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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

A strike by some workers at Gatwick Airport has started – and could continue over the May half-term school holiday, the Unite union has warned.

When Esme Orike from Southgate complained of a sore ankle nobody knew that within 18 months she would be dead from a rare cancer.

New council homes could be built on the site of a car wash.

Drury 188 189 in Covent Garden is London's highest rated cafe on Tripadvisor, that's a hidden gem with 'amazing' coffee.

Councillor Margaret Greer has been sworn in as the new Mayor of Enfield for 2025–26, pledging to support local charities and community unity, while new cabinet members have been appointed.

Peppa Pig's mother Mummy Pig is pregnant with a baby girl, and a tease has been shared that it is due soon

A row between neighbours over a garden tap has been blasted as ‘ridiculous’ by a senior judge after racking up £250,000 in legal bills.

Muscab discovered he could get a £21 Jet2 flight to Keflavík in Iceland, where he spent 18 hours sightseeing and exploring the city.

A man has been charged with starting a fire at a house belonging to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

An elderly man has been seriously injured after he was run over by a lorry while leaving the Wetherspoon pub in Stoke Newington.

Bernie Grant Arts Centre in Tottenham is being forced to “step back” from some of its activities amid a funding shortfall.

The police watchdog said the use of force to arrest actor Reece Richards after he was mistaken for a suspect was "reasonable".

Police have released CCTV footage of two teenagers they want to speak to after a pair of kittens were tortured and killed in west London.

The London Ambulance Service recorded its fastest emergency response times in years this April, thanks to staff increases, hospital coordination, and innovative triage strategies.

Check the London Underground, Overground and Elizabeth Line closures this weekend (May 16 to May 18) and don't be caught out.

Actor Max Murray joined the cast of the BBC soap EastEnders as the role of Joel Marshall, but did you know he has a famous mum?

Freeview is carrying out planned engineering works from May 12, which could leave households with black or flickering TV screens - see the areas affected.

Fans of BBC show, Race Across the World, can now experience the show all without leaving London with a new experience.

Chicken is not the only star of the show at TOUM, a Lebanese rotisserie in Maddox Street, not far from Oxford Circus in Regent Street

Teacher Julia Yeates is accused of engaging in sexual activity with pupils.

The victim of a deadly robbery in Manor House was a man “adored by his family and local community”.

Newsquest investigations reporter Charles Thomson is on the shortlist for the Orwell Prize for Journalism, for his investigation into Jason Moore's murder case.

Firefighters running a convoy carrying desperately-needed rescue equipment to war-torn Ukraine have now returned to London.

Find out when you can next see the RAF display team, the Red Arrows in London this year.

A giant dragon which fans will recognise from a classic Harry Potter film stunned Londoners today as it roared its way through the capital’s streets.

Other powerful women include poet and activist Maya Angelou, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, and actress and humanitarian Emma Thompson

Demonstrators will walk the streets of Basel “silently” to demonstrate against Israel’s participation in the competition.

Burberry has announced plans to cut a potential 1,700 jobs worldwide as part of efforts to slash staff costs and return the luxury fashion brand to a profit.

Police are investigating a fire at a house in Kentish Town owned by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

The final work by the late great Stephen Sondheim has flashes of brilliance but also boredom as it runs out of songs

A driver undergoing chemotherapy was wrongly fined by both Barnet and Haringey councils in a case of apparent ‘car cloning’.

A Conservative MP has been charged with two sexual assaults at London’s famous Groucho Club.

A petition calling for all of the UK to be able to vote on the London Mayor has gone viral, but Londoners have branded it 'dumb' and 'ridiculous'.

Heading to Emirates Stadium for a match or a concert? Find out the best ways to get to and from the stadium.

A 21-year-old man has been arrested after a suspected arson attack on a house linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Kentish Town.

Bernie Grant’s archive, held by Bishopsgate Institute, is being enhanced with AI to allow public access and research into the legacy of one of Britain’s first Black MPs and multicultural history in the UK.

All UK residents could soon be able to vote for the next London Mayor after a petition hit a major milestone.

The practice - also known as 'huffing' - has become increasingly popular with teenagers, with some even filming themselves taking part in the trend