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London mayor Sadiq Khan has declared a 'major incident' as cases as the spread of coronavirus threatens to 'overwhelm' the capital's hospitals

A ‘major incident’ has been declared in London as hospitals face being overwhelmed by the continued spread of Covid-19.

The new vaccine works in a similar way to the Pfizer vaccine that is already being offered by the NHS.

Council tax is set to rise by 9.5 per cent across London from April as City Hall tries to plug funding gaps caused by the pandemic.

A vegan Indian restaurant has been named the Your Local Guardian Takeaway of the Year 2020.

Iain Duncan Smith has called for the Chinese US Embassy to be banned from Twitter after it claimed Uyghur women forced into detention camps had been ‘emancipated in their minds’.

The scam comes in the form of a text message, asking for details claiming that the recipient can claim money from a fictional government grant.

Ross Kemp, David Walliams and Christopher Biggins were among the mourners as the former Carry On and Eastenders star was laid to rest.

The cash-saving guru returned to our screen on Thursday night with The Martin Lewis Money Show on ITV.

The two new flavours will be sandwiched between the iconic dark chocolate and springy sponge layers of a standard orange Jaffa Cake.

A mum who died in September accidentally overdosed on her husband’s pain medication, an inquest has found.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan is urging the Government to provide more protections for private renters as the current ban on evictions is set to expire on January 11.

The Mayor of London has been called on to help schools identify which pupils need extra support after this summer’s exams were cancelled.

Redbridge Council has finally filled important cabinet positions left vacant for months amid a dramatic reshuffle announced today.

A shisha bar appears to have closed permanently after losing its alcohol licence over an illegal party where attendees told police they were celebrating the death of an officer.

The restrictions put significant limitations on what people can do - but what fines can be imposed if someone is caught flouting the rules?

The footage shows the grim reality of the nation’s health crisis as the PA were granted exclusive access to St George’s Hospital in London.

Only Asda, which added around 1.5p to its prices matched the wholesale increase.

The link then takes unsuspecting victims through to a fake NHS site where they will be asked to provide bank/card details to check identity.

Amid violent clashes with police, protesters breached barricades and were able to enter the building on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

Parents, grandparents and even siblings will once again become teachers with schools set to remain closed until February.

Elderly east London residents have been asked not to contact their GPs as they wait anxiously to receive the Covid vaccine.

“The last thing any education secretary wants to do is announce that schools will close."

A well-respected doctor and much-loved father has died after contracting Covid-19.

Metropolitan Police officers arrested more than 1,800 people over a five-week period as part of a crackdown on violence in London.

A charity providing vital support to those in need during the coronavirus pandemic has vowed its service will not be affected the new national lockdown.

Tesco shoppers were thanked after around a thousand meals were donated during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The London Mayoral Election will be going ahead in May despite Covid-19 restrictions, the Cabinet Office has confirmed.

Londoners who are caught breaching coronavirus rules are more likely to face fines as the new national lockdown comes into force, police have said.

Downing Street confirmed the centres will be staffed by a mixture of NHS staff and volunteers.

Annemarie Place, the woman behind the Clap for Our Carers initiative has confirmed it will return at 8pm this Thursday.

Professor Chris Whitty said that one in 50 people being estimated to have coronavirus across the UK is “really quite a large number indeed”.

Transport for London needs up to £125 million to keep providing concessionary fares such as free travel for under-18s and over-60s, according to London Mayor Sadiq Khan.

Two independent east London cinemas have received thousands of pounds to help them survive the coronavirus pandemic.

Redbridge now has the third highest coronavirus rate of infection in the whole of England.

An electrical fault caused a 'rapidly spreading' loft fire in Walthamstow.

A Redbridge cleaning company has been named and shamed for failing to pay minimum wage.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called on the Government to tighten restrictions on people entering the UK to stop the spread of Covid-19.

Hundreds of Covid patients died in east London hospitals over the two-week Christmas period, while more than 1,000 east London residents tested positive yesterday.

A new online tool can provide an estimate of how long you will have to wait for your coronavirus vaccination jab.

Happy New Year to all my fellow contributors to the Guardian Letters Page - even Michael McGough and Will Podmore. It surely must be better than 2020, but only if we all do our bit to make it so.

The new national lockdown will see schools closed and people told to stay home.

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Boris Johnson is set to announce a new 'lockdown'

Police were called to 58 parties across the capital on New Year’s Eve as some Londoners chose to flout Tier 4 restrictions designed to slow the spread of coronavirus.

A former councillor has been jailed and ordered to pay more than £28,000 back to Redbridge Council after committing electoral fraud.

An admission over the preferred use of an empty site was making our headlines ten years ago this week.

Boris Johnson is set to make a statement tonight regarding coronavirus restrictions following escalating case numbers.

The Northern Line Extension has reached a “major milestone” as test passenger trains completed the first journeys along brand new tunnels over Christmas.