The new process will allow critical workers to carry on with their jobs even if identified as a contact of a coronavirus case.

Families of the seven killed in the Croydon tram crash have branded the ruling an “absolute farce”.

Lambeth Council is refusing to enforce Home Office rules that mean people can be deported if they sleep rough.

A cat from Blackheath could be named Cat of the Year 2021 after he provided the inspiration for his owner to fight in hospital after suffering a major stroke.

Monday saw the long-heralded 'Freedom Day' finally end over a year of social distancing, Covid-19 restrictions and lockdown rules, with many delighted at the return of 'normal' life.

An Orpington pub has been recognised for its tireless work throughout the pandemic with a national award.

People and properties in Lewisham face considerable risks of flooding amid the frequent flooding events seen in London this year.

Eight barber shops in Croydon will offer free blood pressure tests to their clientele in the hopes of diagnosing high blood pressure among men in the borough.

Shops, restaurants and entertainment venues in Wandsworth saw a boost in visitors following the reopening of indoor hospitality in May.

Hundreds more people were told to self-isolate by Test and Trace in Wandsworth in the latest week.

Parents who allow their kids to get sunburnt should be fined, one expert has told Good Morning Britain viewers.

Tyler Cruickshank joined Love Island as a bombshell, but where is he from, what’s his job and how old is he?

A charity for blind people has called for the sale of e-scooters to be banned in London after a three-year-old suffered life changing injuries, a day after the death of a Bromley teen.

Retailers are under “increasing pressure” to keep shelves fully stocked amid staff shortages, industry bosses have warned.

Horsefly season is here - here's what to do if you get bitten.

Forecasters correctly predicted the heatwave in July which forced Public Health England to issue a heat health alert this week.

Met Police reveal London's most wanted people.

Experts have said face masks and working from home could return by mid August after warning of another deadly pandemic peak.

Lambeth Council has hired a firm that was fined £250,000 for failing to protect an employee.

Two people have been rushed to hospital following a serious car crash in Mottingham.

The little-known story of the 1981 New Cross Fire has been been told in a prime-time BBC documentary by an Oscar winning filmmaker.

A man who was stabbed to death close to Brixton tube station in south London was filming a music video when he was killed, onlookers said.

An Orpington bakery depot could close, putting around 50 jobs at risk as the rest are transferred to other locations.

An Orpington primary school was forced to close after nearly all its classrooms were flooded as thunderstorms swept through the area.

A seven-year-old brought a knife into a Croydon primary school because he “wanted to stab another boy at an after-school club”, according to reports.

A seven-year-old brought a knife into a Croydon primary school because he “wanted to stab another boy at an after-school club”, according to reports.

The Covid-19 case rates have skyrocketed in south east London in the past fortnight, reaching levels not seen for many months as the nation enjoys the end of lockdown restrictions.

A south east London police officer has been sacked after a bizarre situation saw him meet with a criminal to hand over a pair of handcuffs.

Campaigners have called for railway stations to be made safer for people with sight impairments following the death of a passenger.

A crime scene and police cordon is in place alongside a large police presence in Bexley High Street after a 19-year-old woman was rushed to hospital with multiple slash wounds.

A Croydon estate agent has joined the Love Island villa, hoping to find love and possibly Reality TV fame on the hit show.

A property developer from Orpington has agreed to hand over nearly £2 million in cash and London properties after a court heard how he funded his £17 million empire through yeas of crime.

The Croydon tram crash inquest has seen a jury return a verdict of accident.

Plans to demolish a Home Office immigration centre and transform it into a 27-storey office block have been approved.

A man has died after a stabbing incident near Brixton tube station in south London.

Sadiq Khan will provide additional funding to revitalise London’s high streets in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A Croydon man has been named locally as the victim of a fatal stabbing in Brixton on Wednesday (July 21).

WITH most legal restrictions on social contact being lifted in England, we visited a supermarket on Sutton High Street to see whether people were still following restrictions.

Energetic pupils have taken part in a sponsored cyclothon in aid of a children's hospice to mark the end of the school year.

A family evicted by their Walthamstow landlord, rehoused in Bromley and then told to move 150 miles away are facing homelessness once more.

A major council-led regeneration project has taken a step forward despite evidence of strong opposition from those consulted on the initial plans.

A low-traffic neighbourhood (LTN) trial in the south of the borough will continue after a bid to force a rethink of the scheme failed.

Retail buildings and offices in Harlow town centre will be protected against “horrendous” residential developments from next summer, the district council has announced.

Coronavirus rates are around a third higher in men – likely to be related to the impact of Euro 2020, says Essex’s director of public health.

Ongar Town Forum is holding its first Farmers' Market and Craft Market on Sunday, August 1.

The number of coronavirus cases in Wandsworth increased by 259 in the last 24 hours.

Police are appealing for information about a watch that was stolen from an elderly woman as she walked in Finsbury Park.

A man was found with injuries to his arm, neck, and ear after police responded to reports of an assault.

Firefighters rescued a man from a flat fire on Northolt Road in Harrow.

Officers investigating an assault on a bus driver in Harrow have released an image of a man they would like to speak to.