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[30-05-2012] London, France's sixth biggest city

The UK capital is home to up to 400,000 French citizens - why so many?...
[30-05-2012] Arrests after teenager found dead

Five people are arrested after a teenage boy is found dead on a road in north-east London....
[30-05-2012] VIDEO: TfL 'hypocrisy' over home working

Transport for London (TfL) has been accused of hypocrisy for asking its staff to travel to work when it is asking the public to stay home during the Games....
[30-05-2012] VIDEO: Woman jailed for racist Tube rant

A London Underground passenger has been jailed for 21 weeks after she admitted hurling racist abuse at fellow passengers....
[30-05-2012] VIDEO: Met Police tackle economic crime

Nearly 1,000 officers have targeted economic crimes such as online fraud and money laundering across London....
[29-05-2012] Man guilty of athlete's murder

A 19-year-old is found guilty of murdering a budding teenage athlete in south-east London....
[29-05-2012] VIDEO: Rapper witnesses Syrian conflict

Syrian Londoners, including a north London rapper, have been talking about their concern over escalating violence in their homeland....
[29-05-2012] Woman jailed for racist Tube rant

A London Underground passenger is jailed for 21 weeks after she admitted hurling racist abuse at fellow passengers....
[29-05-2012] Tube workers to ballot for strike

Two groups of London Underground workers are to be balloted for strikes in separate disputes over jobs, pay and conditions....
[29-05-2012] Queen’s Park parish gets go-ahead

Residents in north-west London vote in favour of creating London's first parish council for 50 years....
[29-05-2012] Dawes warning over London Welsh

London Welsh president John Dawes says the club will "take it to the ultimate" as they fight for Premiership promotion....
[29-05-2012] London Welsh vs Cornish Pirates (agg: 37-21)

London Welsh take a 16-point into the second leg of the RFU Championship final with Cornish Pirates at the Kassam Stadium....
[29-05-2012] New crackdown on economic crime

Police launch a major new operation to crack down on economic crime in London....
[29-05-2012] Israeli play goes on amid protest

Pro-Palestinian activists disrupt the UK debut of Israel's Habima theatre company at Shakespeare's Globe in London....
[29-05-2012] Road cycling tickets go on sale

More tickets for the road cycling events for London 2012 are going on sale, organiser Locog has said....
[29-05-2012] Fire crews 'used as locksmiths'

Firefighters in London are being called out nearly every hour to rescue people who have themselves in or out of a building....
[29-05-2012] VIDEO: Construction in City put on hold

A slump in London's office rental market has caused some new high-rise construction projects in the City to be put on hold....
[29-05-2012] VIDEO: Empty office converted to theatre

The former BBC London offices in Marylebone have been converted into a pop-up theatre and indoor garden....
[29-05-2012] VIDEO: Parakeets move from London to Midlands

University researchers believe flocks of wild parakeets have been migrating to the West Midlands from London....
[28-05-2012] Rabies case woman dies in London

A woman who was being treated in London for rabies has died, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust says....
[28-05-2012] VIDEO: Official quits after ticket offer

A senior Ukrainian Olympic official has resigned after being filmed by the BBC offering London 2012 tickets for cash....
[28-05-2012] VIDEO: Large fire damages chemical factory

A large fire on Monday morning destroyed half of a chemical processing plant in south-east London....
[28-05-2012] Wild parakeets move into Midlands

University researchers believe flocks of wild parakeets have been migrating to the West Midlands from London....
[28-05-2012] Tourist guide to London transport

Some advice for tourists and Olympic visitors to make the London transport experience easy...
[28-05-2012] In pictures: Olympic Park photos

New aerial pictures of the London 2012 Olympic Park in the final months before the Games...
[28-05-2012] VIDEO: Peter Blake fans at Art Car Boot Fair

Over 70 top UK artists gathered in London on Saturday for the annual Vauxall Art Car Boot Fair....
[28-05-2012] Official quits over ticket offer

A senior Ukrainian Olympic official resigns after being filmed by BBC London offering Olympic tickets for cash....
[28-05-2012] Beach child rescue death 'tragic'

A man who was swept to his death after rescuing a five-year-old girl from the sea off a West Sussex beach was from south London....
[28-05-2012] Beckett radio play to be staged

Samuel Beckett's 1957 radio play All That Fall is to be performed professionally on stage in London for the first time....
[28-05-2012] Broncos must end doubts - Randall

Chad Randall believes London Broncos must improve their mental approach to turn around their current form....
[28-05-2012] VIDEO: Scissor Sisters on Olympic gig plans

The Scissor Sisters reveal their staging ideas for their performance at The River of Music which is part of the London 2012 festival....
[28-05-2012] Chemical plant hit by huge fire

A huge fire breaks out at a chemical processing plant in south-east London, sending smoke billowing over the city....
[28-05-2012] Diving suit man in last marathon

A fundraiser barred for the London marathon is to begin his attempt on the Olympic Marathon route in a deep-sea diving suit....
[28-05-2012] VIDEO: Warehouse hit by massive blaze

A huge fire breaks out at a factory warehouse in south-east London, sending smoke billowing over the city....
[28-05-2012] Council drops distance rehousing

Waltham Forest Council in east London suspends its policy of rehousing residents long distances away....
[27-05-2012] Labour urges Warsi expenses probe

The co-chair of the Conservative Party is involved in a dispute over whether she paid rent while staying at a house in London....
[27-05-2012] Thousands take part in 10km run

More than 10,500 people have taken part in a 10km run through the streets of central London....
[27-05-2012] VIDEO: Concerns over Air Ambulance funds

Concerns remain over London Air Ambulance's funding and the availability of first aid equipment on the Tube despite the government saying progress has been made since the 7/7 terror attacks....
[27-05-2012] Clegg: Protest scared neighbours

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says that he hopes that the protest outside his London home will not force his family to "retreat behind battlements"....
[27-05-2012] Man charged with hostel murder

A man is charged with murdering a man who was found dead in a homeless hostel in north London....
[27-05-2012] VIDEO: Council jobs for teens in London

Teenagers in a north London borough are paid about £3.50 an hour to carry out work for a north London council....
[27-05-2012] Sotherton quits with back injury

Heptathlete Kelly Sotherton announces her retirement after failing to recover from a back problem in time for London 2012....
[27-05-2012] Warsi's expenses under scrutiny

