52 m. ago More than 70 firefighters tackle blaze at London block of flats

A flat was ‘completely alight’ on the 11th floor of the 17-storey building on Hillingdon Street in Walworth

Events

3 h. ago 'Killer' heatwave warning for London as a million homes in South East face hosepipe ban

South East Water announces domestic hosepipe ban from July 18 as temperatures set to reach 32C in London

Events

7 h. ago High profile luxury crimes such as the mugging of Jenson Button has London's super

Rocked by a series of high-profile robberies, London’s one per cent are turning their homes into fortresses — and they’re too petrified to leave them

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24 h. ago London housing crisis 'now an emergency' as fewer than 4,000 affordable homes started last year

Interactive map shows boroughs where barely any new homes are being built

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28 h. ago Interactive map shows London boroughs where barely any affordable homes are being built

‘Housing crisis becomes housing emergency’ as number of new starts is second lowest since Sir Sadiq Khan became mayor in 2016

Politics

29 h. ago Sales of new homes in London have collapsed to 'catastrophic' lows in 2025 says report

Preliminary data from respected analysts Molior show just 3,950 new homes were sold in the capital during the first half of 2025.

Politics

34 h. ago London home sellers are being forced to knock thousands of pounds off their house prices so they can move

After decades of growth, owners are now slashing prices so they can move

Society

47 h. ago London council approves 144 new homes and adult social care flats

London council approves 144 new homes and adult social care flats  My London

Politics

48 h. ago Elderly man died after he was stabbed in his south London home

Elderly man died after he was stabbed in his south London home  This Is Local London

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49 h. ago London heatwave killed 263 people – with climate crisis to blame for most, study says

Study finds around 1,500 of the 2,300 estimated heat deaths in Europe during recent weeks were the result of the climate crisis

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51 h. ago ‘You don’t have to be in London’: why Barbados is inviting people back to their homeland

Ever since the HMT Empire Windrush docked, Caribbean migrants have flowed to the UK. Now a younger generation are seeking a connection to their roots on the other side of the pond• Don’t already get The Long Wave in your inbox? Sign up hereHello and welcome to The Long Wave. I’m Natricia Duncan, the Guardian’s Caribbean correspondent, based in Jamaica. I’m taking over this week to focus on the sticky subject of migration between the UK and the Caribbean, how young people on both sides of the pond are connecting to heal old wounds, and why Barbados is inviting its diaspora to come home.Since the HMT Empire Windrush cruised into Tilbury Docks, Essex, in June 1948, laden with the dreams and aspirations of people in search of a better life, there has been a constant flow of migrants from the Caribbean to the UK. Continue reading...

Politics

53 h. ago London heatwave killed 263 people – with climate change to blame for most, study says

Study finds around 1,500 of the 2,300 estimated heat deaths in Europe during recent weeks were the result of climate change

Events

55 h. ago Housebuilders agree to £100m affordable housing payment after CMA probe

Money will fund hundreds of new homes across the UK, but few likely to be built in London

Economics

66 h. ago Former London Home of an Arsenal Football Chairman Sells for £22M

Former London Home of an Arsenal Football Chairman Sells for £22M  Mansion Global

Politics

69 h. ago Police find unconscious man with serious injuries in New London assisted living home

Police find unconscious man with serious injuries in New London assisted living home  The Day

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2 d. ago Inside the Mile End homes flooded by disastrous air space project part

A project to add two storeys to existing residential blocks in Mile End began in 2022. Three years on, the disastrous project has brought only ill health, distress, and disruption to residents

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3 d. ago Why Lena Dunham 'broke up with New York' and made London her home

Why Lena Dunham 'broke up with New York' and made London her home  Yahoo

Politics

3 d. ago £7000 payout for homeless London mother and three children who had to live in B&B for almost 18 months

Ombudsman investigation finds family were living in the bed and breakfast accommodation for a total of 75 weeks - far beyond the legal limit of 6 weeks

Society

4 d. ago The day London was attacked by four homegrown Islamist terrorists on an £8,000 budget: Minute by bone

Twenty years ago, London was a city under attack. Out of the blue that summer of 2005, the capital's transport system was hit by a murderous wave of al-Qaeda bombers.

Economics

4 d. ago King Charles says horrors of 7 July bombings ‘will never be forgotten’

Monarch says Britons should reflect on the ‘courage’ shown in wake of the attacks

Events