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.

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.

Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt tweeted his thoughts on what policy measures are needed to get the virus under control.

This time of the year is always one for reflection and anticipation.

Following the economic impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the government is looking for ways of replenishing the public coffers through taxation.

The Prime Minister’s televised address will take place at 8pm on Monday, replacing Eastenders, which was set to air at 8:05pm.

The Prime Minister’s televised address is expected to take place at 8pm on Monday.

What do employers and employees need to know if schools shut down in their area?

The Government faces increasing pressure to close schools as the new coronavirus variant threatens to spiral out of control.

Matt Hancock admitted that controlling the new variant is "proving increasingly difficult in all parts of the country.”

The NHS will begin administering the new Oxford AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine tomorrow (Monday) as the health service rapidly scales up the biggest immunisation programme in its history.

Dated around 1910, the photo above from Loughton shows the old post office site on the left dating back to 1840.

It is time to rejoice.

Here are 10 items you'll be surprised to know are vegan.

In today’s gastronomical world with its impressive array of chain and independent restaurants providing a multitude of cuisines, it is perhaps difficult to conceive of a time of council-run restaurants.

London schools will remain closed next week as the UK prepares to ramp up its coronavirus vaccination programme.

An Olympian from Walthamstow is encouraging people to get more sleep in 2021 in order to improve their fitness and wellbeing

Above is a postcard of Chingford Green c1910 showing St Peter & St Paul church built in 1844 at a cost of £5,000.

I am compelled to write to you to highlight the great job the council have done with the Covid-19 test centres.

As a year of minimal travel and lockdowns draws to a close, many Brits will be planning the best way to maximise their time off work in 2021.

A woman was fined £10,000 as police shut down a New Year party which was taking place in an area with the highest Covid infection rate in England.

The full calendar of celestial events taking place throughout 2021.

As the Brexit transition period comes to an end what will change for the average Brit in 2021?

To paraphrase Her Maj, this year has been an ‘annus horribilis’, to the point where I debated skipping the 2020 awards in the forlorn hope that 2021 will be markedly better than its predecessor.

It has been one heck of a year.

As the Brexit transition period comes to an end what will change for the average Brit in 2021?

With coronavirus cases spiralling across London and the capital placed in Tier 4 restrictions, the Met Police are urging people to celebrate the New Year safe and at home.

The Mayor of London and council leaders have said they were not consulted on the Government’s decision to reopen some primary schools in the capital from next week.

Several Metropolitan police officers have been recognised in the Queen’s New Year Honours list for their achievements and services to policing.

A look back at some of the most memorable bits of 2020.

Live traffic and travel updates this morning

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson is set to deliver a statement to the Commons about the return to schools.

Many areas in parts of Hertfordshire, London and Essex will be told to keep primary schools shut.