Canterbury is just an hour away from central London and was previously named the best place to live in Kent by Muddy Stilettos.

Ollie Harley is opening a butcher and rotisserie in Oriel Place Hampstead next month serving home made sausages, roast chicken and prime beef cuts

The canal walk that starts in east London with pub stops along the way which has been named as one of London's best.

Enjoy sunset views, tiki cocktails, and live DJ sets at The O2’s new rooftop cocktail bar, launching July 25 as part of Up at The O2’s Summer Sessions.

A five-bedroom home in Emerson Park, Hornchurch, with a heated pool, garden annexe, and five en suites, is for sale at £1.75 million.

Plans have been submitted to convert a former taxi office in Croydon into a café and bar.

Ashdown Forest inspired the world of Winnie the Pooh and it's just two hours from London.

Urban Village Fete is returning to Greenwich Peninsula on May 18, 2025, celebrating ten years of creativity with music, food, workshops, and panel talks.

A fair and community event, which first began over 750 years ago, is set to return to Cheam.

A Sidcup mum has spoken of her horror after her 11-month-old daughter fell critically ill moments after accidentally ingesting a tiny amount of Vicks VapoRub.

Pub in the Park arrives at Gunnersbury Park from May 30 to June 1, featuring top chefs, live music, Britpop tributes, and gourmet pub cuisine curated by Tom Kerridge.

Passengers in south east London are being asked to plan ahead for a 10-week closure of the Blackheath rail tunnel.

Spring has arrived to one of my favourite vegan restaurants in London, Mildred's, and it was well-worth the wait.

A Sri Lankan café within a wellbeing space in Sutton has been shortlisted for a prestigious award.

I took my family for a long weekend in Great Yarmouth and tried out the best things to do from Norfolk Broads boat trips, to wildlife parks and beaches.

Whetstone Wanderers Youth FC has been named April’s England Football Accredited Club of the Month by Middlesex FA, recognising decades of community service and football development.

Dartford has been named one of the most popular affordable towns in Britain for families looking to buy a home, in new national research by property website Zoopla.

Eurovision for some people means Abba, nil points (mostly for the UK, yes) and a booze up – unless you’re like me.

The Underground in East Ham is severely delayed due to a customer incident. Live updates here.

The Apprentice winner Dean Franklin hadn't forgotten his roots when spotted taking pictures with fans in Upminster this week.

Nine Just Stop Oil activists, some from east London, have been sentenced for their plot to bring Heathrow to a standstill.

A girl has been arrested after a school in Bromley entered lockdown due to pupils from another school entering the grounds.

A teenage boy and girl have been arrested after two kittens were allegedly tortured and killed in Ruislip.

The celebrity-stuffed enclave of Primrose Hill holds its summer fair on Sunday with yoga, funfair rides, a food market, craft stalls along with the ever-popular dog show

A teenager has been jailed for 20 years for stabbing another boy to death in west London.

A new Matalan is opening at Gallions Reach Shopping Park in Beckton with a launch event this weekend.

Our reporter Olivia Carter shadowed Romford's My Local Bobby team during a shift - here's everything she saw, including an arrest.

A young man laid dead in his Angel Way, Romford home for weeks while North East London NHS Foundation Trust misled his family into thinking he was still alive, a court has heard.

Disabled Stratford schoolboy Isaac Mansfield fell ill at school and died after ingesting cocaine, a coroner has told an inquest hearing.

A 16-year-old has been taken to hospital after a stabbing in Donnington Grove, Kennington.

Plans to demolish the well-loved Trafalgar Freehouse in south Wimbledon have been refused by Merton Council, who found that the proposal would cause “substantial harm” to the area’s heritage and social value.

The Montagu Kitchen at Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill has launched a refined Asian afternoon tea, blending Far East flavours with British classics for a polished, immersive experience from £65.

I went behind the scenes of one of the domes at the Royal Naval College and the experience gives you a whole new perspective on this historic buildings.

A home in Rainham has been issued with an enforcement notice by Havering Council, which says it is being used as a large HMO.

Barking and Dagenham Council has finally resolved a major fly-tipping issue in Thames Road, Barking.

A new Caribbean restaurant is set to open in Upminster at the end of the month.

Children from Beam County Primary School in Dagenham are soon to make their own movie to be premiered later in the year in Romford.

The richest people in London have been revealed in the new Sunday Times Rich List for 2025. See the full list.

Police are searching for a man after a person was punched in the face on a Piccadilly line train.

Thousands of runners have been found to be ready to help 56 national and local charities at the Wizz Air Hackney Half Marathon this weekend.

A firefighter from London is among the three people killed in a large fire at an ex-RAF base in Oxfordshire.

A woman has been left with life-changing injuries after she was hit by a van in Collier Row.

The revenue made by Tower Hamlets Council from residential parking permits between 2020 and 2024 has been revealed after research by Cinch.

A man who killed Cher Maximen in front of her three-year-old daughter in Notting Hill Carnival has been jailed.

The Gipsy Queen pub in Malden Road, Kentish Town, which only had a makeover last autumn, has announced "with a heavy heart" that it will close on May 21.

St Margaret's Church of England Primary School in Barking encourages pupils to take part in rock wall climbing and public speaking events, Ofsted has said after an inspection.

New images of what a transformed Liverpool Street station would look like have been shared by Network Rail.

Yolk sandwich shops have started popping up and store number ten has opened in Holborn.

Moves have been made to reassure residents that the “cultural and community use” of a historic town hall will be restored after its unexpected sale.

Five people have been treated after reports of a “corrosive substance” being thrown near Church Street, Greenwich.