A minute's silence has been honoured and a church service held in memory of those murdered in the London Bridge terror attack, exactly a year ago. Eight died and 48 were injured by three men who drove into pedestrians, then stabbed people in Borough Market.more
A new app is helping Londoners find cheap rent in expensive areas - in return for helping a homeowner around the house. Room for Help was founded by 23-year-old Stephanie Ronaldo who is determined to find a way to navigate expensive rental prices in the capital.more
London is to introduce a contactless payment scheme for buskers in what organisers say is a world first. Busk in London, a Mayor of London initiative, has partnered with technology company iZettle to hand performers readers that allow them to set a fixed amount of money to donate and accept contactless payments from passers-by.more
Photos of the Queen wearing sunglasses and grasping an umbrella at the same time perfectly sum up the British summertime. The monarch was seen shielding her eyes from the sun but being prepared for a sudden shower during a garden party on the lawn of Buckingham Palace.more
Forecasters have upgraded a severe weather warning for rain to amber as Britain faces being battered by 24 hours of torrential downpours, thunder and lightning.more
In January 2018 the numbers of Polish-speaking schoolchildren in London dropped by nearly 2% from the previous year. This has finally ended a year in year increase in the number of Polish-speaking children since statistics were first collected in 2007, shortly after Poland's access to the European Union. more
Discovery is preparing plans to relocate its London-based European TV hub to Europe as it undertakes contingency planning for the potential of no post-Brexit TV deal being struck.more
A plane carrying voters heading to cast their ballots in the Irish abortion referendum collided with another flight as it prepared to take off from Stansted Airport.more
A 'danger to life' weather warning has been issued amid fears of a repeat of the vicious thunderstorms that battered parts of the country on Saturday night.more
London's first-time buyers are having to scrape together a record 420,000 to fund the purchase of their first home - putting down deposits of more than 90,000 on average, according to new figures published today.more
Schoolchildren in London are being taught in classrooms where air is so polluted that it breaches World Health Organisation guidelines, a new study has found.more
London has seen an "appalling escalation" in killings, robberies and burglary, figures show. Data released by the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee showed that there were 157 homicides in 2017/18, a 44% rise from 109 the previous year.more
The average person will have to save 260,000 over their lifetime to enjoy a basic income in retirement, climbing to 445,000 if they are unable to get on the property ladder, according to a report by a former government pensions minister.more