EARLY spring butterflies including brimstone and orange tip were busy feeding under the nodding flowers of bluebells, one of my favourite sights in woodlands in April.

Metropolitan Police officers seized 288 knives across London in just one week as part of a national operation to target knife crime.

Take a trip to the seaside with our top picks for the best beaches an hour away from London.

A huge financial reward is being offered to anyone who has information that leads to the conviction of those responsible for the attack on Sasha Johnson last year.

A man has been convicted of multiple sexual offences against a young child.

When I heard that the police would be holding free self-defence classes for women in Abbots Langley, the cynic in me kicked in.

Long-serving councillor Gina Adamou hopes to inspire young people to get involved in politics during her fourth term as mayor of Haringey.

A woman from Lewisham has been fined in court after assaulting a police officer.

Check to see which roads will be closed in Lewisham for street parties.

Traders at one of the oldest indoor markets in London fear they will struggle to survive if the venue’s back entrance is forced to shut early.

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The new leader of Barnet Council has formally declared a climate emergency after the Labour administration took charge at Hendon Town Hall.

An eight-year-old “public transport superfan” was able to celebrate the Elizabeth line launch on his birthday.

An Enfield sex offender who presented as male to trick women into relationships and went as far as to use a prosthetic penis has been convicted.

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has released a report regarding the death of a worker who was hit by a train near Surbiton station last year.

Sue Gray has today released her report on the Government partygate scandal during lockdown, and we have rounded up the Covid death figures in south east London for each day a party took place.

Several roads in Pinner are due to be closed this weekend when Pinner Fair takes place.

Dance lovers can learn Caribbean steps and moves at a huge Jubilee dance party at Wembley Park.

Boris Johnson has urged Sadiq Khan to halt his plans on any ULEZ expansion amid the cost of living crisis.

New electric vehicle charging bays and points are set to be created at around 20 locations in and around Barnet.

With the celebrations, just a week away, now is the time to start planning which events you want to attend.

A south London university is planning to axe 64 academics in a move that has been slammed as “heartbreaking” by staff.

A project which uses the power of music to help people combat isolation has been relaunched by an Epping Forest charity.

Harrow Council claims that its decision to redesign the council logo will be at “zero cost” to taxpayers.

WRITING about his childhood experiences and trauma of growing up in a household dominated by alcoholism and violence has put a 52-year-old New Barnet man at the top of a bestseller list.

Sue Gray's report is now available to view and download. Here's how to do so.

Bexley households are torn between “choosing heating or eating” as a foodbank in the borough has seen a huge, and "unfeasible", increase in demand.

Almost 4,000 people were fined for not wearing a face covering on public transport in London when it was compulsory, figures show.

A man accused of murdering a woman and her father faces a provisional trial next year.

Police are appealing for help in finding a 15-year-old who is missing from his home in Bromley.

A woman who is accused of using false identities to assist her in a number of jewellery thefts across London has been arrested.

Around 70 firefighters have been tackling a fire at a restaurant this morning (May 25).

The next meeting of a group set up to help people with memory issues and those who love and care for them will take place on Friday.

A young boy is in a critical condition in hospital after a crash with a car while riding a child’s scooter in Wandsworth.

Iceland has launched its party food and desserts range that is perfect for your Platinum Jubilee Street party.

Celebrate like the Queen during the jubilee with Her Majesty’s favourite cocktail – for free! Here’s how to get yours.

Check to see which roads will be closed in Bexley for street parties.

Loughton District and Town Councillor Stephen Murray has just completed 40 years of continuous elected service on Epping Forest District Council.

A South London bakery has been blasted after a council inspector found mouldy stew in a chiller.

Have all you Platinum Jubilee cost covered as Aldi are offering shoppers the chance to win big.

A man says he has been “made to feel like a criminal” by Merton Council after trying to get a refund for visitor parking permits for more than ten months.

THE winners for the One Bromley Local Care Partnership awards have been announced.

Plans are being made across the nation to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee as the monarch marks 70 years on the throne.

Boris Johnson was asked whether he had considered resigning.

Meghan has been estranged from her father since he was found to be staging paparazzi photographs ahead of her wedding to Prince Harry.

Boris Johnson has now issued a statement addressing the report. He spoke to MPs in the House of Commons following an explosive PMQs.

Boris Johnson will likely face questions and respond to the Sue Gray report on the partygate scandal

Boris Johnson brought the cheese and wine pictured in a garden gathering on May 15 2020 from his flat.