Police have launched a murder probe after a 27-year-old man was shot dead in south London last night.

A freight train derailment at Lee station has entirely shut the Sidcup line, causing disruption to commuters across south east London.

An arts organisation in south London has received new funding for a scheme which harnesses the creative talents of young people with learning disabilities.

The biggest rail workers union is holding a protest on Monday as it steps up its campaign against job losses in the industry.

While Boris Johnson prepares to organise a plan to get the country through coronavirus over the autumn and winter, reports have suggested that the Prime Minister is “dead set” on avoiding further lockdown.

Opposition councillors have accused Haringey Council of wasting thousands of pounds on a "propaganda" magazine which they claim breaches official guidance.

Air pollution has hit the cobbles in the latest plotline of the soap Coronation Street.

A person has been taken to hospital after a fight at a Budgens store in Norwood.

The latest case rates have been released for every local authority area in England and in most of them, infections are rising.

A 2,600-home regeneration scheme can go ahead after people living on an estate narrowly backed Haringey Council’s plan for its redevelopment.

Police are appealing for help in finding a man missing from Morden.

A 103-year-old hospital patient was left without food for his final two days after a miscommunication between staff, an inquest has heard.

Police are urging for witnesses to come forward after five police officers were injured in a crash in Dartford.

A man was found with tools and equipment on him by police in Lewisham.

A "monster" development up to 18 storeys high in an area of low-rise homes in Cricklewood has been approved in principle following a row over Barnet Council’s power to reject the scheme.

A plan to create a "world-class sports village" is at "serious risk" after Enfield Council revealed a crematorium could be built on playing fields, a residents’ group has warned.

A high-rise block of flats almost as tall as Big Ben is set to be built on a car park near Ilford station.

Two people have been arrested after Merton police found cannabis and machetes in a crackdown on drug violence.

Sajid Javid has said the Government “will not be going ahead” with plans for vaccine passports in order to gain access to nightclubs and other crowded events.

A major estate regeneration scheme has been given the go-ahead despite a disagreement over whether the developer’s plan could have been improved.

Pictured above is The Wheatsheaf Inn, York Hill, Loughton around 1910.

Charges for bulky waste collections are due to be scrapped this month as part of a crackdown on fly-tipping by Enfield Council.

A private fostering agency in Redbridge put a child "at risk of harm" three separate times, an Ofsted inspection revealed.

The Amber Trust has announced the date of its annual concert.

Rio Ferdinand has "made the year" of a Beckenham café owner after he popped in for a breakfast fry up.

This four bedroom cottage is one of the most expensive houses for sale in Orpington on Zoopla.

With freshers right round the corner, research shows that London is the most expensive city for students to enjoy a night out in.

A new map has revealed where a number of 9/11's UK victims were from, highl

Bexley has one of the highest numbers of toxic landfills in the country with six 'potentially hazardous' locations mapped across the borough, new research has revealed.

Boris Johnson is due to set out the Government’s plan to tackle coronavirus over the coming months, with a reluctance to impose further lockdowns and a focus on vaccination.

Art lovers have been treated to a recreation of the Northern Lights thanks to a spectacular laser show.

Across England there were 6,244 people in hospital with Covid as of September 7, with 885 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

A woman is in a critical condition after being hit by a bus in Greenwich this morning (Saturday).

A Labour MP for Tooting has spoken out after reporting that she was racially abused this morning (Saturday).

An imposing neo-Georgian building on Walthamstow’s Church Hill is a familiar part of the local streetscape. Now a retirement housing complex, clues to its original use are seen in the Walthamstow Borough Coat of arms in the pediment and its name, E...

The number of coronavirus cases in Epping Forest increased by 53 in the last 24 hours, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.

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There are major disruptions to rail travel in Croydon today (Saturday) following a fatality.

A convicted child sex offender has been further sentenced for sexual offences against boys.

Drake made a surprise appearance at Wireless Festival in London after his album Certified Lover Boy went to number one.

Above is a nostalgic photo from c1905 showing Church Hill, now Old Church Road, Chingford.

Twenty years ago the 9/11 tragedy claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people – among which was the youngest British victim from Redbridge.

A Harlow man who previously survived the 1993 World Trade Centre bombings was among nearly 3,000 victims of the 9/11 tragedy.

The 9/11 terror attack on New York sent shockwaves through the world.

New figures reveal that petrol prices have fallen for the first time this year.

It has been 20 years since the world came to a halt on September 11, 2001 when the United States of America was attacked.

The scenes which unfolded 20 years ago today shocked the world.

I read Labour Councillor for Wanstead Village Paul Donovan’s piece in the Guardian this week with great interest. His piece “Working together for a better Wanstead” is something no one could disagree with and it is a noble sentiment. He has rai...

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A rare opportunity to see historic Tudor ruins in Chislehurst before important repair works take place is on offer this weekend.