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Plans to demolish Uxbridge car park for care home advance after talks broke down

Hillingdon Council has taken the project in-house after halting talks with developer

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Islington Council's £200k quote for 'small toilet' slammed as 'horror story' of contract failures

The North London council has been accused of getting locked into expensive contracts for basic facilities

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Plan for 20,000 Kingston homes sees protest staged as council sets sights on green belt

Kingston Council was accused of hiding from scrutiny after releasing thousands of pages of information at short notice

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3 London councils challenge moves to change affordable housing rules

Three London councils have launched a legal challenge over proposed cuts to affordable housing quotas in the capital

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Schools told carry out 'immediate test' before closing as red heat warning - Wednesday update

Hundreds of schools across England and Wales are closing fully or partially as a rare red heat health alert is issued, with all schools in affected areas told to carry out a risk assessment

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London schools closed today or shutting early due to heatwave this week - full list

A rare red weather warning for extreme heat is in place until Thursday night

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Man charged with murder of 'joyful' dad named after South London pub assault

The victim was taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service paramedics but sadly died from his injuries five days later

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All the London Underground lines with air conditioning listed and the reason most don't have it

Stay cool while travelling around the capital this week

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New independent report says ULEZ cut London air pollution significantly but thousands still dying

Sir Sadiq Khan hailed the study saying the evidence is "overwhelming" that ULEZ was a success

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Gorgeous beach with turquoise water that 'feels like Spain' and is 1 hour from London

A woman has shared a glimpse of a hidden gem beach that's located just an hour from London by train, boasting turquoise water and mermaid-shaped rocks that give it a Mediterranean feel

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London traffic and travel live as 4 Tube lines hit by flooding and signal failures

An entire Tube line is suspended and the Elizabeth line can't reach Heathrow Airport

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Life in London's Brexit heartland 10 years on from European Union referendum

Some Havering residents still believe we're better off outside the European Union, but others say it has destroyed their livelihoods

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'Anti-woke Davos' summit sees Kemi Badenoch brand Ed Miliband a 'villain' over net-zero

An event co-founded by Jordan Peterson brought together rightwing figures, US state officials and anti-abortionists in London

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London HMO crackdown continues as another borough changes planning rules

The new measures came into effect in Harrow on June 12

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Serious failures noted at Croydon care home after diabetic man's 'life-threatening' episode

Sutton Council apologised to the resident for the failings, but the care home does not accept the Ombudsman's full findings

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Ealing children's centres appeal rejected by court - 10 sites will close

The parents of a two-year-old from Ealing had appealed the decision to dismiss the judicial review

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'Things have changed' - Crystal Palace stabbing leaves residents divided over neighbourhood safety

One man told MyLondon he was ‘not surprised’ when he arrived to find a police cordon near his shop, saying ‘new crowds’ have brought 'chaos' to the neighbourhood

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‘Vile’ predator, 50, tried to rape 13-year-old girl on train

She tried to move away but he followed her down the train

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Crystal Palace stab victim named and pictured for the first time after 'tragic' attack

The 31-year-old died from knife injuries in the early hours of Sunday

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'70 years in the making': Ghanaian Londoners on England vs Ghana World Cup fixture

Ghana gained independence from the British Empire in 1957 - more than 70 years later, the national team will play England for the first time in a competitve fixture