Barking and Dagenham residents could see their council tax go up five per cent under plans revealed by the council.

Residents hoping to move into a new Rainham estate this side of Christmas are now being told they will have to wait until the new year. 

Merton Council has a gap of more than £4million in next year’s budget, blaming inflation and “financial chaos in the economy” for the hole.

Residents in South London’s “mini Paris” say their neighbourhood has lost its old-fashioned pubs as trendy youngsters have flocked to the area with its own “Eiffel Tower”.

A nursery in Bromley has been forced to turn children away due to lack of available staff.

South London locals said they will “quit their jobs” and not go into Central London any more after a rail network’s controversial timetable change, with MPs saying the reasoning for the changes is “complete nonsense”.

The new coins will enter circulation in post offices around the UK from Thursday.

Forget tinsel and sentimental seasonal fare, the Hampstead singer and actor has released an album that encourages listeners to reflect on loss and loneliness at Christmas

An 18-year-old man has been taken to hospital after a stabbing in Bromley.

Dagenham Heathway Tube station will not need to be closed because of flooding after repairs to the roof, Transport for London has pledged.

Pubs in Romford have been given emergency bleed kits to help stabbing victims after Havering recorded the highest increase in knife crime in east London.

What you do when the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve is how you'll be spending the incoming year, so they say. So make sure you set yourself up for a cracking 2023 at one of these fab restaurants or new year's eve parties...

A watchdog has found no case to answer for a police officer who punched a 70-year-old man during a traffic stop.

Police are appealing for help in finding a missing person from Lewisham.

An “inspirational” teacher and "fun-loving" frient was on her way to a wedding when she was fatally injured in a four-vehicle crash.

Croydon Council will hand out £3million of government cash to families struggling to make ends meet this winter.

Burglars took less than five minutes to steal goods and cash worth £10,000 from a Highgate man's home while he was out.

The family behind a popular restaurant are losing hope that a man who walked out after racking up a £76 bill will return to give them the money.

A lamppost was destroyed after a car flipped over during a police chase.

Rory Thorndyke, a former teacher at an Ilford school, has been banned from the profession after being jailed for sex with an underage pupil.

A 14-year-old girl is missing from her home in Plumstead.

Traders in Primrose Hill say they are facing a "nightmare" Christmas after Network Rail chose the season to make bridge repairs.

An F1 lover and online gamer is gearing up to compete in a virtual race around one of Britain’s most famous tracks – with Mercedes driver George Russell lending an expert hand.

Major rail delays are expected throughout the day after 25,000 volt overhead cables came down outside London Euston station.

A member of staff was grabbed by the neck by a man who was trying to dodge fare at Tooting railway station.

More than 50 businesses and seven local charities have come together to promote their services with an online Love Local auction.

Police have launched a new appeal to find a missing woman from Bromley.

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A Havering campaign group has praised the forthcoming ULEZ extension as a means of cutting vehicle emissions – though said more investment in walking, cycling and public transport is necessary.

An Enfield man who stabbed an associate and left him for dead in a bid to rob him of drugs has been jailed for nearly 30 years.

New Hampstead restaurant Oak and Poppy must be doing something right - when we visited it was packed with happy diners on a Tuesday night.

A case of Strep A in Croydon has been confirmed by the UK Health Security Agency.

Three arrests have been made over a highly sophisticated Bolivian people smuggling operation that is believed to have abused the Common Travel Area.

Roxana Silbert says the loss of the Arts Council's annual £766,455 grant means the famous new writing venue will have to change direction and no longer stage only new plays

Loved ones of a 21-year-old record producer who was fatally shot while driving his mother’s car are appealing for help to find his killer nearly 20 years on.

Images have been released in an appeal after Hungary supporters violently assaulted police officers.

Two brothers have given hundreds of advent calendars towards the Kevin Jenkins OBE Newham Christmas Toy Appeal for their fellow youngsters.

Homeless in London to be offered shelter amid Met Office severe weather warning.

More than 100 temporary parking spaces are set to be installed in Parsloes Park, Dagenham to accommodate building work on a new pavilion.

Around £40million was wrongly taken from Croydon Council’s fund for social housing over the last few years.

Clapham residents fear a child will be hit before officials ban speeding drivers from using their streets as a rat run.

A new boating club located at a lake which featured in Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange has just finished construction.

The Met Office has placed an amber warning for severe weather across London amid freezing temperatures.

“Spend the evening at Battersea Power Station and I can guarantee there’s something for everyone – it’s the next best place in London,” says Immy Share.

A Lewisham East MP has delivered a petition to Southeastern signed by hundreds of people over the company’s decision for a new Blackheath to Charing Cross timetable.

The average lifetime cost of raising a dog has been revealed by research undertaken by ProDog Raw.

Former health secretary Matt Hancock has announced he will not stand for the Conservatives at the next general election after appearing on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!

The EastEnders actress revealed she has been having seizures which “scared the hell” out of her.

Officials said they can “fully understand” that parents are concerned about rising cases.

Steve Barclay said checks within the Department of Health had not revealed any issues with supplies amid Strep A outbreak