The co-chairwoman of the Conservative Party is involved in a dispute over whether she paid rent while staying at a house in London, for which she claimed expenses....
[27-05-2012] Man charged with wife's murder

A man is charged with the murder of his wife after a woman's body was found at a property in Bow, east London....
[27-05-2012] Diamond Jubilee v Republican Britain

Republicans are gearing up for protests across London during the Diamond Jubilee...
[27-05-2012] Catalan Dragons v London Broncos

Preview and team news ahead of Sunday's Super League clash between Catalan Dragons and London Broncos (12:00 BST)....
[26-05-2012] Anti-cuts protest at Clegg's home

Hundreds of anti-cuts protesters gather outside Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's home in south-west London....
[26-05-2012] Croydon businesses get £100k help

A historic area in south London which was hit by last year's riots gets £100,000 from the government to help rejuvenate the area....
[26-05-2012] VIDEO: 'The government is not listening'

Up to 100 protesters angered by austerity cuts have gathered outside Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's home in south-west London....
[26-05-2012] VIDEO: 'Magical' play hits London park

A new stage production of CS Lewis's The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe has opened in London's Kensington Gardens....
[26-05-2012] High Streets to share £1.2m pot

Croydon, south London, gets a share of a £1.2m pot of government cash to transform its Old Town market....
[26-05-2012] Heritage line reopens to public

A heritage railway along a former section of London Underground line reopens following a five-year restoration project....
[26-05-2012] VIDEO: The skyscrapers London never saw

The skyline would look very different if some of the towers proposed since 1850s had been built...
[26-05-2012] Teenager accused of stab murder

A teenager is accused of the murder of a 25-year-old man who died of stab wounds after a fight in north-west London....
[26-05-2012] MP tables motion backing Exiles

Harrow West MP Gareth Thomas tables a motion in support of London Welsh's bid for promotion to the Premiership....
[26-05-2012] London 2012 tickets remain unsold

Nearly a third of the Olympics tickets which went on sale earlier this month remain unsold, the BBC has learned....
[26-05-2012] VIDEO: Rickshaws cross suspension bridge

Three rickshaws are cycled over Bristol's Clifton Suspension Bridge at the start of a charity ride to Tower Bridge in London....
[26-05-2012] VIDEO: Libyan PM lays wreath for PC Fletcher

Libya's interim prime minister Abdurrahim El-Keib has laid a wreath at the spot where PC Yvonne Fletcher was shot dead in London in April 1984....
[25-05-2012] 'Millionaire' riot student jailed

A millionaire's daughter who drove looters around London during the 2011 riots is jailed for two years....
[25-05-2012] VIDEO: Serial rapist jailed for eight years

A former Territorial Army captain has been jailed for a minimum of eight years for a series of rapes in London over the past two decades....
[25-05-2012] Abduction incidents 'not linked'

Police now say an attempt to abduct a boy from a London school is not linked to an incident where a couple approached a girl....
[25-05-2012] VIDEO: Another Johnson for mayor of London?

Former Home Secretary Alan Johnson said he had no ambition to be London mayor but added "don't rule anything out"....
[25-05-2012] Recorded rape up 53% in London

The number of recorded rapes increase by 53% in London over the last four years, according to latest figures....
[25-05-2012] Libya PM lays Fletcher wreath

Libyan interim prime minister Abdurrahim El-Keib lays a wreath at the spot where policewoman Yvonne Fletcher was shot dead in London in 1984....
[25-05-2012] Police seize £4.1m of fake coins

Some £4.1m in counterfeit coins is seized in north London, Hertfordshire and Essex....
[24-05-2012] London to become smart city lab

Intel, in partnership with Imperial university and University College, will use London as a lab for testing tech for future cities....
[24-05-2012] 'London nursery fees a struggle'

Almost half of London's childcare providers are under financial strain because parents are struggling to pay their bills, a survey indicates....
[24-05-2012] Rabies woman turned away from A&E

A woman who has been admitted to a London hospital with rabies was turned away twice from an A&E unit before she was diagnosed, it emerges....
[24-05-2012] London Irish sign prop Griffiths

London Irish sign tight-head prop forward Cai Griffiths from Ospreys as a direct replacement for Faan Rautenbach....
[24-05-2012] Delaney to coach Exiles forwards

London Irish appoint former Nottingham director of rugby Glenn Delaney as their new forwards coach....
[24-05-2012] Diamond Jubilee Tube in breakdown

A Tube train that broke down in a London tunnel stranding 733 passengers was a special Diamond Jubilee train, it emerges....
[24-05-2012] Man 'in pupil abduction attempt'

An attempt to abduct a boy from a London school is linked by police to an incident where a man and a woman approached a girl....
[24-05-2012] Welsh to consider legal avenues

London Welsh chairman Bleddyn Phillips says the club will consider legal action to allow them entry to the Premiership....
[24-05-2012] Restoring Hitchcock's silent classics

Restoring the film-maker's nine silent films for the London 2012 Festival...
[24-05-2012] Ohuruogu to avoid Olympic track

Newham's Christine Ohuruogu says she will not visit the Olympic Stadium before the start of the London Games....
[24-05-2012] Red carpet awaits villagers

HUNDREDS of residents who helped to make budget movie Tortoise in Love will be heading to London’s Leicester Square tonight for the premiere....
[24-05-2012] Plans to help tenants get work

Thousands of social housing tenants in London will be able to move to another part of the capital for work opportunities....
[24-05-2012] Virtual patient under the knife

Why one London hospital is operating on virtual patients...
[24-05-2012] VIDEO: China buys up Billingsgate crabs

Rare access to London's oldest wholesale market reveals that as tastes change so does the products that are sold there....
[24-05-2012] Tube passengers led down track

Hundreds of Tube passengers are led down a tunnel on the Jubilee Line after a train broke down near St John's Wood, in north-west London....
[23-05-2012] Probe on 'excessive police force'

The Metropolitan Police begins an internal investigation into allegations of excessive force against a group of men who were arrested after a party in north London....
[23-05-2012] Injuries after electrical 'blast'

Three people are injured in an incident involving an an electrical utilities manhole in the street in central London....
[23-05-2012] Boris Johnson quizzed by assembly

The mayor quizzed for the first time since his re-election, BBC London's political editor reports...
[23-05-2012] Rabies case confirmed in London

