One of London's most spectacular free festivals is returning to south-east London this summer with 17 days of theatre, dance, circus and immersive performances.

Train cancellations, points failures, and planned engineering works across multiple lines have meant severe delays for tube passengers across the network.

Andrew and Tristan Tate have been arrested in the United States.

London cafe Polo Bar is famous for being open 24/7 and has earned praise for its huge portions and reasonable pricing.

Spitalfields Charnel House is a hidden London landmark that millions walk past every year.

Tring in Hertfordshire is less than an hour from London and has previously been named the UK's best place to live and among the most underrated towns.

I visited Hangloose Adventure Bluewater to try the Skywire and Giant Swing. Here's why it's one of the best days out near London.

The Intimate Theatre in Palmers Green and The Palace Theatre in Tottenham are among 39 theatres across the UK at risk of decay or demolition.

A Carshalton butcher, where customers can buy everything from dry-aged ribeyes to zebra meat, has been serving the community for four generations.

Greenwich pub The Cutty Sark has been ranked among the top dog-friendly pubs in the UK.

East Dulwich has changed over the centuries, transforming from farmland into a Victorian suburb that is now regularly named among the most desirable places to live in London.

A decade of life-changing support for vulnerable children and young people in Enfield has been celebrated.

Dozens of new council homes are set to be built as part of a major regeneration scheme.

Ye Olde Mitre has been named among the best pubs in the UK by The Telegraph. Here's why.

A drill rapper has been jailed for life after stabbing a man to death during a chaotic music video shoot.

Separate collisions have closed two lanes on the M25, north west of London.

Mayplace Road West is blocked in both directions following a crash, with slow traffic and bus diversions in place.

A man has been jailed after stabbing a shopper and arming himself with a knife in a Clacton supermarket.

The M25 QE2 Bridge is partially blocked clockwise following a crash, with queueing traffic between Lakeside and Dartford.

A 19-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly crashed a vehicle in Tower Hamlets.

A newly elected Newham councillor has appeared in court after being charged with a sexual assault offence.

A 13-year-old boy has denied two counts of attempted murder.

National Trust site Standen House and Garden is just over an hour's drive from central London and is great for a day out.

A child and three adults have been taken to hospital following a road collision in New Malden.

A family has called for justice after the alleged murder of a 24-year-old mother in her London home.

Police are appealing to the public for information on the whereabouts of two men following a fatal stabbing in Hackney earlier this week.

A man and woman have been arrested at a Lewisham address as part of a north London murder investigation.

An elderly man is fighting for his life after being hit by a car in Croydon.

A 21-year-old man who was kidnapped in Essex and later died from his injuries has been named as Jack Sullivan from Waltham Abbey.

Gina's in Chingford has been named among the UK's best restaurants in the Good Food Guide's new 2026 rankings.

Discover everything you need to know about Birkbeck, University of London, from courses and campus life to its famous evening classes.

Kent beach, Dungeness, which is around two hours from London, has been named among the UK's best beaches. Here's why.

A basketball academy has secured a coveted spot in a national college league

A market day project led by school children raised more than £600 for a good cause

A popular East London restaurant is set to open a second site in Canary Wharf.

Transport for London (TfL) has announced a temporary ban on vehicles stopping on a major road in Lewisham.

A primary school pupil has been crowned the winner of a national poetry competition.

Wembley Park is set to host a free one-day festival-inspired live music event.

A fast food favourite has reopened its doors after a major redesign

Marine Ices in Haverstock Hill, Camden, got its name when the Mansi family designed their gelato parlour to look like a ship.

A School for Penge Revisited, written by historian and former teacher Graham Reeves, tells the story of St John’s School in Penge.

A Lewisham mum says she regrets ever walking into a police station to report historic abuse because she is now paying for a council home she says she cannot safely live in.

A major beer festival is set to take place in south east London over the weekend.

A retired Metropolitan Police detective allegedly showed colleagues graphic crime scene photographs from the investigation into the rape and murder of Sally Anne Bowman in Croydon, for 'entertainment and bragging rights'.

A South London NHS trust has apologised to the family of a cancer patient who was discharged from hospital without medication to treat his “severe pain”.

Almost two years after losing her best friend to methanol poisoning while travelling through south east Asia, an Orpington woman says the campaign launched in her memory has reached a major milestone.

Sydenham will be hosting a new weekly night market throughout the summer.

A south London restaurant serving New Orleans-style street food has been named one of the best in the UK in Uber Eats’ 2026 Restaurant of the Year Awards.

A man remains in critical condition and another has suffered potentially life-changing injuries following a collision between an e-bike and a car on Nags Head Road in Enfield.

A man has been found dead in Parsloes Park, Dagenham, on Friday, July 17.