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Banksy has posted another artwork in London, marking the third piece of a new animal-themed collection - this time featuring monkeys. It is the third black silhouette composition that the Bristol-based street artist has claimed credit for since Monday.more

The Victoria line is the hottest on the London Underground, data from Transport for London (TfL) shows. The average platform temperature across 2023 was 28.2C although between June and October, the average was above 30C.more

Banksy has unveiled his second animal artwork in 24 hours, showing two elephants reaching towards each other from blocked-out windows. The artist verified his latest work in an Instagram post on Tuesday, with the mural painted on the side of a house in Chelsea, south-west London.more

London is home to a number of fantastic museums, from the V&A to the Natural History Museum, and of course the Museum of London. The latter, which covered the history of England’s capital city from prehistoric times to modern day, shut down its site at London Wall after 45 years and is in the process of relocating to a new space in West Smithfield.more

Banksy has revealed a new London artwork featuring a goat perched on top of a wall. The street artist, whose identity is not known, posted the new piece featuring the goat silhouette with rocks falling down below it and a CCTV camera pointed at it, on Instagram this afternoon.more

A stray Thames dolphin that was seen several times in west London on Thursday has not survived. The dead animal was found on the riverbank yesterday. On the same day, the body of another dead dolphin was also spotted in east London.more

Love them or hate them, crocs are back in fashion. And, whilst donning a pair during your commute sounds like a great idea, Network Rail is urging people to consider the dangers of doing so.more

This year the station won’t have any event, countdown or departure board for the Hogwarts Express.more

Sadiq Khan’s vow to "eliminate" rough sleeping by 2030 has moved further out of reach. Latest figures published by City Hall on Wednesday showed that 4,223 people were seen sleeping rough in London between April and June, up 29 per cent on the same period last year. more

The lack of toilets on Elizabeth line trains has been blamed for stranded passengers trying to force open doors. A report into trains being stranded for several hours near Paddington, west London, on December 7 last year found the absence of lavatories on Elizabeth line services was “a contributing factor to the passenger self-evacuation”.more

Concerns have been raised for a lone dolphin that has been spotted swimming in the Thames in west London. The mammal, believed to be an adult common dolphin, has been described as looking “extremely disoriented and pretty lethargic” and is being monitored by British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR).more

Newham town hall is facing “considerable financial pressures” over its temporary accommodation bills.more

On the main campus of Kings's College London, one of the most important universities in the UK, the exhibition 'Warsaw Calling: Uprising 1944' is on display, telling the story of the Warsaw Uprising. Today is the 80th anniversary of its outbreak.more

The now famous former presenter of the British public broadcaster BBC Huw Edwards pleaded guilty in a London court yesterday to three charges of possessing sexually explicit images and videos of children, including sexual acts involving children.more

There was a riot last night in front of the gate leading to Downing Street, where the British Prime Minister's residence is located. Participants in a protest organised in the wake of Monday's knife attack in Southport threw flares outside the gate, with police using tear gas against them.more

A handful of London’s best-known sports bars are consolidating with a re-brand and to mark the occasion, all of its venues across London are set to sell £2 pints on August 8. more

Londonwide restrictions that would require e-bikes to be parked in designated bays could “stifle” their attractiveness as a green alternative to car travel, Transport for London has been warned.more

Thousands of supporters of the far-right activist Tommy Robinson have filled Trafalgar Square in central London after a march. He claimed the event was the "biggest patriotic rally" the UK had ever seen.more

A suspected shark has been spotted swimming in the River Thames in London. Shocked onlookers filmed the shark fin cutting through the water and posted it on social media.more

The Royal Parks has recently updated its website to address controversial aspects of the Albert Memorial in London. The organisation now acknowledges that the 176ft monument, situated opposite the Royal Albert Hall in Kensington Gardens, contains "racial stereotypes" that are considered offensive by modern standards.more

London is set to bid farewell to July with a glorious burst of warm sunshine, as forecasters predict temperatures will soar to a balmy 27C in the coming days. The Met Office forecasts a steady improvement in weather conditions over the coming days, with Friday expected to usher in clearer skies and welcome sunny spells.more

London suffered a net loss of around 40 pubs and bars last year, while at the same time employing a record high number of staff in the sector, new data reveals. The 0.7 per cent fall in the number of pubs in the capital, despite a 4.3 per cent rise in employees, is explained by the demise of smaller pubs and the rise of larger ones.more

Police yesterday arrested nine people blocking the street in front of the Foreign Office building in protest against British arms exports to Israel, Reuters reported. Pro-Palestinian activists have been demanding a halt to arms exports since Hamas attacked Israel.more

Work is underway to increase the number of ticket barriers at Liverpool Street station by more than 50 per cent to tackle “frustrating and inconvenient” delays suffered by train passengers. It is now the busiest in the country, with more than 80million passengers a year due to the growth in numbers using the Elizabeth line and London Overground.more

Around 40,000 Londoners will be helped by the capital’s first multibank which opens on Tuesday. The scheme in Greenford, west London, is run by the Felix Project charity and will give out more than 400,000 surplus essential goods such as tolietries and bedding over the next 12 months.more