A London patient is confirmed as having rabies after being bitten by a dog in South Asia, the Health Protection Agency says....
[23-05-2012] Chariots of Fire sprints on stage

A stage version of the Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire has its premiere in London and is now set for a West End run during the Olympics....
[23-05-2012] Welsh promotion bid turned down

The RFU announce London Welsh do not meet the minimum standards criteria required for promotion to the Premiership....
[23-05-2012] Schools saw 87,000 racism cases

The London borough of Croydon saw a 40% rise in racist incidents in schools between 2007 and 2011, the BBC finds....
[23-05-2012] London seeks lead role as China's currency goes global

London is looking to capture a growing share of international trade in the renminbi...
[23-05-2012] Apple's Jonathan Ive is knighted

Jonathan Ive - the London-born designer behind Apple's iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad - is knighted at Buckingham Palace....
[23-05-2012] Arrest over east London stabbing

A man is arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the death of a man in east London....
[23-05-2012] Jogging couriers help deliveries

A delivery company is bringing in a team of jogging couriers to help with deliveries in London during the summer of 2012....
[23-05-2012] Official 'offers 2012 tickets'

A senior Olympic official was willing to sell thousands of pounds worth of tickets to the London 2012 Games for cash, an undercover BBC London investigation reveals....
[23-05-2012] Longest trumpet line record set

The world record for the longest line of fanfare trumpeters is set in central London....
[23-05-2012] VIDEO: Official 'offers 2012 tickets'

A senior Olympic official was willing to sell thousands of pounds worth of tickets to the London 2012 Games for cash, an undercover BBC London investigation reveals....
[22-05-2012] Cancer fears after data mistakes

Hundreds of patients thought to have cancer may have missed the chance of treatment, after mistakes by a London hospital....
[22-05-2012] Web creator aids UK data institute

Sir Tim Berners-Lee will co-direct a UK institute, based in Shoreditch, east London, to exploit data released by the government....
[22-05-2012] London 2012: Heathrow in numbers

Heathrow in numbers - how the UK's biggest airport is getting ready for the Olympic and Paralympic Games....
[22-05-2012] VIDEO: Teachers at 'academy' school strike

Teachers at a north London school, which is resisting moves to turn it into an academy, have gone on strike....
[22-05-2012] Team GB name table tennis squad

Milton Keynes's Andrew Baggaeley is selected for Team GB's six-strong squad at this summer's London Olympics....
[22-05-2012] PC denies riots race abuse charge

A Metropolitan Police officer denies racially abusing a suspect after the summer riots in London last year....
[22-05-2012] Fourth arrest over stab attack

A fourth person is arrested in connection with the death of a 25-year-old man who was stabbed after a fight in pub in London....
[22-05-2012] More Olympic tickets go on sale

More tickets are to go on sale on Wednesday for events at the London 2012 Olympics, with people who already have tickets able to buy more....
[22-05-2012] Forward Fisher joins London Irish

Jonathan Fisher rejoins London Irish after spending the last year playing for the Bedford Blues....
[22-05-2012] Cornish Pirates v London Welsh

Preview of the first leg of the RFU Championship final between Cornish Pirates and London Welsh at the Mennaye....
[22-05-2012] Double stab attack victim named

A man who was stabbed to death after a fight in Dollis Hill, north-west London, on Saturday night is formally identified....
[22-05-2012] VIDEO: 'Fast response' medics on Tube

A team of 20 trained medics from British Transport Police is to be deployed on the London Underground....
[22-05-2012] VIDEO: Police sent to London for Games

Police forces from around Britain will send officers to help the Met keep London safe during this Summer's Olympics....
[22-05-2012] Man dies in east London stabbing

A man in his 20s dies after he is stabbed in Walthamstow, east London....
[22-05-2012] Olympic ticket design unveiled

Pictograms of sporting events - including cycling, swimming and equestrianism - form the basis of the design of the London 2012 Olympic tickets....
[21-05-2012] Powell understands Broncos review

London Broncos head coach Rob Powell says he understands the club's decision to hold a performance review....
[21-05-2012] Medics set to patrol Tube network

Medics are to be used on London Underground to help speed up the response when passengers fall ill....
[21-05-2012] 'Bionic' woman in new challenge

A paralysed Leicestershire woman plans to cycle from London to Paris, after she became the first person to complete a marathon in a "bionic" suit....
[21-05-2012] Coldplay to play at Paralympics

Coldplay are chosen to perform at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games....
[21-05-2012] London 'the biggest' Paralympics

With 100 days to go, organisers say the London 2012 Paralympics will be the "biggest ever", as tickets go back on sale....
[21-05-2012] 'Five-a-side' football record bid

A south London football club claims to have broken the world record for "most players in a five-a-side match" with 669 players....
[21-05-2012] VIDEO: One dead after double stabbing

One man was stabbed to death and another injured following a knife attack in north-west London....
[20-05-2012] Man dies in double stab attack

A man dies and another suffers serious injuries in a double stabbing in north-west London....
[20-05-2012] VIDEO: London's politics in 60 seconds

A week of London politics in 60 seconds....
[20-05-2012] Chelsea preparing for cup parade

Tens of thousands of Chelsea fans are expected to line the streets of west London later to celebrate the club's historic Champions League win....
[19-05-2012] Crowds greet Olympic torch relay

Thousands of people turn out to watch the Olympic flame in Cornwall as it starts its 70-day tour of the UK in the build up to the London 2012 Games....
[19-05-2012] Olympic soil removed 'for safety'

Extensive rainfall forces Olympic organisers to strip 15cm of waterlogged soil from the equestrian arena in south-east London....
[19-05-2012] VIDEO: Olympic torch is lit for relay start

The Olympic torch is lit in Land's End against a backdrop of the sea, for the start of the London 2012 relay with triple Olympic gold medallist Ben Ainslie....
[19-05-2012] VIDEO: Enfield pupils hold torch relay

Thousands of children in north London marked the arrival of the Olympic torch by holding their own special torch relay....
[19-05-2012] Villagers get dolled up for film premiere

LONDON’s Leicester Square is only a quick coach ride away from Kingston Bagpuize and Southmoor....
[18-05-2012] Dealer jailed for addict's murder

