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Chinese tourists visit London for the royals and Harry Potter, and the capital tops their list of favourite destinations in Britain, a new report suggests. More than 250,000 holidaymakers from China spent more than half a billion pounds in the UK last year.more

Islamist terrorism will continue to be a threat for another 20 to 30 years, according to a former head of MI5.more

Plans to transform a narrow alleyway on a busy street in central London into a multi-million pound three-bedroom luxury home have been given the green light. Dubbed 'The Skinny House', the property will be sandwiched between a pub and an office block in an alleyway just 3.1 metres wide on Euston Road in upmarket Fitzrovia. more

Three people were injured after an envelope containing a "substance" was delivered to a business in London's Borough Market. Police, paramedics and firefighters were all called after the package was discovered at Feng Sushi in Stoney Street at about 13:40 BST.more

At around 7am, a number 77 bus smashed into the shop in Lavender Hill, close to Clapham Junction, as people made their way to work.more

Southend Airport is offering free flights to disgruntled passengers whose flights from London's two largest airports are delayed.more

The men grabbed a 52-year-old woman and carried her to a secluded part of Ravenscourt Park before sexually assaulting her, police said.more

The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for rain covering the East Midlands, East Anglia, London and the South East coast.more

Uncertainties over Brexit are shaking up the real-estate market in the capital as rents increase overall across the country.more

London will agree to pay up to 40 billion euros to quit the EU, not a cent more, according to a report. It's much less than the EU wants.more

Commuters lost 35 sex toys on London's buses, trains and trams last year - and people still turned up to collect them. Figures show 35 sex aids were left behind by commuters on public transport around the capital last year. more

Anyone who's tried to look for a place to live alone will have, at one point, thought it: 'Things would be so much easier if I were coupled up.'more

The series of horrific terror attacks on British soil have severely dented the number of international tourists visiting the UK.more

The 16th athletics world championships, which will run until 13th August, have already sold nearly 700,000. tickets. The mayor of London Sadiq Khan is convinced of the excitement of the great sport.more

London rail commuters pay up to four times as much for their ticket compared with those using transport networks in European cities such as Berlin, Rome and Brussels, new research reveals today. The fares "gap" is set to worsen with UK passengers paying even more as prices were labelled "the great British rail rip-off."more

There have been significant investments in the financial services sector in the first half of 2017. IDA Ireland has today confirmed that over 15 global financial institutions have announced their intentions to set up or expand their operations in Ireland since January.more

London is the least neighbourly place to live in the UK, new research has revealed. Sixty-eight per cent of people in the capital said they did not know their neighbour well or at all, according to research commissioned by Nextdoor, a social network which aims to link people living in the same area.more

Offences involving scooters and mopeds have rocketed in London, but the epidemic is yet to spread to the rest of the UK. In one incident on a Friday night, earlier this month, a heavily pregnant woman became a victim of moped criminals.more

Three would-be jihadists who dubbed themselves the Three Musketeers have been jailed for life for plotting an attack on a police or military target.more

The "smart" bikes, whose wheels can be locked anywhere and unlocked using a smartphone app, will arrive in the west London borough of Ealing in September, Mobike announced on Monday.more

The least safe place to park your car in London has been revealed, with roads across the capital ranking highly on a list of car crime hotspots. Streets in Fitzrovia, Marylebone and Mayfair all appeared among the top five worst streets in London for vehicle-related crime, while four out of the capital's top 10 were designated car parks.more

European Commission will now decide about new home for two London-based agencies. more

Forecasters have warned that there is no end in sight for the damp and breezy conditions, with more persistent showers expected next week.more

The rate of Londoners leaving the capital is more than 80% higher than five years ago, according to Savills, with people in their thirties the age group most likely to leave.more

Actress and writer Michelle Terry has been named as the incoming director of Shakespeare's Globe theatre.more