Police and an air ambulance rushed to Surbiton following an emergency incident. Latest updates here.

Morrisons is set to open a new store at its closed Sutton store, but what do those most affected by the closure think?

Benedict Academy in Mitcham has been ranked eighth in London and 29th in the UK by The Telegraph, which analysed over 15,000 state-funded primaries.

Train lines were closed on a key route from a busy London station, with major disruption. Live updates here.

A hunt for a prisoner accidentally released continues in London where he was last seen. Live updates here.

The mistaken release of a sex offender from prison caused his teenage victim “so much stress and anxiety”, her father has said as he condemned the error as “unbelievably irresponsible”.

West Croydon has been named the worst area most in need of improvement in Croydon.

An arrest has been made after videos of a man scaring lone women on the London Underground went viral.

A sex offender and asylum seeker who was accidentally released from prison instead of being deported has been arrested.

Actor Idris Elba is the founder and owner of Porte Noire King's Cross, an 'exclusive' London restaurant.

One of London’s most popular ice rinks set within the grounds of a Tudor castle will be returning this November.

A persistent sewage leak in an alleyway near a popular Croydon station is sparking concern among local residents who say it is creating a health hazard and a poor impression of the area.

A six-bedroom detached house in Worcester Park’s Hamptons development is on the market for £1,450,000.

A family-run refill station in Sutton is showing shoppers a simple way to reduce plastic waste, but it’s struggling to be seen.

The Hand & Crown in Sawbridgeworth has the highest-rated roast dinner in the region. Here's why.

Martin Kemp has given fans a health update after he was in a 'terrible' accident with a chainsaw.

A manhunt is underway for an asylum seeker and sex offender accidentally freed from jail after he boarded a train for London. Live updates here.

An armed robber left workers across a Kent town terrified in a two-day crime spree at Domino's and a petrol station.

A dad from Banstead has built a pirate ship in his front garden as part of a Halloween display – providing some spooky fun for the local kids as well as raising money for charity.

Sutton Council has received new planning applications this week, featuring proposals for home extensions, loft conversions, new outbuildings, tree works, and business use changes across Cheam, Wallington, Carshalton, and Sutton.

Kingston-near-Lewes is nestled in the South Downs in East Sussex, and a local legend has it that the village has its own ghost.

An asylum seeker and sex offender who was accidentally freed from prison is travelling around London on the train and talking with strangers.

A London council has discovered offices scattered with boxes of snails as it vows to crack down on a "bizarre" attempted business rate avoidance racket.

An asylum seeker who was released from jail in error after being convicted of sexual offences took the train to Stratford.

A teenage boy has died after he was stabbed in Clapham with a murder investigation launched by police.

An asylum seeker accidentally released from prison was last seen in the “London area” as police urge anyone who spots him to call 999 immediately.

A teenager who has died after being critically injured in a stabbing in Clapham has been named and pictured.

A man formerly from West London has been jailed after travelling to Syria to fight for a terrorist group.

The manhunt for Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was launched after he was accidentally released from HMP Chelmsford.

Our round-up of the National Crime Agency's most wanted men with links to London.

Residents of a small block of flats in South Croydon say they’ve endured more than two years of repeated missed food waste collections, leaving them surrounded by flies and the stench of rotting rubbish.

I spent a day in the thriving and plenty-to-do Sutton town centre, and I can’t wait to go back.

Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire, just 30 minutes from London, has been named the most perfect town in Britain. Here's why.

Barkway is a small village in Hertfordshire that has been described as having a “strong community spirit”.

The Department for Education has revealed the Croydon schools where students are performing best in exams.

Louis Theroux has lost podcast sponsorship from British Airways after Bob Vylan appeared on the show.

The emergency services dealing with an incident at East Croydon.

A road near Shepherds Bush has been closed following an emergency service incident.

A road was taped off in Chessington last night following a police incident.

A key London train station has been hit by major disruption following an emergency services incident on the tracks. Live updates here.

Several South Western trains to and from Waterloo will be cancelled, diverted, and replaced by buses this weekend.

Three men from Croydon are among six who have been jailed for setting fire to a warehouse in Leyton storing aid to Ukraine.

A 16-year-old boy has been taken to hospital after a stabbing in Chessington.

Helen Fielding will give a talk on creating her iconic character days before a statue of Bridget Jones is unveiled in Leicester Square.

A double murderer has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 42 years, after killing a couple and dumping their remains in suitcases near Clifton Suspension Bridge in “premediated and thoroughly wicked crimes”.

Construction at the old Wilko site has kicked off to make way for the new Lidl shop.

Several Southern trains running through Croydon will be cancelled or replaced by buses this weekend.

Highgate Cemetery is considered one of London's most haunted areas, and has been described as 'beautiful' and 'serene'.

A Surbiton salon has been left with thousands of pounds' worth of damage after a car smashed into it.

A popular treetop adventure course will be closing at Chessington World of Adventures in just a matter of days after several years of thrilling visitors.