A drug dealer who shot dead an addict in west London with a sub machine gun over a £50 robbery is jailed for life....
[18-05-2012] VIDEO: Oyster refunds available online

Transport for London passengers who have been overcharged on their Oyster card will soon be able to claim a refund online....
[18-05-2012] VIDEO: 'Begging Romanians' arrested

Rough sleepers and beggars in London have been targeted in an operation involving the Metropolitan Police and the UK Border Agency....
[18-05-2012] Violent double murderer jailed

A man is jailed for life for two murders and a string of "senseless" assaults in north London....
[18-05-2012] Beggars at Marble Arch arrested

Rough sleepers and beggars in central London are targeted in an operation involving the police and the UK Border Agency....
[18-05-2012] London Broncos v Hull

Preview and team news ahead of Sunday's Super League clash between London Broncos and Hull (14:00 BST)....
[18-05-2012] Olympic tickets sent to athletes

The first tickets to the London 2012 Olympic Games have been released, revealing colourful designs featuring competitors from the different sports...
[18-05-2012] VIDEO: Danny DeVito makes West End debut

Danny DeVito has made his West End debut, starring alongside Richard Griffiths in Neil Simon's play, The Sunshine Boys at the Savoy Theatre in London....
[18-05-2012] Alan Johnson has mayor ambition

Alan Johnson says he considered running for London mayor and hints that he could seek the job in 2016....
[18-05-2012] Olympic flame to arrive for relay

The Olympic flame is due to arrive in the UK on Friday, ready for the start of the London 2012 torch relay....
[18-05-2012] Top pilot's 'most precious cargo'

Coping with the pressure of flying the Olympic torch to London...
[18-05-2012] VIDEO: Olympic torch handed over to UK

David Beckham and the mayor of London, Boris Johnson were part of an official delegation led by Princess Anne that travelled to Greece to collect the torch....
[18-05-2012] Tribute to Met PC found shot dead

The wife of a Metropolitan police officer who was found shot dead at an east London police station pays tribute to him....
[18-05-2012] In pictures: Olympic flame handover

Pictures from Greece as the Olympic flame is passed to London...
[18-05-2012] VIDEO: Greeks given free Games torches

Hundreds of Greek torchbearers have been allowed to keep their torches, while London torchbearers will have to pay....
[18-05-2012] VIDEO: Olympic flame handed to UK in Athens

The Olympic flame has been handed over to organisers of the London Games at a ceremony beneath a rainbow in Athens....
[17-05-2012] Broncos to hold mid-season review

London Broncos will hold a mid-season review of the playing department after winning just two of their 13 Super League games....
[17-05-2012] VIDEO: Stolen scrap metal haul recovered

One of the biggest ever hauls of stolen scrap metal has been recovered by police in London....
[17-05-2012] Children died from 'suffocation'

Two young children allegedly murdered by their mother in their London home were suffocated, an inquest hears....
[17-05-2012] Powell queries Broncos 'away day'

London Broncos coach Rob Powell says playing games away from the Twickenham Stoop erodes their home advantage....
[17-05-2012] Olympic flame to be handed over

The Olympic flame is to be officially handed over to organisers of the London Games at a ceremony in Athens....
[17-05-2012] Sport stars race to Olympic Park

Two former Olympians are racing each other across east London to see who can get to the Olympic Park the fastest....
[17-05-2012] London firm wins bypass contract

The long-awaited dual carriageway which will bypass Kingskerswell is to be built by London company Galliford Try....
[17-05-2012] VIDEO: From Ladbroke Grove to Dagenham

A west London woman moved to east London because of the new housing benefit cap, describes being offered Wales as a third choice....
[17-05-2012] VIDEO: 1,000 new council homes pledged

A borough in south-east London has promised to build 1,000 new council homes by 2020....
[17-05-2012] VIDEO: Acropolis ceremony for Olympic torch

The Olympic flame is to be passed to London on Thursday evening, after a week-long relay around Greece....
[17-05-2012] Runaway Tube train charge brought

London Underground and two companies are to be prosecuted by the rail regulator over a runaway train on the Northern Line....
[17-05-2012] Boy guilty of conkers row murder

A 15-year-old boy is convicted of murdering a student who was stabbed in north London after a row over throwing conkers....
[17-05-2012] Hammersmith tunnel 'is solution'

A west London council says building a tunnel is the long-term solution to replace a "crumbling" flyover....
[16-05-2012] London councils 'moving tenants'

Most London councils tried to send some residents on their housing waiting list outside their borough in the last year....
[16-05-2012] Sexting threat comes from peers

A report by academics in London and commissioned by the NSPCC suggests that children are coming under pressure from friends to post explicit pictures...
[16-05-2012] Man found dead was ex-firefighter

A man whose body was found with that of his wife at their home in Hertfordshire was an ex-London firefighter, his family says....
[16-05-2012] VIDEO: Drivers make a bus top protest

Off-duty bus drivers have demanded an Olympics bonus outside the office of Transport for London....
[16-05-2012] VIDEO: Will Smith's Team GB Olympic workout

Actor Will Smith tried his hand at Olympic sports when he met members from Team GB at the Ethos Centre at Imperial College in London....
[16-05-2012] Schoolboy killer jailed for life

A knifeman who attacked a group of boys in north London, killing a 15-year-old, is jailed for life for murder at the Old Bailey....
[16-05-2012] Drivers protest over Olympic pay

Off-duty bus drivers will visit depots in London in an open-top bus to demand extra pay during the Olympic Games....
[16-05-2012] Morpurgo in book festival line-up

War Horse author Michael Morpurgo and journalist John Pilger are among the guests at this year's London Literature Festival....
[16-05-2012] Welsh eye permanent Oxford move

Premiership promotion hopefuls London Welsh say they are likely to play their home games at Oxford United's Kassam Stadium next season if they go up....
[16-05-2012] Shingler tied to Wales not Scots

London Irish back Steven Shingler is ruled ineligible for Scotland after losing his IRB appeal and is tied to Wales....
[16-05-2012] Archive reveals Olympic legacy

Documents from the Olympic and Paralympic Games will be made available online, including from 1908 and 1948 London Games....
[16-05-2012] Olympic flame to be flown to UK

A London 2012 delegation headed by Seb Coe prepares to receive the Olympic flame in Greece....
[16-05-2012] VIDEO: Guy Ritchie on loving the capital

