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

The road beside a polling station in Streatham was heaving with traffic all morning on May 6 as locals voted in the London mayoral and assembly elections.

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.

This Merton doctor has found a creative way to inform youngsters about the coronavirus pandemic.

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'.

More than 50 years since a former pupil walked through the gates of his old school in Battersea, he returned on Thursday, April 29 to talk to Year 12 politics students.

Lambeth Council has approved plans to pay back tenants up to £26.55 million for overcharged water bills.

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 elderly man with learning difficulties has been “viciously” attacked by a dog in Tooting.

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.

A much-loved playground in Battersea is in need of new bikes and toys for disabled children.

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

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.

THREE people from south London have been arrested as part of an ongoing operation to tackle romance fraudsters.

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 Mitcham man who raped and kidnapped a 13-year-old girl has been attacked in prison.

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 teenage boy was one of a number of people held at gunpoint during an "incredibly traumatic" armed robbery in Lambeth, south London, recently.

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

Wandsworth Police have issued an appeal to help identify a man wanted for 'a serious sexual offence' against an elderly person.

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.

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

More than 70,000 PCR tests were completed in Lambeth during surge testing for the Covid-19 variant first found in South Africa, with 0.2 per cent turning out positive.

A 50-year-old mother was among protesters camping out in the gardens of a council estate in Battersea this week to prevent more trees from being felled to make way for a new housing development.

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

A woman from Wandsworth has made it to the semi-finals of Miss England.

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.

Lambeth Council hopes to increase the uptake in healthy start vouchers among eligible residents from 44 per cent to at least 70 per cent in the next year.

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.’

Demonstrators called for more protection on one of Wandsworth’s busiest cycling routes on Sunday (April 25).

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