A health minister said there is “work in progress”following reports that parents could be asked to test their children at home twice a week.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced plans to launch a £5 million post-Covid tourism drive to aid London’s recovery from the pandemic once it is safe to reopen.

Plans for more mass vaccination sites in South West London have been unveiled.

A spate of garage break-ins and a violent assaulted marked a crime-ridden three-day period in Chertsey in the last few days.

Two new testing sites to screen people for the Covid-19 virus have opened in Epsom and Ewell.

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Gyms have not been able to open at all this year amid new lockdown restrictions introduced in January.

Mayoral candidate Luisa Porritt has outlined plans to introduce an apprenticeships hub in London to avoid a “lost generation” of young people.

Council tax will rise by 2.43 per cent in Epsom and Ewell, the borough council (EEBC) have announced after agreeing their 2021/22 budget.

A Kingston mental health charity has hit out at the council for telling them to vacate their premises without any notice or consultation.

Women's rehabilitation schemes for low-level offenders have been praised after it was revealed Surrey has the fewest women in jail per capita of any county in the UK.

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has been taken to hospital "as a precaution" after feeling unwell, it has been reported.

Hairdressers were forced to close once more at the start of the year as part of fresh lockdown restrictions.

NHS chiefs have set out four key tests that they believe must be passed before Boris Johnson should consider easing lockdown restrictions in England.

Shaun Bailey has today unveiled his “Fresh Start Plan” for London and has pledged to put 8,000 new police officers on the streets if he becomes mayor.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan today announced an extra £30 million a year to protect Metropolitan Police officer numbers until at least 2025.

An Iraq war veteran is raising thousands of pounds for a charity close to his heart by undertaking a virtual bike ride spanning the distance between London and Brighton.

Two benches dedicated to NHS and key workers who are helping keep us safe during the coronavirus pandemic have been unveiled in Epsom.

For some people being added to the list it will now mean they will be prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccine.

Putting police officers in schools when they fully reopen could help prevent a surge in violent crime in the capital, the mayor of London has said.

Road police in Surrey arrested two men they said tested positive for cocaine after they were stopped in a hair-raising pursuit on Valentine's Day (February 14).

The passing of the 15 million vaccinations mark paves the way for the next phase of the the rollout.

The next census will take part on Sunday 21 March 2021, and the ONS is currently hiring at least 30,000 field staff to help with the operation.

Almost 1.5 million people in London have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, with the capital just shy of hitting its target.

Quarantining passengers arriving to Heathrow Airport from so-called 'red-list' countries will be kept behind closed doors but allowed to order takeaways, one hotel near to the South West London airport said.

Prime Minister will lead a Downing Street press briefing on Monday where he is set to talk about the lifting of coronavirus restrictions in England.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the system has been operating “smoothly” since it came into force at 4am on Monday.

Boris Johnson will address the nation as the country reached 15 million vaccinations and ministers start to discuss the easing of lockdown.

New Malden station car park has had a 'major' overhaul to make it safer and easier for drivers and pedestrians to use.

Students at an international school in Cobham saved over 12,000 litres of water and engaged in a myriad of other 'planet-saving' actions thanks to a new scheme championed by the Wildlife Aid Foundation (WAF).

A group of volunteers in Tadworth have won praise for their efforts after collecting over 1,000 bags of litter in their community.

From getting children back to school to reopening pubs, speculation is rife as to when and how lockdown restrictions might be eased.

The polling of nearly 1,000 employees found that pressure from bosses was the main reason why people were still having to go into work.

The US’s top infectious disease expert, Dr Anthony Fauci, has recommended the practise of double masking in the past.

There have been several developments over the weekend as to what Boris Johnson's "roadmap" to lifting lockdown restrictions will look like.

Amanda Holden is "devastated" she had to break lockdown rules to visit her parents in Cornwall.

A man has denied allegedly tricking a 92-year-old into paying £260 for a fake Covid-19 vaccine.

Currently anyone who has passed a car and trailer test in an automatic car must sit another test in a manual car to upgrade their licence.

A new Lidl supermarket is set to open in Kingston following an agreement between the supermarket chain and Wickes over a site on London Road, it has been announced.

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The roadmap for England to exit lockdown will be published on February 22, despite Government statements leading to concerns to timetable had slipped.

Officers from the Met Police’s south-west team have found an innovative way to release stress.

Coronavirus infection rates across boroughs in South and West London continued to fall according to the most recent data published by Public Health England (PHE).

Disturbing footage that appears to show a man abusing two animals in Shepperton on Tuesday (February 9) has prompted a police appeal and intervention from animal welfare services.

As the UK prepares to celebrate Valentine’s Day under lockdown, residents at a care home have shared their wisdom for sustaining a long and happy relationship.

Detectives investigating the tragic death of a 15-year-old in New Malden, south west London, on Monday are urging any witnesses to come forward.

An alumni from Kingston University's School of Art has spoken about enjoying the creative process after he was named as the winner of the Sky Portrait Artist of the Year 2020 competition.

The body in charge of prioritising the vaccine rollout, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, will publish guidance later this month.

Transport for London is consulting the public on whether CCTV should be mandatory in all black cabs and private hire vehicles across London, including Uber.