Director Guy Ritchie says leaving London for Los Angeles made him realise how much he loves his home city....
[16-05-2012] Diamond Jubilee tour arrives in south London

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh draw crowds....
[16-05-2012] VIDEO: London's new cable car is tested

Testing is under way of London's newest form of transport - a gondola lift cable car across the River Thames....
[16-05-2012] VIDEO: London 2012: Privileged A&E 'ridiculous'

Labour MP Frank Dobson and sports writer Jim White on whether members of the 'Olympic Family' should get special health care....
[16-05-2012] VIDEO: London Calling on the BBC

The BBC's coverage of what's happening in and around the capital in the run-up to London 2012...
[15-05-2012] Firm 'to save £1.25m by job cuts'

Leaked documents show that the rail firm London Midland plans to save £1.25m a year by closing ticket offices and cutting staff, a union claims....
[15-05-2012] Two arrested in payments probe

Two people have been arrested at their London home by police investigating corrupt payments made to public officials....
[15-05-2012] Exiles clarify promotion status

London Welsh insist they would pass the eligibility test to play in the Aviva Premiership should they win promotion....
[15-05-2012] VIDEO: Heathrow queues: 'Get a grip' warning

The government needs to "get a grip" on queues at Heathrow Airport, the chief executive of London First says....
[15-05-2012] Queen joins Jubilee street party

The Queen arrives in south London where thousands of people have gathered for the latest leg of her Diamond Jubilee tour....
[15-05-2012] Free Olympic festivals announced

Sir Tom Jones is among the acts at a free Olympic festival in London parks during the Olympics, it is announced....
[15-05-2012] Scan a bin to win rubbish prizes

Gift vouchers for High Street shops and West End theatres worth £20 are being used to encourage recycling in central London....
[14-05-2012] London's home allocation changes

Councils in London look to change the way they allocate social housing with one borough claiming it as a "platform of aspiration"....
[14-05-2012] How to rebuild a troubled 12-year-old

Kane, a violent London 12-year-old, is offered hope by a new family-based therapy scheme...
[14-05-2012] Welsh to stage play-off in Oxford

London Welsh are to stage the home leg of their Championship play-off final at Oxford United's Kassam Stadium....
[14-05-2012] Olympic ticket sales: Your stories

You share your experiences of applying for the third round of London 2012 Olympics tickets....
[14-05-2012] VIDEO: 'One pound fish' man on his internet success

Muhammad Shahid Nazir has notched up over a million YouTube hits after performing his 'one pound fish' song at Queen's market in east London....
[14-05-2012] 'Horror' over lamppost baby death

An engineer who cut the base of a lamppost which later fell on a baby in west London tells an inquest he was "devastated"....
[14-05-2012] Company defends canal boat charge

A canal boat company defends its decision to charge up to £95 to get people to the Olympic Park during the London Games....
[14-05-2012] More Olympic tickets go on sale

Further tickets are being put on sale for people who were unsuccessful in securing entry to see the London 2012 Olympics....
[14-05-2012] Dalai Lama gives £1.1m to charity

The Dalai Lama says he will give away his £1.1m of Templeton Prize money to charity as he accepts the global award for "affirming life's spiritual dimension" in London....
[14-05-2012] McDonald's row killers sentenced

Two men who shot dead a stranger following a row in a queue at a McDonald's in south London are sentenced to life at the Old Bailey....
[14-05-2012] Huddersfield 50-14 London Broncos

Huddersfield Giants coast into a Challenge Cup semi-final date with Warrington following a nine-try demolition of London Broncos....
[14-05-2012] London Welsh 17-24 Bedford (agg 30-27)

London Welsh survive a second-leg defeat by Bedford Blues to book a two-legged Championship final against Cornish Pirates....
[13-05-2012] VIDEO: Coe: 75% of Olympics tickets have gone to Brits

Lord Coe, chair of the London Olympic Games organising committee, has said he accepts there will be "disappointments" over ticket allocations for the London Olympics, but 75% have gone to the British public....
[13-05-2012] 'No specific threat' to Olympics

There is no "specific" terror threat to the London Olympics following last week's major security exercise, the defence secretary tells BBC News....
[13-05-2012] Arrests in Occupy London protest

Eleven people are arrested as Occupy protesters pitch tents outside the Bank of England on a day of demonstrations in London....
[13-05-2012] New sale of 2012 Olympic tickets

People who missed out on London 2012 Olympic tickets are being offered another chance to go to the Games in a further online sale....
[13-05-2012] Helena's story inspires young pupils to excel

HELENA Lucas, part of the British sailing team for the London 2012 Paralympics, has told her life story to pupils at a boys’ school near Abingdon....
[13-05-2012] Curry colleges start recruiting

The London colleges training British workers in Asian cuisine...
[13-05-2012] Limerist Edward Lear gets plaque

Edward Lear, the artist who popularised the modern-day limerick, has been honoured with a green plaque in London....
[13-05-2012] Election fraud claims are probed

Police are investigating a claim of election fraud after fake leaflets were alleged to have been handed out in south-west London....
[13-05-2012] Dancers take on world record bid

People gathered in London for an attempt to break the world record for the most people dancing a Bollywood routine....
[13-05-2012] VIDEO: Protesters told to leave square

While about 200 people have been demonstrating in the City, Occupy London activists have been told to leave their Finsbury Square camp....
[12-05-2012] Woman charged over babies' deaths

A woman is charged with two counts of murder after the deaths of two children in Wandsworth, south-west London....
[12-05-2012] 'Sonic weapon' deployed for Olympics

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed a device which can be used as a "sonic weapon" will be deployed in London during the Olympics....
[12-05-2012] Airport demo targets London mayor

Airport protesters stage a protest at City Hall in London as Kent County Council calls for better use of Gatwick and Heathrow....
[12-05-2012] Judge jails serial egg collector

An egg collector from London is jailed for six months and banned from entering Scotland during the nesting season....
[11-05-2012] World War II fighter in desert

A World War II RAF fighter, which crash-landed in a remote part of the Egyptian desert in 1942, is discovered almost intact and a London museum is hoping to recover it....
[11-05-2012] Revamped station ceiling replaced

About £500,000 will be spent on replacing the ceiling of a west London Tube station which was revamped in 2008, Transport for London says....
[11-05-2012] VIDEO: Inside the Olympic Orbit tower

