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After it emerged that one of the London Metropolitan Police officers was a serial rapist, its management said it was re-investigating all 1,633 allegations of sexual and domestic violence involving 1,071 police officers.more

An officer from London's Metropolitan Police today pleaded guilty to 49 offences, mostly of a sexual nature, committed over 18 years. This is another recent case weighing heavily on the image of London's police force.more

Drivers have been told to leave extra time for their morning commute due to icy roads, amid warnings for ice and snow across the UK.more

A seven-year-old girl suffered life-threatening injuries yesterday as a result of a shooting at a funeral in London, Reuters reported. Five other people, including another child, were injured in the incident, which British media described as one of the worst of its kind in decades.more

UK councils issued an average of nearly 20,000 parking fines each day last year, according to new analysis. Figures obtained by Churchill Motor Insurance suggest fines were handed out by local authorities at a daily rate of 19,631 in 2022. That is a 12% rise from the previous year.more

A satirical vote for England’s ‘worst place to live’ has included a worrying number of London areas. The annual poll, conducted by ilivehere, looks to find the country’s bottom-of-the-barrel, narrowing down the contenders to a top – or bottom – 100 list.more

Londoners are more highly qualified than people in any other part of the country new data suggests – particularly if they live in Wandsworth or the City of London. Nearly half of people in London hold higher education qualifications classed as “Level 4” - which includes bachelor degrees, HNDs and postgraduate qualifications - according to the Office for National Statistics.more

London should be able to set its own immigration rules to ensure there are enough skilled workers to run essential services, according to Sadiq Khan.more

Heathrow said it recorded the largest increase in passengers of any European airport last year. The west London airport was used by 61.6 million passengers in 2022, up 42.2 million compared with 2021.more

One in 58 Londoners were homeless in 2022, according to new figures that reveal the capital has the most acute homelessness crisis in the UK.more

A small amount of uranium was detected at Heathrow airport on December 29, which was being smuggled into the UK, The Sun newspaper revealed today. Uranium can be used to build so-called dirty bomb.more

London's roads remain the most congested in the world, with more time being lost to traffic jams than before the pandemic, researchers have found.more

Aslef will this week give notice to Transport for London that it plans to ballot its 2,000 members over feared changes to pensions and working conditions.more

Sadiq Khan has been warned by his own transport chiefs that he risks effectively shooting himself in the foot if he decides to increase Tube and bus fares by less than national rail fares.more

London's top police officer has claimed that the city is "fantastically safe", with the homicide rate dropping last year, amid continued pressure on the Met after a series of scandals.more

The website of London's Natural History Museum features a remarkable work of art - a century-old album of 355 microphotographs of snowflakes. It was created by Wilson Bentley, a scientist who devoted his professional life to exploring the uniqueness and beauty of this natural phenomenon.more

The No Trousers Tube Ride will return to London this weekend for the first time since the pandemic.more

Reckless cyclists and all e-scooter and e-bikes could be banned from part of the Thames Path in a bid to protect pedestrians. Those who flout the ban would be fined £100 under the proposals being consulted on by Hammersmith and Fulham Council.more

There are more than 3,000 unclaimed estates in London and some people could be owed a small fortune from a long-lost relative.more

Designated spaces will be provided for women and girls who feel unsafe on New Year’s Eve celebrations in London, before the mayor’s fireworks display at the London Eye, the Metropolitan police has said.more

Battersea Dogs and Cats home has been swarmed with “ridiculously cute” kittens with nearly double being born at the shelter in the past year.more

A woman has been fined £1,500 after a cigarette was thrown out of her car window, in a clampdown on so-called “grime crime”. Council enforcement officers caught a driver dropping the butt out of the window of Maurine Bateesa's Nissan Duke through east London.more

Demand for central London office space surged by a quarter this year year despite the continuing popularity of hybrid working, new figures reveal today.more

Buckingham Palace has revealed that the King's Birthday Parade, known as Trooping the Colour, will be held on 17 June 2023 in central London. more

After Covid ruined holidays for so many, the hope was that this year's Christmas getaway would be easy. Instead, strikes are set to cause disruption at airports, on the railways and on the roads. more