4 h. ago London boroughs should be allowed to charge more than double council tax, says Sadiq Khan

The Mayor of London suggested he wanted local councils in the capital to have more powers to ensure second and empty homes are in use

Politics

5 h. ago Thousands of civil servants to be moved out of London as 11 Government offices in capital set to close

Some 12,000 civil service jobs will be moved out of London and 11 Government office buildings shut

Politics

21 h. ago Councils should be allowed to charge more than double council tax, says Khan

The Mayor of London suggested he wanted local councils in the capital to have more powers to ensure second and empty homes are in use.

Politics

24 h. ago London unites to champion the capital’s grassroots music scene

London unites to champion the capital’s grassroots music scene  london.gov.uk

Culture

28 h. ago London is the place for me! The capital’s best image makers – in pictures

From Tower Bridge bathers to moody night bus portraits, these photographs from David Bailey, Mary McCartney and more reinvent the way we see the city Continue reading...

Politics

29 h. ago Why has this Central London shop become the capital's most unlikely dating hotspot?

The new IKEA Oxford Street has become an unexpected drop-in for couples on a date night, reports Helen Down

Politics

44 h. ago London Underground thrown into chaos as train stations evacuated while capital hit with power failure

London Underground thrown into chaos as train stations evacuated while capital hit with power failure  GB News

Events

52 h. ago London weather: Thunderstorms warning for capital as spring heatwave predicted to last two weeks

BBC Weather is forecasting two weeks of glorious sunshine in London with daily high temperatures dropping no lower than 21C

Events

3 d. ago London weather: Capital to bask in 24C heat as temperatures top Ibiza

The warm spell comes after a week of unseasonably cool weather

Society

3 d. ago London to bask in temperatures hotter than Ibiza as capital braces for 24C heat

The warm spell comes after a week of unseasonably cool weather

Politics

5 d. ago London Concours brings collector car cornucopia to UK capital on June 3

London Concours brings collector car cornucopia to UK capital on June 3-5  magnetomagazine.com

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5 d. ago Frustrated passenger saved £70 on a train trip from Manchester to London by flying via Iceland instead

Muscab Salad, 32, was on his way home to London when he discovered the return train back to the capital was £130.

Economics

6 d. ago Israel is starving Gaza. It’s a cheap, silent and brutal way to kill | Ahmed Moor

Starvation is a slow, painful way to die. And unlike bombs and tanks, it’s easy for western leaders to ignoreI recently looked up a biography of Rudolf Höss. The Kommandant who led the Auschwitz prison camp in Poland during the second world war was fastidious in his duties. He successfully oversaw the extermination of millions of people from 1940 to 1943, and, according to accounts, seems to have been a father who cared for his five children. His home life was imagined, and captured, by the film-maker Jonathan Glazer in his 2023 movie The Zone of Interest.John Primomo recounts, in his biography, how the Nazi would randomly select groups of prisoners and sentence them to die by starvation. Höss was eventually captured by Nazi hunters and hanged for his crimes, in his case a slow death on a short gallows.Ahmed Moor is a Palestinian American writer and recipient of the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans Continue reading...

Events

9 d. ago After the flame has passed: is hosting an Olympic Games good for our wellbeing? | Sean Ingle

Research has shown there is a positive impact in the city during the competition but the legacy effects appear to be short-livedDoes hosting an Olympics really improve our wellbeing? If so, by how much - and for how long? Are we really happier when Team GB win gold medals? And are the lofty claims of politicians that London 2012 would make us healthier born out by the facts?While the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, was banging the drum for the capital hosting the Olympics in 2040 last week, academics at the LSE, Harvard and in Germany were answering these questions – and quietly busting a few myths about the legacy of 2012. Continue reading...

Sport

1 week ago The Beckhams have arrived! Victoria cuts a glamorous figure as she joins sons Cruz and Romeo at lavish London venue for David's star

Victoria Beckham cut a glamorous figure as she stormed London restaurant Core with her kids Romeo and Cruz for husband David's star-studded 50th birthday party. 

Politics

1 week ago Preparations kick off for David Beckham's 50th birthday bash as flowers arrive at plush London venue while his kids arrive back in capital after swanky dinner in Paris

The former footballer has already celebrated with a black tie pre-birthday bash in Miami and a family gathering at his £10 million home in the Cotswolds where guests could drive supercars.

Politics

1 week ago Does the huge NIC rise in the capital smash the business case for a London postcode?

Since the start of the tax year the average NIC bill per employee has jumped to £6,375.00, an extra £1,075.80

Politics

1 week ago Parks in London: The capital’s most glorious green spaces, from Hyde Park to Clapham Common

The capital is teeming with beautiful outdoors spaces

Politics

1 week ago London's crime crisis: Map reveals capital's theft hotspots after Jenson Button’s wife has £250k stolen

Map reveals dramatic variation in number of theft offences in different boroughs

Events

2 w. ago How the London Marathon 2025 made the capital fall in love with running (again)

More people than ever applied to take on the mammoth feat of the London Marathon this year. Robbie Smith looks at what’s behind our collective obsession

Politics