We're bringing you the latest updates throughout the day as Londoners head to the polls to vote for the next London Mayor and their London Assembly members

There are key issues at play in what will be the biggest indicator of public opinion outside a general election. 

Election days in the UK have become about one thing and one thing only. Dogs at polling stations.

Torrential rain, hail and lightning have swung London this week and downpours are set to continue for the rest of the week, but summer may just be round the corner.

Mayoral candidate Brian Rose says he expects to pull off “the biggest upset in political history” on May 6 by becoming the Mayor of London.

For many in the UK, the current easing of restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic is being welcomed with a mixture of joy and relief after over a year of various national 'lockdowns'.

The Teddington RNLI have released dramatic photos of their rescue efforts at the Platt’s Eyot fire.

Footage shows a new Asiatic lioness settling in at London Zoo as part of a global breeding programme for the Endangered species.

An Australian criminologist is calling for one of Britain’s most notorious sex killers to be investigated over unsolved crimes in Western Australia.

The professor explained that people with a “clear line” growing out of their nail may have had the virus before.

Last week police teams across South West London collaborated in a crackdown against knife crime in the community.

Care home residents are now able to leave for ‘low risk’ visits without having to isolate for 14 days on their return.

Around 100 firefighters were called to a fire at two industrial units on Platt's Eyot Island in Richmond yesterday evening.

A nurse is urging train passengers to follow government guidence in a new announcement being played at stations across South West London.

Photo added of leaseholders (not named) on estate in Lambeth 

Met Police are urgently appealing for help in locating a newborn baby girl after her parents refused to cooperate with doctors who warned them she was in need of urgent treatment.

London saw its largest "Kill the Bill" protest to date on Saturday (May 1) after thousands gathered to demonstrate against a proposed bill of law granting the police greater powers to clamp down on protest action.

More than 15,000 fines were issued by police in London for breaches of Covid-19 laws over Christmas and the start of this year, figures show – around 90 per cent of all fines issued since the start of the pandemic.

The Met Office has predicted a washout in London on Bank Holiday Monday, with strong winds forecast throughout the afternoon and night.

Scientific advisors have given an estimated time frame of when people may be able to hug their loved ones- and it might be as early as June.  

Tube workers on the Central Line will strike next week on May 6, the same day voters head to the polls to elect the Mayor of London.

A crowdfunding campaign has launched in an effort to raise £2.3 million to build a permanent memorial in London to the victims of the Covid-19 pandemic.

London's weather is set to remain largely settled throughout the early part of this Bank Holiday weekend, though forecasters predict it becoming increasingly wet and windy.

Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi stressed a need for those who are fully-vaccinated to remain vigilant despite being fully protected.

People who have registered for a postal vote are being reminded to post their completed ballot paper as early as they can.

Transport for London has announced timetable changes for the Tube and Overground on May 1 and 2.

From Tuesday May 4 May until Monday 2 August 2021, dogs will be required to be on a lead in all areas of Richmond and Bushy Parks.

Richmond is facing the ‘greatest care worker shortage to date’, according to a consortium of care providers.

Police have released CCTV images of nine men linked to the violent anti-lockdown protest which saw 14 officers injured last weekend.

Some of the most talked-about issues to have made headlines in south London in recent weeks concern housing.

A jihadist who plotted a gun and knife rampage with plans to target busy London sites is to challenge his conviction and life sentence at the Court of Appeal.

A rogue landlord has been fined tens of thousands of pounds after authorities found multiple failings across several properties they said had been repeatedly ignored.

The study also compared the AstraZeneca and Pfizer to see how side effects from the vaccines differ.

A NEW TV programme at St Georges Hospital has left viewers in tears after a woman underwent a transfusion in her womb to save her only surviving triplet.

THE world’s first floating sky pool is set to open in south west London next month.

Authorities in Richmond are warning business owners over a scam that convinces people to buy unnecessary air purifying machines by exploiting fears related to coronavirus.

The government's Flood Information Service has issued flooding alerts in areas across Richmond today.

A 74-year-old is campaigning to protect the Freedom Pass – as she fears concessionary travel is in jeopardy for London's pensioners.

Activists with Greenpeace groups in Kingston and Richmond protested against government plans to promote mining in the Pacific Ocean this weekend (April 24-25).

From vaccinations to the government's sleaze allegations- here are some things Matt Hancock might talk about at the press conference.

The question of what is going to happen to the Stag Brewery site in Mortlake, near the finishing post of the Oxford-Cambridge boat race, has been rumbling on for a number of years now.

Susanna Reid paid an emotional tribute to a south Londoner who tragically died after jumping into the Thames to save a woman who fell from London Bridge on Saturday.

The numbers of new Covid-19 infections in several south west London boroughs increased in the latest seven-day period measured in data released by Public Health England (PHE).

A woman is campaigning to turn London’s unused telephone boxes into ‘digital safety pods.’

Twickenham MP backs residents calls for change in air pollution policy in Parliament.

Police have charged a man who raped a woman in a car park in Richmond.

An inspirational Headteacher who has helped to transform Twickenham School has been nominated for a teaching award.

A pink supermoon is set to brighten the night skies over the UK next week, with the full moon reaching its closest point occurring at the end of the month according to the Royal Greenwich Observatory.

Count Binface has claimed he is "more qualified" than his opponents after he released his manifesto for London.

Tributes have been paid to a “brave” 20-year-old from south London who died after jumping into the Thames to save a woman who fell from London Bridge.