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Yesterday (22 December), a new Banksy work appeared on Commercial Way in the Peckham area of south-east London. This time the elusive artist painted three drones together on a 'stop' road sign. Once it was confirmed that the graphic was indeed Banksy's work, it was taken away and secured.more

London has the highest rate of Covid in England amid the rapid spread of the JN.1 variant, analysis revealed on Thursday. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) estimate that around 6.1% of Londoners had the virus as of December 14, by far the highest proportion of any region. more

London's drug poisoning death rate is at its highest in more than 20 years, with 56.6 deaths recorded per million people in the capital last year.more

Transport for London is considering introducing fares that change according to demand, similar to the system used to set prices for some concert tickets on Ticketmaster. more

Footage of a woman walking a camel through an east London street has been met with bewilderment on social media.more

London's transport infrastructure will get a £250m boost in 2024 under a funding package from the government. more

Tens of thousands more Londoners could face £2,000 annual council tax bills for the first time from April in the latest cost of living blow.more

Sadiq Khan has warned that the Government’s changes to migration rules could cause a “full-blown recruitment crisis” in vital sectors of London’s economy.more

The highest spike in burglaries over the Christmas period are recorded in the London boroughs of Bexley and Redbridge, new figures have shown. more

Asian hornets have been sighted in the capital as experts fear that the species may now be established in the UK. There have been 57 confirmed sightings of bee-killing Asian hornets this year, two of which have been in London.more

London is a fantastic place to live, but according to a new survey whether there's truth behind that statement depends on where exactly in the city you live.more

Nearly 40,000 more people than last year are expected to spend this Christmas homeless, in a sign that England’s housing emergency is out of control, according to the charity Shelter.more

A west London library has had to temporarily close after bedbugs were found in returned books. It was announced on Monday that Northolt library in West Ealing would be closed until the issue is resolved.more

A weekly carolling event in east London has been cancelled after going viral on Tiktok. The event, held on Columbia Road in Bethnal Green on Wednesdays in December, had "become a victim of its own success".more

With the weekend upon us, it's time to check what planned TfL closures are taking place from Friday to Sunday. more

Mid-December is here and if you’re not in the festive spirit yet, a Christmassy event in the capital is likely to get you there. If you’re not sure what’s on when it comes to Christmas events in your area, a handy new map has got you covered. TfL has created a Christmas-themed Tube map, highlighting 27 festive attractions across the city, with numbers corresponding to the nearest station.more

The residence on London's Piccadilly Street, where one of the greatest English poets and playwrights lived and worked, can be purchased for £29.95 million, or just over PLN 150 million.more

A rogue landlord has been fined almost half-a-million pounds after he was found illegally renting out a large shed in north-west London as five flats. Yehuda Levhar of Sudbury Court Road, Sudbury, had also previously pleaded guilty to renting out a house at the same premises as two flats without planning permission at Hendon Magistrates Court in 2021.more

Indhu Rubasingham has been announced as the next director of the National Theatre, marking the first time that a woman and a person of colour has taken on the biggest role in British theatre.more

Westminster City Council voted in favour of starting design works to extend pavements, lighting, seating, and green spaces on Davies Street, James Street, and Grosvenor Square. more

The pandemic saw a mass exodus from London, as people searched for more space, cheaper homes and greener pastures. But as we edge closer to 2024, the trend hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down. And now, new data has revealed where Londoners looking to leave the capital would most like to relocate to.more

Londoners looking for a free glimpse of the capital's fireworks display this New Year's Eve are being urged to "stay away" from Tower Bridge and London Bridge.more

London rent rises could finally ease off next year, Zoopla has predicted. Rents will still increase in 2024, forecast the property portal, but only by a further two per cent.more

On January 1, 2024, Poland and Poles will, for the first time in history, take part in the London New Year's Parade (LNYDP) - an event that has been organized since 1987 and has become one of the largest street parades in the world, covered by over 15,000 accredited media.more

New figures showing big increases in London’s transport ridership over the festive period have been hailed by mayor Sadiq Khan as further evidence of the capital “roaring back” after the pandemic. more