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Commuters are facing major disruption after a gas leak closed parts of London's West End. Roads are closed and Charing Cross station is shut. Police manning the cordons say they may not be lifted for another four to five hours.more

Londoners were delighted when a flurry of snow fell on the capital after Britain faced freezing conditions overnight. The wintery shower came on Sunday following a severe weather warning from the Met Office that warned of snow and ice.more

Sadiq Khan was today accused of failing to give assurances to young black Londoners about the controversial police tactic 'stop and search'.more

What will our city look like in years to come? It's perhaps a bold question but one which could potentially be answered by a new exhibit at the Museum of London.more

Two year old Jessie is known to start her day like most dogs - looking for food. But the English springer spaniel, who was gifted to the UK Border Force, also has a nose for notes. She's based close to Heathrow Airport and in just 5 months, has sniffed out £1 million pounds in smuggled cash.more

Several areas of London will be illuminated over the next few days as a series of light installations take over the capital. More than 50 works by UK and international artists are being displayed as part of Lumiere London.more

London Mayor Sadiq Khan launched a so-called Licence for London, which he said would benefit the capital's 25,000 bus drivers. It puts an end to the previous system where drivers moving to another bus company would get lower pay.more

Londoners now pay more than a third of their monthly salary on rent - which will come as absolutely no surprise to, well, Londoners. People in the capital now pay an average of 37% of their wages on rent each month. more

Uber said on Tuesday its British drivers will have to take a six-hour break after they have accepted and made trips with passengers totaling 10 hours as the taxi app responds to criticism over excessive working hours.more

It's always a tough choice trying to decide where to stay when you head abroad for a holiday or a weekend break. But thankfully Hostel World have created a list of the most popular hostels across Europe according to how they have been rated, so we never have to go through the struggle of sifting through pages and pages of hostels before picking one.more

Londoners have already declared their favourite Tube line, but this ranking of which Tube lines face the most delays may give passengers more food for thought.more

The north of the UK was hit with more than a foot of snow in some places overnight, as forecasters warned that another storm could bring high winds to batter the country. Experts have warned of "heavy squally showers of snow" that may cause power cuts and disruption on the roads, with up to 25cm on snow possible on high ground, according to the BBC.more

Average rent in London is the most expensive in Europe for the third year on the trot, new analysis has revealed.more

The UK is bracing for more extreme weather this week with a severe warning for ice and snow extended for much of the north of the country. The Met Office has extended a yellow weather warning for snow and ice to last until Wednesday this week. more

If you've been on a bus recently or on Twitter, you'll know that Londoner's aren't too happy with the new bus announcement.more

The controversial statue of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed in Harrods is to be removed.more

The short distance between Dublin and London and the fact that the two cities are separated by the Irish Sea means it should come as no surprise that the journey is among the busiest international flight routes in the world. The English capital is but a stone's throw away and every day people are hopping on planes for work, leisure or to see relatives in old London town. more

The UK Government has lashed out at critics of US President Donald Trump after he cancelled a planned visit to Britain.more

A Britain First supporter who gave a Nazi salute, shouted "white power" and drove at a curry house owner has been jailed for 33 weeks. more

Ecuador granted citizenship to Julian Assange and tried to register him as a diplomat in order to secure his release from the nation's London embassy.more

Ecuador could remove Julian Assange from its embassy in London where he has been seeking asylum for more than five years.more

Air quality alerts of the type used in London by Sadiq Khan are "inadequate" in protecting public health, researchers said today. They said tackling filthy air was best addressed by enforceable laws on cleaner fuel and emissions and by targeting polluting industries rather than leaving people to protect themselves.more

A total of 24,473 attempts to access such material from computers and other devices connected to the parliamentary network were made between June and October 2017 - around 160 a day on average.more

Temperatures could plummet to -11C tonight in parts of Britain as a freezing cold snap continues to grip the UK.more

Scores of half-naked Londoners are set to ride the Tube en masse as part of this year's No Trousers on the Tube Day.more