A DfT spokesperson said the increase, which usually comes in effect in January, will be delayed until March

A new KFC restaurant in Norbury has recently opened its doors, bringing 20 jobs to the local area.

At its new home in Southside Shopping centre, Climate Hub Wandsworth is bringing people together to fight climate change.

Police are worried for the welfare of a missing man from Croydon.

The last few weeks have seen heat, sweat and dryness across London, with the Met Office placing another warning for extreme heat in the region, seeing hot temperatures continue.

South Londoners have said their council block became infested with flies after their rubbish wasn’t collected for a month even though they complained multiple times.

When I was younger, I always envisioned my idea of hell to be a burning pit of fire, riddled with monsters and demons who torture you with pitch forks and daggers at any given minute.

CLAPHAM High Street has been cordoned off by police following reports of a "suspicious package.”

What is the official guidance on how to stay cool in this August heatwave?

Thames Water has said that it will be implementing a hosepipe ban in the coming weeks.

Four days of extreme heat are in full swing in London and now drought has been declared in parts of England.

A man has been attacked on a bus in Lambeth in front of his girlfriend and young children.

Check the London Underground services this weekend before heading out this weekend.

A GP surgery in South London where staff were overheard being rude to patients is facing closure after a second damning report by the care watchdog.

AN INMATE who threw boiling water into the faces of a prison guard and a prisoner in a wheelchair has been jailed for eight years.

The four-year-old girl who died in a gas explosion in Thornton Heath has been pictured for the first time.

The brigade has said that London grass is "tinderbox dry".

'THE lark ascending' by Ralph Vaughan Williams is one of Britain's favourite pieces of classical music, always within the top ten of the classical list and rightly so.

Travelodge is today launching a nationwide recruitment drive, with 170 positions to be filled in London.

Coldplay is heading to Wembley Stadium and we have the full list of all items that you can't bring into the venue.

For six nights Coldplay will be performing at the iconic Wembley Stadium and we have everything you need to know from door times to support acts.

A woman living in Battersea has described the assignment of her road as an eMoped parking area as “inconsiderate” as they take up “much-needed” parking spaces.

South West Londoners are backing a fight to run a popular river bus on the weekends as they believe the service shouldn’t “cater strictly for commuters”.

The Met Office has issued an amber extreme heat warning with temperatures expected to hit more than 30 degrees.

They were reportedly spotted snogging in the pool of a £1,000 a night hotel in Mallorca as the pair’s romance becomes public.

The long-awaited game returns to McDonald's nationwide and it's not long to wait.

A MOPED rider has been taken to hospital after a crash with a car in Battersea.

A Metropolitan Police officer will stand trial next year after denying groping a woman during a night out.

Police are looking for a man after a grievous bodily harm incident in Wandsworth.

Concerns of a polio outbreak will see children offered the jab.

A financial advisor from Wandsworth is preparing to take on the London Marathon later this year, in support of an animal rights charity.

The protests were staged to "highlight the environmental destruction of the dairy industry".

Over 115,000 Royal Mail postal workers will stage a series of strikes in the coming weeks amid a pay dispute.

Jack joined the cast of Eastenders in 2021 as the long lost brother of soap legend Sharon Watts.

SOME bank branches across south London are set to permanently close their doors.

The end of this week is set to swing into another full-fledged heatwave, with a four-day amber warning for extreme temperatures from the UK Health Security Agency.

Dame Lynne Owens has been appointed the interim deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police.

A garden patio has been destroyed and a number of flats have been damaged after a fire broke out in Streatham.

THAMES WATER has confirmed it will introduce a temporary hosepipe ban for London "in the coming weeks.”

The Met Office has issued an amber extreme heat warning with temperatures expected to build through the week.

Temperatures are set to reach mid 30's towards the end of the week.

The two strikes will coincide, leaving commuters to expect travel chaos across the region.

Residents have accused a South London charity of ‘Machiavelli’ tactics after they claim it failed to properly consult them about its plan to hold late night parties at a local club house.

South London is braced for another heatwave that will last longer than July’s record-breaking hot spell, with highs of up to 35C expected next week, forecasters have said.

The 23-time Grand Slam Tennis Champion has confirmed her plans to retire.

Thames Water is expected to announce the hosepipe ban in the coming weeks

Olivia Newton-John died “peacefully” at her ranch in Southern California on Monday morning at the age of 73.

Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters have been called to a fire and explosion on Galpin's Road in Thornton Heath.

John Travolta has led tributes as Olivia Newton-John dies at the age of 73.

A child has died and four others have been injured after a terraced home collapsed following an explosion and fire in south London.