Developers who tore down three Victorian homes which survived the Blitz have been ordered to rebuild them exactly as they were. The 19th-century properties on the Isle of Dogs, owned by developers Magnus Davey and his sister Julie, were listed as being of historic and architectural interest and survived bombing during the Second World War that razed most of the area.more
Passengers on board a packed rush-hour train forced open the doors and fled the carriage onto tracks after a man began reading lines from the Bible.more
Generation rent is being squeezed from the centre of London and deep into the suburbs as landlords rid themselves of expensive central properties and invest on the capital's fringes instead.more
A man who trafficked four Polish workers to London to exploit and use as slaves has been jailed, police say. Jonatan Majewski, 26, recruited the quartet from Poznan, western Poland, deceiving them with the promise of good jobs and excellent pay.more
Children as young as 13 are openly being sold meat cleavers and knives by shopkeepers in London, an investigation has found. Fifty shops across London were found to be selling kitchen knives, razor blades and meat cleavers to children, in the probe by Trading Standards and Scotland Yard.more
Foreign drivers have racked up more than £1million in unpaid parking fines in central London. Motorists from France, Qatar, the UAE and Romania are the worst offenders, Westminster City Council said today.more
The European Commission has today published its assessment of the 27 offers received by Member States to host the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA), which are currently located in the United Kingdom.more
A 23-year-old Polish man has admitted stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death. Grzegorz Kosiec launched a frenzied attack on his former girlfriend Karolina Chwiluk as she visited friends in Mile End on May 4. more
The whole London Underground network will be 'substantially disrupted' next Thursday by a planned strike by train drivers, Transport for London has warned.more
A British hate preacher who told children that martyrdom was better than school has been jailed for six-and-a-half years for supporting the Islamic State terror group.more
Londoners suffered feelings of "disbelief and exasperation" at Transport for London's decision to ban Uber because they have come to rely on it as an essential transport service, the first analysis of public opinion reveals today.more
The Met Office said the potential effects will be "far from" what those experienced in the Caribbean, but added weather systems like Maria can bring strong winds and heavy rain.more
Newham was today named the worst borough in London for noise complaints about loud parties. The east London borough, where a quarter of residents are aged 25 or younger because of a high student population, had 5,935 complaints about noisy parties at flats and houses last year. more
A seventh person has been arrested in connection with the Parsons Green Tube bomb attack on 15 September. The 20-year-old man was arrested in Cardiff at 06:00 BST under section 41 of the Terrorism Act and is now being held at a south London police station.more
Oliver has held onto the top spot as the most popular name for baby boys in the UK for the fourth year in a row, while Albie and Ezra entered into the top 100 for the first time. more
Slough has come out on top of a survey of the 25 best towns and cities to live and work in, beating Manchester and Cambridge in the top three. It is hailed as a "prime spot" for jobs, cost of living and worker satisfaction in research by jobs site Glassdoor.more
