The Latest Breaking News from London

London council could hike council tax by 150%

Hammersmith and Fulham council joins Wandsworth and Westminster in warning the government that council tax may significantly increase

The Independent UK · Oct 3

Londoners advised to stockpile three days of food as fears grow over polar vortex

Households told how to prepare for heavy snowfall amid concerns ‘Godzilla’ El Nino could trigger bitterly cold and stormy winter

Evening Standard · Oct 3

Brexit to take centre stage in battle for London

Exclusive: Former foreign secretary Sir James Cleverly toldThe Independent’s political editor David Maddox why he is happy to make rejoining the EU an election issue in the London mayoral race

The Independent UK · Oct 3

'Bedbug Express': London rail firm cancels services and seals off carriages as insects found onboard trains

Carriages were sealed off after bedbugs were found crawling in the cabs of the trains

Evening Standard · Oct 3

London named second best city in the world - but it's not all good news

London has been named the second best city in the world, but ranks poorly in the category many Londoners might consider the most important

Evening Standard · Oct 3

Anti-Ulez activist jailed for blowing up camera in ‘terrorism-linked’ explosion

Retired electrical appliances engineer Kevin Rees sparked a major police investigation.

Evening Standard · Oct 3

'Cold-blooded' teens armed with machetes torched London restaurant leaving customers with horrific burns

Two teenagers jailed for 10 years for arson attack which left diners with ‘agonising and life-changing injuries’

Evening Standard · Oct 3

London Labour council warns it may raise council tax by 150%

Hammersmith and Fulham says it faces ‘biggest financial challenge in living memory’ as government cuts bite

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3

‘People are deserting it’: why are London mansions struggling to sell?

For decades, the capital’s house prices raced ahead of the national average – but now they are falling in prime areas

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3

What made the unfriendly data centres fall on Slough?

Slough has become Europe’s biggest hub for data centres — and its residents aren’t happy

Evening Standard · Oct 3