A Wandsworth-born television presenter will be taking to the dancefloor when Strictly Come Dancing returns this September.

A south-west London suburb with a royal park, riverside pubs and fast connections into the capital has been named the best place to live in London.

A Greenwich entrepreneur has turned a career change into a thriving care business with a personal mission.

Deptford has been named the worst-performing train station in Lewisham, according to the latest punctuality figures.

A Grade II listed pub in south east London is on the market for more than £700,000.

Multiple Tube lines have been suspended or delayed due to a casualty on the tracks.

A crash involving a motorbike, car, and lorry is causing long delays on the M25.

The victim of a fatal shooting in East Ham has been named by family.

A casualty on the track has led to major disruption across parts of London's transport network this morning.

A crash has partially blocked the M25 with queueing traffic near Enfield.

A waste facility has been severely damaged after 50 tonnes of rubbish caught fire in Deptford.

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Londoners planning a group day out this summer can save up to 31 per cent on tickets to one of the capital's most famous attractions.

Riders on London buses are in a heated debate as some people close the windows.

A giant Victoria boliviana waterlily at Kew Gardens supported 102kg during the annual Waterlily Weigh-Off competition.

London residents searches for watch repair services 147,700 times per month over the last year.

Local vet launches a pet healthcare plan with unlimited vet visits and no exclusions for long-term health conditions

Radiographer Matthew Izzet repeatedly hid his phone to film three female colleagues as they were getting changed, a tribunal found.

Entertainment retailer HMV is set to expand its presence at Bluewater with a two-storey shop.

Lidl wants to build a supermarket and 60 flats on the site of a former gasworks in Bromley despite concerns that the ground is contaminated.

A historic 18th-century mansion in Sidcup is available to rent for £22,000 a month.

Ellie-Mae Murphy is accused of kicking a dog to death outside Quality Choice on Kingston Road, New Malden.

A company has been ordered to pay £800 for failing to respond to a council investigation into illegal fly-tipping in Chislehurst.

George Major passed away on August 1, surrounded by three generations of his family.

A Croydon Nando's has been given a two-star food hygiene rating after an inspection found improvements were needed at the restaurant.

A  Lewisham man’s sudden change in behaviour was misdiagnosed as depression before doctors discovered he was living with dementia.

A cottage in Croydon could be demolished and replaced with eight new flats if plans are approved.

East Dulwich has once again been named one of the best neighbourhoods to live in London, and there are plenty of reasons why.

Students across south east London have received their A-level results, with new figures revealing how different local areas compared on the proportion of entries awarded top grades.

Data from the Department for Education (DfE) reveals the performance data for colleges and sixth forms in Croydon ahead of Results Day.

A poet is taking readers on a whimsical journey through the ups and downs of everyday life in his latest collection of work.

Large fire at Deptford waste facility sends thick smoke across London. 100 firefighters tackle blaze; Southeastern trains disrupted. Cause unknown.

Police are investigating after a man was found dead at Charlton Athletic’s The Valley stadium. Club assisting enquiries; public asked to contact police.

Teenager stabbed on Sumner Road, Croydon; 18-year-old hospitalised with non-life-threatening injuries. Police appeal for witnesses. London news.

Woman, 52, dies and another injured after stabbing at a Shepherd’s Bush home. Police arrest man, 48, on suspicion of murder. Enquiries ongoing.

A construction worker who alerted police to an abandoned car which was later blown up said his "heart was in his mouth".

Southeastern trains are unable to stop at New Cross station while police deal with an incident. National Rail says services are not expected to call at the station until around 7.15pm.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was fatally stabbed on Askew Road in Shepherd’s Bush.

Eugeniu Neamtu, 59, convicted at the Old Bailey for murdering flatmate Gheorghe Trica in Walthamstow after a money dispute. Sentencing due 21 August.

Two men have been killed in shocking separate shootings in London.

James Colbourne and Laura Halliday have won a Great Taste award for their Cricklewood coffee which they roast in the shed.

Around 60 firefighters and eight fire engines are responding to a blaze on Thurlow Gardens in Wembley, with nearby roads closed and traffic disrupted.

The M&S Simply Food branch has closed after 20 years of serving the community on Finchley Road - despite a petition to save it.

Plans to transform 8 Canada Square could give the public access to panoramic views across London from one of Canary Wharf's most recognisable skyscrapers.

A man has died after reports of a person falling from a height near Regent’s Park on Brunswick Place.

Residents of a road in east London say they woke up to sounds of a crash and gunshots before a man was found dead in a vehicle.

Police have carried out an explosion by London Kings Cross after concerns were raised over a vehicle in the area.

A construction company and a director have been fined after workers' lives were put at risk while working on a hotel in central London.

London Ambulance Service said in a statement: "We were called at 1.12pm today (18 August) to reports of stabbing in Sumner Road, Croydon.

MasterChef judge Grace Dent has been quizzed on her favourite London restaurants - and there's one in north London that she rates among the best.