The Olympic Orbit tower which stands high over London's Olympic Stadium is being officially unveiled on Friday...
[11-05-2012] Woman quizzed over babies deaths

A woman held after the bodies of two young children were found in south-west London will remain in custody until Saturday, police say....
[11-05-2012] Olympic Orbit tower is unveiled

The Orbit - the spiralling red steel tower that looms over London's Olympic Stadium - is being unveiled on Friday....
[11-05-2012] Bollywood dancers in record bid

Thousands of people in London and across the world are to dance to a Bollywood routine in an attempt to break a world record....
[11-05-2012] London's other election fights

How did independents and smaller parties get on in their attempts to get an Assembly seat?...
[11-05-2012] New round of 2012 tickets on sale

Around 900,000 tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games, including events such as the men's 100m final, are due to go on sale - giving priority to a group of 20,000 unsuccessful bidders....
[11-05-2012] Homeland calling UK's Brazilians

Why many London-based Brazilians are thinking of returning home...
[11-05-2012] Power cut shuts Clapham Junction

Trains are unable to stop at London's busy Clapham Junction station for three hours as a power cut plunges it into darkness....
[11-05-2012] VIDEO: Neighbours' shock at baby deaths

Neighbours have spoken of their shock at the discovery of the bodies of two babies at a house in south-west London....
[10-05-2012] Teenage boy stabbed at station

A 15-year-old boy is stabbed in the stomach at a Tube station in east London....
[10-05-2012] Stabbing 'revenge for baby query'

A man was fatally stabbed in a London cafe after asking a father if his crying daughter was all right, a jury hears....
[10-05-2012] VIDEO: Drugs used by club night teens

Evidence of illegal drugs being used by children as young as 14 attending supposedly "safe" all-night raves has been uncovered by a BBC London investigation....
[10-05-2012] Two babies found dead at house

Two children - a boy aged 10 weeks and a girl aged 14 months - are found dead at a house in south-west London....
[10-05-2012] Drugs used by club night teens

Evidence of illegal drugs being used by children as young as 14 attending supposedly "safe" all-night raves is uncovered by a BBC London investigation....
[10-05-2012] Obituary: Vidal Sassoon

London-born celebrity hairdresser Vidal Sassoon has died at his home in Los Angeles, aged 84....
[10-05-2012] Hamilton and Paice both suspended

Gloucester lock Jim Hamilton and London Irish hooker David Paice are both suspended for seven weeks by the RFU for striking....
[10-05-2012] Bus drivers vote on strike action

Thousands of London bus drivers are to vote on whether to strike in a row over extra payments during the Olympic Games....
[10-05-2012] Briton on trial over Kenya 'plot'

A London man accused of links to Somalia's Islamist militants is to go on trial in Kenya for allegedly plotting a bomb attack....
[10-05-2012] Disease-check legacy of Olympics

How health services are preparing for London 2012...
[10-05-2012] Danson 'will be fit' for Olympics

Great Britain forward Alex Danson says she will recover from her shoulder injury in time for London 2012....
[10-05-2012] VIDEO: Player's guide to 2012 hockey arena

Great Britain's Richard Alexander takes you on a tour of the London 2012 Olympic hockey arena....
[10-05-2012] Strike in public pensions dispute

Up to 400,000 public-sector workers are expected to join a 24-hour strike in a dispute with the government over pensions, as about 20,000 off-duty police officers are expected at a rally in London....
[10-05-2012] 2012 flame to be lit in Greece

The Olympic flame is to be lit in a ceremony in Olympia, Greece ahead of the start of the torch relay and the London 2012 Games....
[10-05-2012] Hairstylist Vidal Sassoon dies

London-born celebrity hair stylist Vidal Sassoon - who revolutionised haircuts in the 1960s - dies at his home in Los Angeles, aged 84....
[10-05-2012] Panel picks St Helier A&E closure

Accident and Emergency and maternity units at a south London hospital should close, a panel of local people and medical staff recommends....
[10-05-2012] Morrison & Rhodes claim 49er spot

Worcestershire-born Alison Young will sail for Team GB in the Laser Radial class at London 2012....
[09-05-2012] Wade looking to build with Wasps

London Wasps winger Christian Wade wants to build on his breakthrough season in the first team squad....
[09-05-2012] Ai Weiwei's 'summer den' unveiled

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's design for a sunken pavilion in the grounds of the Serpentine Gallery in London's Kensington Gardens is unveiled....
[09-05-2012] Remploy staff in Parliament rally

Disabled workers whose jobs are under threat from government plans to close Remploy factories gather in London for a protest rally....
[09-05-2012] Man is jailed for cold case rape

A man who raped a woman in her east London flat in 1991 is jailed using evidence obtained from advances in DNA testing....
[09-05-2012] London parish referendum begins

Residents in Queen's Park start voting to decide whether they want to have the first parish council in London for more than 50 years....
[09-05-2012] Wales coach Edwards joins Exiles

Shaun Edwards is to join London Irish as the club's defence coach, but will continue his work with Wales....
[09-05-2012] VIDEO: Arch opens as London art gallery

Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner one of the best known landmarks in the capital reopens as an art gallery....
[09-05-2012] VIDEO: Olympic Park hosts 2012 School Games

Nearly 2000 young athletes are taking part in the 2012 School Games in London...
[09-05-2012] Randall & Federici lead GB squad

Jenna Randall and Olivia Federici are among nine Team GB synchronised swimmers at the London 2012 Olympics....
[09-05-2012] 2012 boss sees pre-Games progress

One of the heads of the London 2012 Games is due to visit Birmingham later as the city prepares for its role in the run-up to the Olympics....
[09-05-2012] Wellington Arch reopens to public

Wellington Arch on London's Hyde Park Corner reopens as the capital's latest exhibition space....
[09-05-2012] Rowling given freedom of the City

Harry Potter creator JK Rowling is honoured with the freedom of the City of London....
[09-05-2012] Third arrest in museum art theft

A 31-year-old man from London is the third person to be arrested in connection with a burglary at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge....
[09-05-2012] VIDEO: Hoffman comes to jogger's rescue

A 27-year-old man who had a sudden cardiac arrest while jogging in London's Hyde Park says he was saved by the actions of actor Dustin Hoffman....
[09-05-2012] VIDEO: Busy in-tray for re-elected mayor

