough in the south-west of the capital has topped the charts for the friendliest borough, according to research from estate agent John D Wood & Co.more

Millions of Londoners are set to benefit from cheaper bus journeys this summer, as the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, announces the extension of his popular Hopper fare at weekends.more

London's Metropolitan Police are investigating an alleged attempt to run over a group of Jewish students with a car in the Hendon district of Barnet, north London, and are seeking witnesses to the incident, British media reported.more