A 'monster' fatberg weighing 130 tonnes has been discovered in a sewer in Whitechapel. The 250 metre-long solid mass of wet wipes, nappies, fat and oil weighs the same as 11 double-decker buses and is thought to be one of the biggest ever.more
A new £50 million base for armed police officers is to be built in central London to help protect the public from terrorism. The new base will house at least 200 officers and contain a practice firing range, weapons storage and other facilities designed to enable the force's firearms specialists to hone their shooting and decision making skills. more
A police officer who restrained Rashan Charles, whose death sparked protests in east London, is being investigated for gross misconduct after a review of the video captured by a camera he was wearing at the time.more
Every Saturday in September residents of London may take part in a three-hour cycling trip to places associated with the English writer of Polish origin Joseph Conrad.more
Extra farmland more than one and a half times the size of London will have to be cultivated to grow the food needed for the capital's booming population by 2031, according to new analysis. The figures reveal the huge resources that will be necessary to keep western Europe's biggest conurbation fed as it continues to expand rapidly over the coming decades.more
London is no longer the most expensive place to buy a pint, a new study says.
For the first time, Surrey has overtaken the capital as the most expensive area to buy a drink, with the average pint costing £4.40.more
Prince George will likely be as nervous as any four-year-old when he sets off on his first day of school tomorrow. The four-mile journey from Kensington Palace to Thomas's Battersea will become a regular ofor the young heir to the throne over the next few years.more
The London office block and food court was named a "bright red hideous mess" and was accused of "a crass assault on all your senses from the moment you leave the Tube station."more
Actors and producers of the film "303 Squadron", which will show the history of Polish pilots fighting in the Battle of Britain, visited yesterday London, where they met Prince Kent Michael and showed a short film trailer.more
If you're tired of your 9-5 and just want to add a bit of magic to your miserable days, then listen up because Disneyland Paris is coming to the UK in search of UK-based staff who fancy earning money dressed as Disney princes and princesses.more
Bezpieczny Rodak is an exciting, innovative and ground breaking new HIV prevention programme in Polish. This 1 year programme funded by MAC Aids Fund is for MSM (men who have sex with men) from the Polish and Polish speaking communities in London.more
A murder investigation has been launched after a 14-year-old boy wounded in a double shooting in east London died in hospital. Police were called to Moore Walk in Forest Gate on Monday and found two teenage boys, aged 14 and 17, with gunshot injuries.more
The controversy over statues being pulled down following white supremacist marches in the US has reached the shores of Britain. A journalist has sparked outrage after she suggested that Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square 'should be next', claiming the naval hero 'vigorously defended' the slave trade.more
A BBC investigation has unearthed evidence of Islamic State (IS) agents trying to recruit terrorists for attacks on central London in 2016. Undercover reporters posing as UK teenagers contacted IS recruiters who suggested they carry out attacks on Westminster and London Bridge.more
The mother of the five-year-old 'Christian' girl who complained her daughter had been placed with Muslim foster carers was herself born into the Islamic faith.more
