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Temperatures in London are set to reach a sweltering 30C this week - as a heatwave sweeps the UK just as pupils return to classrooms for the start of the new school year.more

Two London restaurants have been added to the UK Michelin Guide this month. more

Temperatures on the Tube are rising steadily with the “all-year summer” heat on the Victoria line sparking a soaring number of complaints.more

A community race to honour the London Marathon will take over the roads of the capital next weekend.more

This week, an ordinance to extend the ULEZ to the entire capital came into force. As a result, a wave of attacks is sweeping through London, aimed at cameras catching drivers polluting the air.more

Pret A Manger has been fined £800,000 after a worker was stuck in a walk-in freezer for two and a half hours. more

Large sections of the London Underground network lack toilet provision, according to a new report. The research has shown fewer than a quarter of stations in zones 1-3 have toilets. The longest "loo desert" are the 12 stops between Morden and Elephant and Castle on the Northern line, the report says.more

Self-employed drivers will be able to claim tax relief on the daily Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) charge.more

In a bid to supercharge the local economy, Havering Council in north-east London is exploring the possibility of a new tram network. The ambitious plans aim to connect the northern and southern ends of the borough, opening up fresh avenues for commuters and businesses. more

Eight people were stabbed, one in critical condition, and 275 arrested during this year's Notting Hill Carnival, London's Caribbean culture festival, London Metropolitan Police said today.more

London’s full of some of the biggest and best things in the world, from massive skyscrapers to continent-leading rooftop bars. But now the city has another record-breaking project that is set to elevate Londoners’ city experiences. Europe’s highest free public viewing gallery is set to open next month in the City of London. more

British Museum Director Hartwig Fischer announced yesterday that he is stepping down immediately following the disappearance of nearly 2,000 artifacts that are suspected to have been taken away and then sold by the museum's curator over the years.more

The Times has gathered the opinions of bakers and chefs from all over the UK to come up with a list of the best 49 bakeries in the country. And, to the surprise of absolutely nobody, several are in London. The capital has a delightfully thriving baking scene, from the countless family shops to the viral £25 XXL croissant at Philippe Conticini.more

t’s possible you might have missed the news that Notting Hill Carnival is returning to West London this weekend, but if you haven’t been living under a rock, then you’ll be fully aware the iconic street festival is set to take to the streets once more. Taking place from Saturday, August 26 to Monday, August 28, more than two million attendees will be raving and celebrating.more

Yesterday, during the annual animal weighing, London Zoo staff weighed and measured giant gorillas, plump penguins and skinny stick insects, the AP reported.more

Passengers who greet bus drivers as they embark or disembark have a small positive impact on drivers' wellbeing, a survey has suggested. more

Asian hornets have been confirmed in London for the first time - as record numbers of the invasive species are recorded in the UK.more

Sadiq Khan has warned that the capital’s housing crisis is causing vital public sector workers - such as nurses, teachers and police constables - to quit their roles in favour of better paid work.more

Transport for London (TfL) is yet to install more than 800 Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) cameras ahead of the scheme’s expansion later this month, reports have stated. more

London's Metropolitan Police said yesterday that it would take no further action following an investigation into media reports that a foundation set up by King Charles III when he was still heir to the throne was offering honours in return for donations.more

Sadiq Khan was forced to distance himself from a claim on his website that a picture of a young white family “does not represent real Londoners”. more

South London is about to get a fresh burst of green goodness as part of an exciting £70,000 project set to transform the landscape around a beloved local estate. more

Persons wanted in connection with the murder of a Polish-Pakistani 10-year-old near London are her Pakistani father, his Pakistani partner and his brother, Surrey County Police said yesterday. All three, along with their five children, had travelled to Pakistan.more

Oligarch Yevgeny Shvidler (Eugene Shvidler) lost his case in a London court yesterday to have sanctions imposed on him by the British government overturned after the Russian attack on Ukraine.more

Not much bigger than a hotel room, a 194sq ft Tottenham apartment has been described by selling agents as ‘cosy and well arranged’.more