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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has said that he has been told that Thames Water may have to introduce a hosepipe ban amid a "record number of leaks" and "a lack of water" in its system. He added that the private firm is "a failing organisation" and needs to "get a grip" amid record debt levels of £14 billion.more

A “world first” system that allows Eurostar passengers to avoid UK border checks by scanning their face and passport at home has been launched at St Pancras station.more

The Queen is to celebrate her first birthday since the coronation, with a gun salute taking place in London to mark the occasion. Camilla turns 76 on Monday, following a week in which she went to Wimbledon and visited Cornwall.more

As Gipsy Hill Brewery in London argues, the beer brewed there is carbon negative, meaning that more greenhouse gases are removed from the atmosphere during its production than it produces. This is because the hops used are from recycled sources and the barley is from regenerative agriculture.more

Councillor James McAsh, Cabinet Member for the Climate Emergency, Clean Air and Streets, said: “This is a great new app that will incentivise us all to walk, cycle or use public transport more.more

Two climate activists from the group Just Stop Oil stormed the stage last night during the first concert of The Proms, the famous classical music festival held at London's Royal Albert Hall every summer.more

London Underground staff will go on strike for four consecutive days later this month as their long running dispute over pay shows no sign of ending. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) announced the walkouts last week as workers also fight for better pensions and conditions.more

London is the capital of workplace toxicity, according to a new report, with over a million staff estimated to have taken time off due to challenges with their boss.more

A new study has claimed that two in five of London’s car owners will be "forced to change or give up" their current vehicle after the capital's ultra low emission zone (ULEZ) is expanded at the end of the summer. Researchers say more than a third of those living in the capital "will buy a new car sooner than planned" to avoid a £12.50 daily charge, which the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, plans to emore

People with bigger gardens should be forced to pay higher water bills, the boss of Thames Water has said. more

Tube crime has soared by almost 40 per cent on pre-pandemic levels and fare-dodging has hit a record high, it can be revealed.more

Bexley and Bromley have been revealed as the two London boroughs where you are least likely to be burgled. more

A south London park has been named second best in the UK for those who suffer from hay fever. more

Mayor will get £200m a year from Greater London expansion of clean air zonemore

A second girl has died from her injuries after a car crashed into a school in south-west London on Thursday. The Metropolitan Police has named eight-year-old Nuria Sajjad as the second victim. Selena Lau, eight, also died after the incident in Wimbledon.more

The RMT has announced six days of strike action on the London Underground from July 23 in a long-running dispute over pensions, job cuts and working conditions.more

An eight-year-old girl has died from injuries when a car hit the building of the primary school she attended in Wimbledon, south-west London, local police confirmed yesterday.more

The mayor of London has "express power" to expand the capital's Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) into outer London, the High Court has heard. more

Seven children and two adults were injured after a car hit an elementary school building in Wimbledon, southwest London, police said.more

Around 70 diners and residents fled a west London restaurant after a fire broke out on Tuesday night.more

A sharp ethnic divide has been revealed in the quality of air breathed by people in London. more

The King and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan activated the clock which will broadcast on Piccadilly Circus's giant screens for 5 days.more

The US company behind ChatGPT has said its first international office will be based in London.more

Two-time Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey has been charged with 12 sexual offenses in London. He allegedly committed them against four men in the UK between 2001 and 2013.more

The number of rough sleepers in London has risen by more than a fifth in the past year, the latest figures show.more