We're bringing you the latest updates throughout the day as Londoners head to the polls to vote for the next London Mayor and their London Assembly members

There are key issues at play in what will be the biggest indicator of public opinion outside a general election. 

A NEW music festival is set to take place in the heart of Surrey this year.

Thames Water engineers are set to upgrade "ageing" pipes as part of a 1.5 million investment in south London.

There are seven candidates vying for your vote in the Woodside by-election tomorrow (May 7).

This Merton doctor has found a creative way to inform youngsters about the coronavirus pandemic.

For many in the UK, the current easing of restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic is being welcomed with a mixture of joy and relief after over a year of various national 'lockdowns'.

Like every London borough and local authority, Kingston has been hit hard by the impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic with the impact being felt far beyond

More than 50 years since a former pupil walked through the gates of his old school in Battersea, he returned on Thursday, April 29 to talk to Year 12 politics students.

Police are searching for a man who stole £1000 worth of vitamins and honey from a health shop in Morden

Kingston's Rose Theatre will reopen this June after an extended period of closure due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Two teenagers have been arrested after a fire tore through a stand at Egham Town Football Club yesterday evening (Tuesday, May 4).

The Teddington RNLI have released dramatic photos of their rescue efforts at the Platt’s Eyot fire.

Footage shows a new Asiatic lioness settling in at London Zoo as part of a global breeding programme for the Endangered species.

An elderly man with learning difficulties has been “viciously” attacked by a dog in Tooting.

An Australian criminologist is calling for one of Britain’s most notorious sex killers to be investigated over unsolved crimes in Western Australia.

A 14-year-old boy was rushed to hospital with 'serious injuries' outside the main entrance to Kempton Park Racecourse on Tuesday ( May 4).

A knife-wielding robber who targeted two elderly victims has been jailed for six years and eight months.

Music legend David Bowie was born and raised in south east London. We've mapped the significant places in his life.

Proportionately more Black people were stopped and searched in Croydon than white people over the last ten months, according to official police data.

Police are appealing for information after a woman was targeted with racist verbal abuse in Epsom recently.

The professor explained that people with a “clear line” growing out of their nail may have had the virus before.

Police are fire crews are at the scene of a fire that has broken out in the stands at Egham Football Club this evening (Tuesday, May 4).

Scrap metal yards were targeted in Croydon recently as authorities swooped to tackle the rising problem of illegal wastage and catalytic converter thefts in the region.

Last week police teams across South West London collaborated in a crackdown against knife crime in the community.

Care home residents are now able to leave for ‘low risk’ visits without having to isolate for 14 days on their return.

A much-loved playground in Battersea is in need of new bikes and toys for disabled children.

Around 100 firefighters were called to a fire at two industrial units on Platt's Eyot Island in Richmond yesterday evening.

A 26-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a stabbing in South Norwood on Friday ( April 30 ).

Police have issued a Section 60 following a "rise in community tensions" in Mitcham.

To stay safe, people are reminded to follow the advice of the Take Five To Stop Fraud campaign.

A nurse is urging train passengers to follow government guidence in a new announcement being played at stations across South West London.

Four children taken to hospital after eating cannabis laced sweets are not thought to have suffered any long-term effects, police said.

Brits are divided on the best way to settle a bill when eating out, according to new research. 

Photo added of leaseholders (not named) on estate in Lambeth 

Met Police are urgently appealing for help in locating a newborn baby girl after her parents refused to cooperate with doctors who warned them she was in need of urgent treatment.

London saw its largest "Kill the Bill" protest to date on Saturday (May 1) after thousands gathered to demonstrate against a proposed bill of law granting the police greater powers to clamp down on protest action.

More than 15,000 fines were issued by police in London for breaches of Covid-19 laws over Christmas and the start of this year, figures show – around 90 per cent of all fines issued since the start of the pandemic.

The Met Office has predicted a washout in London on Bank Holiday Monday, with strong winds forecast throughout the afternoon and night.

Four children were rushed to hospital from Epsom yesterday after eating sweets which are believed to have contained cannabis.

You'll be able to pick up a bargain from the supermarket chains this Bank Holiday weekend.

Scientific advisors have given an estimated time frame of when people may be able to hug their loved ones- and it might be as early as June.  

IAM Smart argues that until anomalies are removed confidence in the simple “12 points and you are out” system will continue to be undermined.

Tube workers on the Central Line will strike next week on May 6, the same day voters head to the polls to elect the Mayor of London.

Traffic in Surbiton and New Malden was brought to a standstill this morning by two one-person climate protests.

A crowdfunding campaign has launched in an effort to raise £2.3 million to build a permanent memorial in London to the victims of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A man has been charged in connection with a serious assault in Hersham which left the victim in hospital with a serious stab wound.