Woolwich will be transformed into a hub of food, music, and culture as the Greenwich+Docklands International Festival (GDIF) returns this weekend.

A male has been taken to hospital after emergency services responded to a crash.

Questions remain over who will pay for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s security when they return to live in the UK.

A glamorous London conwoman has been jailed after stealing war medals and luxury goods in a string of thefts from dwellings.

A woman who was strangled and assaulted in a violent attack in Chatham has seen her attacker jailed.

There are long delays at Heathrow Airport on the M25 due to a broken down car.

A broken down vehicle on the M25 is causing major traffic.

A section of High Street in Green Street Green near Orpington is closed this morning due to a shop fire.

Grow your own citrus trees right here in the UK with the Citrus Grove Collection – Orange, Lemon and Lime.

Discover the Tulip Stairs at Greenwich's Queen's House, Britain's first self-supporting spiral staircase and one of London's most beautiful hidden gems.

Romford Market will host free performances, projections and the return of the Liberty Fountain this Bank Holiday weekend as part of Market Town.

We took The Original Tour as a family of four to see if London's iconic sightseeing bus is worth it for locals. Here's our honest review.

The Liberty Fountain was once the heart of Romford town centre. Discover the story behind the lost landmark and why it remains so fondly remembered.

Drivers are being warned of overnight A2 closures this weekend, with slip roads and carriageways affected across south east London and Kent.

A Ukrainian refugee at Harris Academy Purley has achieved eight GCSEs despite arriving in the country with little English.

Rita Ora grew up above a pub on Kilburn High Road and has launched a Omaze prize draw to win a Victorian home worth £3.5 million near Cricklewood.

It has been revealed how drill rapper Dsavv escaped prison custody twice in the space of a week.

An 84-year-old pensioner has been fined after an apple core “accidentally” fell to the ground and rolled underneath a car in a Welling car park.

Empty shopfronts, silent corridors and a noticeable lack of shoppers have become a familiar sight inside Croydon's Centrale shopping centre.

Businesses at the top end of Sutton High Street say a lack of free parking is driving customers away, with traders blaming Transport for London’s (TfL) red route restrictions and the continued closure of the former Morrisons car park for reduced fo...

Discover the Greenwich Foot Tunnel, the 120-year-old passage beneath the River Thames linking Greenwich and the Isle of Dogs.

Police have no idea how drill rapper Dsavv got to France after he escaped custody twice in one week.

Plans to build a data centre the size of 14 football pitches at Charlton Riverside have been unveiled just weeks after plans for thousands of homes were announced.

A grieving family was wrongly forced to sell their grandmother’s home to cover care costs due to errors by Croydon Council, a recent watchdog report has revealed.

A free Sydenham site could be turned into a 20-home development if plans are approved.

A Chinese takeaway shop in Orpington has been hit with the lowest food hygiene rating.

Mount House School in Hertfordshire will unveil revamped Sixth Form facilities in September, including dedicated study areas, social spaces and a new common room.

A vigil on Wimbledon Common has remembered the victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings with music, poetry and a lantern ceremony.

Transport for London is offering grants of up to £10,000 to community and not-for-profit groups to deliver walking and cycling projects across the capital.

Two Asiatic lions at London Zoo celebrated World Lion Day with a giant scented ball, as the zoo highlighted efforts to protect the endangered species.

A 44-year-old Enfield man has been fined £1,200 after CCTV captured him dumping a large fridge on Kenninghall Road in Edmonton.

Kingston Bridge has been closed in both directions while police deal with an incident, with motorists being urged to use alternative routes. Traffic is already building on surrounding roads.

Met Police carried out a controlled explosion on Golders Green Road after suspicious packages were found. Items deemed non-suspicious; local delays reported.

Golders Green Road, London, closed in both directions due to suspicious items. Bomb disposal officers at scene; traffic delays near North Circular.

Golders Green Road is closed due to an "emergency services incident".

Several lines are experiencing delays.

Arsenal footballer and Premier League wonderkid Max Dowman collected his GCSEs from Brentwood School on results day.

The Lucky 7 pub in Cricklewood sold Guinness for less than £5 but it closed its doors this month because the site is being redeveloped.

A seven-year-old boy has achieved a grade eight in his maths GCSE.

Londoners can step back in time at a south east London pub that has changed so little in almost a century that its historic interior is considered of outstanding national importance.

Young man shot on Kings Drive, Wembley; remains in hospital. Police investigate firearm incident with increased presence—no arrests yet. Witnesses urged to contact Met Police.

A man has been arrested after a fatal crash between a car and a bus on Gunnersbury Avenue, Chiswick. Met Police appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage.

A 38-year-old man died after a car collided with a bus in Chiswick during the early hours of August 20.

A woman has died and three others have been injured in the space of 48 hours after separate stabbings less than a mile from each other.

Students at Sutton High School have achieved four times the amount of top grades as the national average.

London bus driver Ricki Reid, known for his famous Bubble Bus, has been named Aldi's Ambassador of Joy at its Finsbury Park store.

The B377 Ashford Road has been closed in both directions while crash investigation work takes place. The closure has been ongoing since around 11.30am, although traffic is currently coping well.

TfL is urging parents to check their child's Zip Oyster photocard before the new school term to avoid travel disruption.

Romford's lost Liberty Fountain will return in a free light and sound spectacular at Romford Market as part of the Greenwich+Docklands International Festival.

National Highways has announced a series of overnight M25 closures this weekend. Check the full list of affected junctions and diversion advice.