Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters were called to a flat fire which damaged part of a shop in Rosehill.

Mr Hancock said while nothing in the data suggests “we are definitively off track” with the UK Government’s plans to unlock England later this month.

Residents have shared the shocking conditions inside of number of properties on a housing estate in Mitcham, South London.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan today announced plans to tackle fuel poverty and the climate emergency by upgrading London’s social homes.

Forecasters say that it is “unlikely” that the UK will have an official heatwave despite temperatures remaining high.

Interactive football, Laser Quest, a synthetic ice rink and a giant assault course are just some of the activities on offer at a new adventure park opening in Croydon's Centrale Shopping Centre this summer.

Police have named the woman who was found stabbed to death at a home in Cheam on Thursday, May 27.

Police have launched an appeal after two more animals were shot dead in Beddington Park over the weekend.

A group of travellers who have resided on Kew Green since Thursday have left the site.

Climate activists with Greenpeace have targeted Tesco stores in Twickenham in a campaign to highlight the links between the meat industry and global deforestation.

A man who was arrested after a series of photos taken of women at Royal Holloway University in Egham appeared on Instagram has been charged with various offences.

THOUSANDS of pounds have been raised to help pay for the funeral of a Deliveroo driver following a crash in Morden.

The Prime Minister warned "we’ve got to be so cautious" while infection rates were increasing.

HERO Simon Weston is calling on people from South West London to nominate people and pets who represent ‘The Best of British’.

Businesses in Epsom are expressing their excitement at welcoming customers back after months of restrictions aimed to curb the spread of Covid-19 are eased.

The River Thames Boat Project has been honoured with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK.

Footage shows swimmers cooling off in a see-through pool 115ft above ground in Battersea, as Britain enjoyed the hottest day of the year so far.

A Croydon paramedic says wearing a body camera makes him "feel safer" after he was violently attacked whilst on duty.

The row over funding for repairs to Hammersmith Bridge has continued, despite the government offering to pay a third of the cost towards the work in a new announcement.

A woman has denied dangerous driving after a car hit a group of children outside Beatrix Potter Primary School last year.

Ministers are considering a £15billion plan to help pupils make up for lost time in classrooms.

A leading transport union has threatened London-wide industrial action over the Government’s “disgraceful” new funding package for TfL.

The species was first discovered in Britain more than 140 years ago, but the numbers have suddenly increased in recent decades.

Londoners enjoyed the long weekend and recently restored freedoms following the lifting of many lockdown restrictions.

A post-mortem examination has given the cause of Sarah Everard's death as compression of the neck, the Metropolitan Police said.

New infections of Covid-19 are continuing to rise in Kingston as fears over the presence of a highly transmissible strain of the virus in south London persist.

Police have named the man who died after a crash in Merton on Saturday afternoon (May 29).

At least 80 cases of a highly transmissible strain of Covid-19 first discovered in India were confirmed in Croydon according to data released by Public Health England (PHE) over the weekend.

The Met Office are warning that fires could become "very severe" across parts of south west London and Surrey if started amid the current heatwave.

A drowning man has been rescued from the water in Cross Deep yesterday evening.

A man was arrested after taking and posting images of woman at Royal Holloway University in Egham without their consent recently.

Residents can now pick up a covid test with their book at three libraries in Wandsworth.

Heathrow opens new facility to process passengers from red list countries

Transport for London has reached an agreement with the Government to extend its bailout until December 11.

Twickenham Stadium has hosted a major vaccination drive today, with up to 15,000 first dose jabs being made available to those living in the area.

A man has been charged with murder after a 42-year-old woman was fatally stabbed in Cheam last week.

A family returning to the UK have said staying in a quarantine hotel was their “worst ever experience” after a mother and baby were left needing hospital treatment.

In the third episode of the south London news podcast, hosts Monica Charsley and Orlando Jenkinson discuss the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on communities and businesses in south London.

The government is expected to reveal results from its review of social distancing measures this week.

A 29-year-old has been taken to hospital after being stabbed in Croydon town centre in the early hours of Sunday (May 30).

Fine and dry conditions were expected to continue for the rest of the Bank Holiday Weekend as Londoners make the most of their newly restored freedoms following the lifting of many lockdown restrictions.