The BBC looks at the priorities for Boris Johnson following his re-election as mayor of London....
[08-05-2012] 'Shambles' over new Johnson posts

Re-elected mayor of London Boris Johnson announces four appointments amid claims "administration chaos"....
[08-05-2012] Booth exit no surprise - Richards

Former London Irish star Peter Richards says Toby Booth's departure from the Exiles to Bath as forwards coach should come as "no surprise"....
[08-05-2012] McKillop breaks record in London

Irish paralympian Michael McKillop is the first male athlete to set a new world record in the London 2012 Olympic Stadium....
[08-05-2012] VIDEO: Councils cut road safety budget

Two thirds of London councils have slashed their road safety budget, new figures reveal....
[08-05-2012] VIDEO: 'Bionic' woman's London Marathon joy

A paralysed woman has become the first person to complete a marathon in a "bionic" suit....
[08-05-2012] VIDEO: New pink and blue Olympic hockey pitch

A new pink and blue pitch is unveiled at the Olympic women's hockey test tournament at the Riverbank Arena in London...
[08-05-2012] Booth Exiled in Smith revolution

BBC Berkshire's Graham McKechnie analyses Brian Smith's London Irish 'revolution'....
[08-05-2012] Wandsworth tops street party list

Wandsworth has the most Diamond Jubilee weekend street parties planned in the capital, BBC London research reveals....
[08-05-2012] More Olympic tickets to be sold

Some 900,000 tickets for this summer's London Olympics are going back on sale, starting on Friday for people who were unsuccessful in both ballots....
[08-05-2012] 'Bionic' woman completes marathon

A paralysed woman completes the London Marathon in a "bionic" suit - 16 days after starting the race....
[08-05-2012] VIDEO: Jail warning over Olympic evictions

The housing minister warned that landlords who evict tenants near the Olympics site in east London to make money from the games this summer could be jailed for two years....
[08-05-2012] VIDEO: 2012 Lives: The value of sport

Table tennis player Harriet from Morpeth School in east London talks about the importance of competing at the 2012 School Games....
[08-05-2012] 'Mayor needs more housing power'

The London mayor should be given power over housing benefit in the capital, a think-tank urges....
[08-05-2012] Tenants evicted for Olympic cash

Tenants in east London are being evicted from their homes as landlords attempt to cash in on the Olympics....
[08-05-2012] Lord Livingstone?: 'Oh God, no'

Labour's defeated candidate for London mayor Ken Livingstone rules out returning front line politics as a member of the House of Lords....
[08-05-2012] House market back in the doldrums

The brief flurry of activity in the property market has come to an end in all areas apart from London, says the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors....
[08-05-2012] Haye & Chisora to fight in London

David Haye and Dereck Chisora will fight at Upton Park on 14 July in a bout sanctioned by the Luxembourg Boxing Federation....
[08-05-2012] AUDIO: Lord Livingstone? 'Spare me that'

Ken Livingstone, former mayor of London, speaks to Jim Naughtie about his defeat in last week's mayoral elections....
[08-05-2012] Bike and foot journeys rewarded

An incentive scheme is launched today to reward people for walking and cycling in London....
[07-05-2012] Greek Olympic torch 'privilege'

A man from London says he is excited to be the first UK resident to run with the Olympic torch after it is lit in Greece....
[07-05-2012] VIDEO: Frieze Art fair takes on New York

The annual showcase of contemporary art which began in London a decade ago has opened in New York for the first time....
[07-05-2012] Albarn: Olympics 'too corporate'

Blur frontman Damon Albarn says too much big business is involved in the London Olympics....
[07-05-2012] How similar are London and ancient Rome?

Meet the Romans presenter Mary Beard muses on the "extraordinary" similarities...
[07-05-2012] Two hurt as 'rave' attracts 1,000

Two men are injured in a fight that broke out at an apparent illegal rave that attracted about 1,000 revellers to north-west London....
[06-05-2012] London Ambulance in 2012 exercise

Ambulance staff from across the country join forces in London to test their response to incidents ahead of the 2012 Games....
[06-05-2012] Man is stabbed in head in attack

A 20-year-old man is taken to a specialist hospital in London after being stabbed in Essex....
[06-05-2012] Coronation for London's 'pearlies'

The largest crowning of Pearly Kings and Queens in 100 years takes place on Sunday in a traditional East End pub....
[06-05-2012] Johnson urged to push rail link

Scotland's transport minister asks re-elected London Mayor Boris Johnson to push for the high-speed rail link to come north....
[05-05-2012] VIDEO: Johnson sworn in as London mayor

Boris Johnson has been sworn in for his second term as London mayor....
[05-05-2012] Johnson 'to work his socks off'

Boris Johnson says he will "work his socks off' as he was sworn in for his second term as London mayor....
[05-05-2012] Branson medal for 'bionic' walker

Businessman Richard Branson is to honour a Leicestershire woman for completing the London Marathon, after race organisers refused her a medal....
[05-05-2012] PM hails Johnson mayoral victory

David Cameron says he is "delighted" with Boris Johnson's re-election as London mayor, after he narrowly beat Labour rival Ken Livingstone....
[05-05-2012] Siobhan Benita's 'massive result'

Siobhan Benita, the independent candidate for Mayor of London, promises to run for election again in 2016....
[05-05-2012] VIDEO: 'Lifelong regret' of Livingstone

Ken Livingstone has spoken of his deep sadness at failing to become mayor of London....
[05-05-2012] How the meter ran out for Brian Coleman

One of the London Assembly's highest profile names has lost his seat and many believe the issue of parking may have caused his downfall....
[05-05-2012] VIDEO: Boris re-elected London mayor

Boris Johnson has won the London Mayoral election, beating close rival Ken Livingstone....
[05-05-2012] VIDEO: Ken Livingstone: My last election

Labour's Ken Livingstone loses the London mayoral election to close rival, Conservative Boris Johnson....
[05-05-2012] Bedford 3-13 London Welsh

London Welsh centre Hudson Tonga'uiha runs in their only try as they open up a Championship play-off semi-final lead at Bedford....
[05-05-2012] VIDEO: Einstein on the Beach revived for 2012

