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With just six days to go until the capital's biggest ever Car Free Day celebrations, Londoners are being encouraged to join in the fun on Sunday 22 September.more

Body scanners designed to detect guns, knives and explosive devices concealed under clothing will be deployed by police for the first time today. more

The first release of tickets for London's spectacular New Year's Eve fireworks will go on sale at midday on Friday 27 September. A global television audience will be watching as more than 100,000 ticket-holders gather opposite the Coca-Cola London Eye to welcome in the new decade and show the world that London Is Open.more

Two men have been arrested at Heathrow as climate change protesters tried to launch drones within the airport's exclusion zone.more

Gather up the bikini, speedos and flips flops because it looks like you might need those beauties for a little longer in London.more

About 125 firefighters are tackling a major blaze at a block of flats in south-west London. The fire quickly spread to all four floors of the building in Sherbrooke Way, Worcester Park, after fire crews were called just before 01:30 BST.more

Transport for London (TfL) will install a 20 mph speed limit on all central London roads it manages from next year, following a consultation. more

The controversial HS2 project could end up costing £78 billion and be delayed by seven years.more

Flood alerts have been issued in several parts of the UK and forecasters have warned of heavy rainfall as September looks set to be plagued by "changeable" weather.more

Surveillance cameras equipped with face detection technology have been approved for some of London's premier cultural and shopping destinations, the Evening Standard has learned.more

A puppy from an animal rescue charity in south Wales has moved into Downing Street with Prime Minister Boris Johnson.more

We will continue the friendship between our cities because it is very beneficial - said the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan in Warsaw yesterday. According to Rafał Trzaskowski, even if Great Britain leaves the EU, London should remain a close partner of Warsaw.more

Scotland Yard is seeking about 6,000 more officers from the Government's policing uplift to take its numbers to a record high, Cressida Dick has said.more

Arsenal have come from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur in a sizzling north London derby in the English Premier League.more

Strike action on the Central and Victoria lines next week has been suspended. Industrial action had been expected to take place from 8pm on Tuesday until 8pm on Wednesday amid a union dispute with Transport for London (TfL).more

London is set to gain 10 million new landline phone numbers this year with the launch of a new "0204" dialling code. The capital's area code changed to "020" in 2000 - with 30 million phone numbers since allocated across the existing (020) 3, 7, and 8 range.more

The second edition of the Polish-British Science Forum will take place on 20 September in London. It will bring top scientists and innovators from the UK and Poland to showcase scientific collaboration between the countries and discuss the challenges and opportunities for Women in STEM.more

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, will begin a two-day visit to Gdańsk and Warsaw in Poland on Saturday night to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the start of World War Two and to demonstrate that London will always be open for business and investment. more

The majority of London businesses favour banning strikes on the Tube during the morning and evening peak times to keep the capital moving, a major survey reveals today.more

British and American police are working together to find a teenager girl suspected of flying from New York to London after texting an older man.more

People were still trickling home from Notting Hill Carnival as the sun rose today after the hottest summer Bank Holiday ever.more

38-years-old Maria Morozova has been misiing in London since the 19th of August 2019.more

For the first time, a permanent rainbow crossing in solidarity with the LGBT+ community has been installed on a street in London. The crossing has been unveiled in Lambeth, a south London borough.more

There's nothing worse than a bit of trapped wind - and London is becoming a hotspot for it. The city has issued new guidelines because the problem is now so bad it is becoming dangerous for people walking or cycling around.more

At the very end of the Metropolitan line is Chesham - the tube station farthest from central London.more