Bexley Council has been told it "requires improvement" in a new assessment of its adult social care services.

The race to become London's next Mayor has been given a major shake-up after Conservative heavyweight Sir James Cleverly launched his bid to take on Sadiq Khan.

Blackheath Fireworks will return to Blackheath Common this November with organisers promising a bigger event featuring live music, comedy, fairground rides and one of London’s largest fireworks displays.

A crash near the North Circular road has caused travel chaos.

An emergency services incident is causing heavy traffic disruption in Bermondsey this morning.

A person has been hit by a train halting services between London Kings Cross and Stevenage.

A fire next to the track in the Borough Market area means trains are not able to travel into London Cannon Street.

A collision on the M25 has caused major delays and a large emergency response.

A broken-down crane caused major delays at the Dartford Crossing after leaking oil inside one of the tunnels.

A crash involving a lorry and a car is causing long delays on the M25 between Epping and Brentwood this morning.

The A2 is partially blocked with queueing traffic due to a crash involving a motorbike.

Providing bright, cheerful colours during cold winter and spring months when most other garden plants are dormant, Pansies are a much-loved favourite whatever the size of your garden.

Ten London bus routes will change around St Paul's from Saturday, September 5, as TfL introduces a new road layout in the City.

Drivers using the A2 are being warned of overnight closures this weekend, including two full westbound carriageway closures.

The Met Office is forecasting a warm weekend with sunshine returning and temperatures reaching 28C by Sunday.

London Overground passengers are being warned that no trains will run between Wandsworth Road and Clapham Junction on Sunday, September 20.

A legendary London music venue is turning back the clock by 50 years and charging just £1.50 for gigs celebrating one of the defining moments of British punk.

Liberty London has opened its Christmas shop more than 100 days before Christmas, with festive decorations, gifts and luxury treats already on sale.

Prison Island London features 31 challenge cells testing teamwork, speed, logic and skill in one of the capital's most unique indoor attractions.

Drivers using the M25 face overnight closures this weekend, including the QEII Bridge at the Dartford Crossing.

Barclays Bank has applied to replace signage outside its Grade II listed Hampstead High Street branch.

Cosy Club has opened at Westfield Stratford City, transforming the former TGI Fridays into a stylish all-day restaurant and cocktail destination.

The Aedes aegypti mosquito, known to transmit viruses such as dengue and Zika virus, has been found breeding in the UK for the first time.

Candles were lit in Blackheath as members of the Nepalese community, joined by Dame Joanna Lumley and actress Sally Lindsay, came together to remember those affected by the devastating floods in Nepal.

Students heading off to university this autumn are being urged to make sure they have had their free meningitis B vaccine following a major outbreak in Kent which left two young people dead.

A man carried out a series of unprovoked assaults - including breaking one victim's teeth - at a station in south east London.

A national fitness chain wants to open a 24-hour gym in a prominent Sidcup High Street unit.

More than 450 unsafe “squishy” toys have been seized from shops across Bexley.

Bromley has been named the second friendliest borough in London, with the majority of residents saying people from different backgrounds get on well.

A fresh round of public engagement is set to take place to help shape future improvements to a busy Bromley town centre road.

A volunteer-led free film festival will return to south London next month with screenings and events taking place across Peckham and Nunhead.

Aedes aegypti, an invasive mosquito linked to dengue, Zika and chikungunya, found breeding in east London, UKHSA confirms. Public health risk remains low.

Tucked away from the bustle of Knightsbridge, The Franklin is the sort of hotel that makes you feel looked after from the moment you walk through the door.

Two Luton men jailed for selling fake Covid-19 vaccine records via NHS systems at Kingsway Health Centre. Over 2,000 fraudulent records uncovered by NCA.

Man in his 20s suffers life-threatening head injuries after Vauxhall assault on Bondway. Police arrest 25-year-old for grievous bodily harm. London news.

Metropolitan Police detective sergeant Prakash Patel charged with five counts of sexual assault involving four women; due at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.

Met Police arrest man after pursuit of suspected cloned car ends in crash on Gap Road, Wimbledon. Driver held for dangerous driving. Enquiries ongoing.

A popular lantern festival due to take place at a London park this month has been cancelled at the venue because of "unfavourable water conditions".

A man in his 60s is in critical condition after an assault on Seven Sisters Road, Islington. Police urge witnesses with dashcam or CCTV to contact 101.

A police officer has been taken to hospital after a collision involving a police motorcycle and a van on Oxford Street in central London.

A brazen thief who stole a bike on a busy street in central London was intercepted by a member of the public.

A man who died after a major crash involving a bus and a car on Honeypot Lane in Queensbury has been named and pictured for the first time.

Hampstead pub The Roebuck is set to close for a three-week makeover returning with a party with free pints and food.

A man was rushed to hospital after a medical emergency at the Fraser Road and A206 junction in Erith. London Ambulance Service and Air Ambulance attended.

A 14-year-old girl who died after falling from a footbridge onto the M20 has been named as Alexis Malcolm.

Stalker Anthony McGregor is on-the-run after he escaped from a court custody area at Willesden Magistrates' Court.

A security team helped prevent a rape in progress at Canary Wharf, leading to the arrest and conviction of a 30-year-old Beddington man.

A crash involving two lorries is causing long delays on the M25 clockwise after J27 for the M11, with two of four lanes closed and congestion stretching towards Bell Common Tunnel.

A car tax conviction against Mayor of London Lord Sadiq Khan has been formally withdrawn by the DVLA after he fell victim to a “scam” which saw him fined for not taxing a 24-year-old Nissan Micra.

Stella Gollovena, 47, faces trial next year over Covent Garden stabbings. Charged with wounding four men and possessing scissors as an offensive weapon.