Almost every month there are urgent calls for people to check their lottery tickets. Time and time again prizes go unclaimed. What are the reasons for people not claiming their funds?

The ITV singing contest has shaken things up ahead of its 11th series run.

Purley War Memorial Hospital has expanded its surgical hub inside the Purley Elective Centre to help bust COVID-19 backlogs.

Victims of the Grenfell Tower disaster were remembered at the official launch of the Notting Hill Carnival as the event returned to the streets of west London for the first time since 2019.

Police are concerned for a Croydon woman who went missing yesterday.

New research has revealed the postcodes in London that are most affected by phone scams.

The actor previously starred in the beloved BBC series from 1988 until 2000 and even made occasional appearances until 2012.

A police investigation is currently underway into whether he had taken an ecstasy tablet at the major music event.

The BBC has confirmed that the residents of Albert Square will gather for a funeral in a "special episode airing this winter".

The Gaffer is back. Here's how you can watch Adrian Dunbar's new crime drama series on ITV.

Ashvin appeared on the show between 1999 and 2003 as Asif Malik

Forty-three climate activists were arrested after petrol stations across London were sabotaged, police said.

Check to see when you're local area will have its bin collecting over the bank holiday period.

Climate group Just Stop Oil said 51 of its supporters are disrupting seven petrol stations across London.

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

Don't get caught out by the weather and check the forecast for the Notting Hill Carnival this weekend.

The couple won Strictly Come Dancing in 2018 and have now shared they are expecting their first child together.

Students across schools in south London are receiving their GCSE results today.

His body was reportedly discovered by a maid in the Durrants Hotel in London's Marylebone.

Members of Aslef on London Tramlink, based in Croydon, will walk out on September 12, following strikes in June and July.

The Metropolitan Police has defended its handling of Owami Davies’ disappearance against suggestions of racial bias, revealing the case was its biggest missing person investigation this year.

South London students are receiving GCSE results today. having sat exams for the first time in two years due to the pandemic.

Find out the best route on how to get to Notting Hill Carnival.

Check to see what time the carnival kicks off and what route the parade is taking.

AS summer wears on and most wild flowers begin to fade, this is when the Michaelmas daisy comes into its own and serves as a vital source of pollen for butterflies and bees, many of which are stocking up energy reserves prior to hibernation.

The August Bank Hoilday weekend will see the return of the much loved Notting Hill Carnival.

The weather warning is in place from midnight until 3 pm on Thursday, August 25.

Children have been playing in a Croydon stream polluted with sewage that “smells like drains” and has wet wipes lining its banks.

Crystal Palace’s plans to revamp Selhurst Park have been set back another 2 weeks as locals have been given more time to oppose the blueprint.

Customers of the Lloyds banking group have been reporting outages with their services this morning.

The police watchdog has said it will take no further action over the Metropolitan Police investigation into missing nurse Owami Davies.

Two boys have been charged with murder after a 20-year-old man was stabbed to death in Tonbridge.

Trade union Unite said 1,600 drivers at bus company London United would strike on Sunday and Monday.

Thirty-one people were arrested after demonstrators blocked petrol stations and sabotaged fuel pumps at four M25 service stations on Wednesday morning.

More, but not all, households are allowed to return home after a gas explosion which killed a four-year-old girl more than two weeks ago at a home in Thornton Heath.

Millions of customers across London will be affected by the Thames Water hosepipe ban.

A pillion passenger is seriously injured after a motorbike and car crash in Thornton Heath.

Thames Water, which supplies 15 million people, has put in place a hosepipe ban which comes into effect today.

Drivers could soon face fines in Croydon streets which were previously blocked by planters as lockable bollards and traffic cameras will be installed in a bid to stop rat run drivers.

Facebook users have been reporting issues with their service this morning as their homepage has not been showing regular posts.

Thames Water said water levels in its reservoirs were “much lower than usual” when it announced the ban

The UKHSA said that there are three vaccines that students should check with their GP practice that they have had or need to get.

Student nurse Owami Davies has been found “safe and well” almost eight weeks after she went missing.

A car park in Croydon town centre has been closed for more than 10 days after a car caught fire following a crash on the top floor.

A teenager was effectively dead for nearly an hour after being subjected to a “brutal and terrible” knife attack in the street, a court has heard.

A teenager missing from Croydon was last seen yesterday morning.

Missing student nurse Owami Davies could be sleeping rough, detectives have said.

Police concerned for the welfare of a Croydon teen who went missing more than three weeks ago.

A Croydon MP has been slammed for taking £1,000 in Crystal Palace tickets by families whose homes will be knocked down to make way for a revamp of the football club’s ground.

Hundreds of patients were forced to wait for more than 12 hours for a bed at Croydon University Hospital, the latest NHS figures reveal.