Composer Philip Glass and director Robert Wilson have revived their iconic opera Einstein on the Beach, which is being performed in Britain for the first time as part of the London 2012 Festival....
[05-05-2012] Deputy mayor unseated by doctor

A GP narrowly beats Richard Barnes, the incumbent Statutory Deputy Mayor of London and Conservative Group leader on the London Assembly, in Ealing and Hillingdon....
[05-05-2012] Hunt for 'dangerous' missing man

A man, who police believe may be dangerous, goes missing from a London hospital....
[05-05-2012] Man guilty of girlfriend's murder

A man is found guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend who was stabbed and strangled in her bathroom in north London....
[05-05-2012] Eight teens sentenced over arson

Eight teenagers are given suspended sentences over arson attacks in a north London borough....
[04-05-2012] Two boys sentenced for gang rape

Two teenage boys who subjected an 11-year-old girl to a "campaign of sexual assaults" are sentenced at Inner London Crown Court....
[04-05-2012] Men jailed over flat fire murder

Two drug dealers who tried to hide the murder of a man by setting fire to a south London flat are jailed for life....
[04-05-2012] London election 2012: Assembly results

Find out the results for the London Assembly elections....
[04-05-2012] London election 2012: Mayoral results

Find out the results of the London mayoral elections....
[04-05-2012] Getting London's vote out, via Twitter

As voters went to the polls, Twitter was awash with messages about the London mayoral elections, some more flippant than others....
[04-05-2012] London Irish v Gloucester

Preview of Saturday's Aviva Premiership clash between London Irish and Gloucester (1400 BST)....
[04-05-2012] London Broncos v Bradford Bulls

Preview of Sunday's Super League clash between London Broncos and Bradford Bulls (1400 BST)....
[04-05-2012] GB star Mantell breaks metatarsal

Great Britain hockey player Simon Mantell may miss London 2012 after fracturing a bone in his foot at the Olympic test event....
[04-05-2012] Man discovered dead in his car

A man is found dead in his car on a slip road in west London, the Metropolitan Police says....
[04-05-2012] VIDEO: On the trail of Johnson campaign

BBC London's Gareth Furby follows Conservative candidate Boris Johnson as he fights to stay on as mayor for a second term....
[04-05-2012] VIDEO: On the Livingstone campaign trail

BBC London's Marc Ashdown has been on the campaign trail with Labour mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone as he tries to get back into City Hall for a third term....
[04-05-2012] In pictures: Olympics security

A large-scale exercise to test the military effort during the London Games takes place...
[04-05-2012] Humphreys to join London Irish

Fly-half Ian Humphreys cuts short his stay at Ulster to sign for English Premiership side London Irish....
[04-05-2012] Anxious wait in London mayor race

Londoners have to wait until Friday night to find out whether Boris Johnson or Ken Livingstone has won the race for City Hall....
[04-05-2012] London to test 'smart city' OS

An operating system to connect services in the cities of the future goes on trial...
[04-05-2012] Two charged over museum art theft

A man and a boy from London are charged with conspiracy to commit burglary over a break-in and theft of Chinese artefacts from the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge....
[04-05-2012] Dementia care programme hailed

A new approach to looking after people with severe dementia is on trial in south London...
[04-05-2012] Border Agency ID system crashes

The UK Border Agency turns hundreds of people away from a key office in south London after the major foreign national ID card computer system stops working....
[04-05-2012] VIDEO: Concern over Olympics missiles

Residents have raised concerns about the rapier defence missiles which might be used as protection against terrorist attacks during the London Olympics....
[03-05-2012] No race medal for 'bionic' woman

A paralysed woman who is the first woman to walk the London Marathon in a "bionic" suit will not receive a medal when she finishes the challenge....
[03-05-2012] VIDEO: MoD shows off Rapier missile system

As part of the increased security in London ahead of the Olympic games the army has been showing off its Rapier missile defence system....
[03-05-2012] Monk guilty of indecent assault

A senior Buddhist monk is found guilty of four counts of indecent assault in London....
[03-05-2012] VIDEO: 'Bionic' woman continues marathon

12 days after the London Marathon ended, Claire Lomas is still on the course trying to complete it....
[03-05-2012] VIDEO: Courts work through riot case backlog

The Senior Prosecutor for London has revealed that there are still hundreds of people going through the courts after last summer's riots in England....
[03-05-2012] Blind men retina implant success

Two British men who have been blind for many years are able to perceive light and some shapes after surgery in London to fit an innovative retina implant....
[03-05-2012] Oil and obesity: Frying lessons

A London council is teaching fast food workers how to make the food they serve healthier...
[03-05-2012] Broncos release Australian Hickey

London Broncos release prop Jarrad Hickey from his contract after being unable to register the Australian to play in the Super League....
[03-05-2012] Games 'not immune' to net attack

This summer's London 2012 Olympic Games will "not be immune" to cyber-attack, Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude warns....
[03-05-2012] EasyJet unveils plans for airport

An airline sets out its vision for the future of London Luton Airport in Bedfordshire....
[03-05-2012] Armitage keen for Exiles return

London Irish full back Delon Armitage says he has not ruled out returning to the club as he prepares for his move to French side Toulon....
[03-05-2012] Met 'stockpiling' rubber bullets

Police began "stockpiling" rubber bullets - responsible for fatalities in Northern Ireland - after the London riots, a BBC investigation suggests....
[03-05-2012] London mayor election polls open

Polling booths open for people to vote in the London mayoral and London Assembly elections....
[03-05-2012] Trains cancelled after landslip

An embankment landslip is causing train delays and cancellations between London and Essex, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Norfolk....
[03-05-2012] Samsung readies new Galaxy phone

The South Korean handset maker will unveil its new Android-based Galaxy phone at a London event later on Thursday....
[03-05-2012] London 2012's Olympic timekeeping

Can Usain Bolt and the other athletes beat the clock at London 2012?...
[03-05-2012] VIDEO: London spy death remains a mystery

MI6 officer Gareth Williams was "on the balance of probabilities" unlawfully killed, coroner Fiona Wilcox has said....
[03-05-2012] VIDEO: Hundreds mourn marathon runner

The funeral of the runner who died near the finish line of the London Marathon has taken place at a church in Leicestershire....
[03-05-2012] Hundreds still await riot trials

Nine months on from the riots in London, hundreds of cases are still being prepared for trial, the BBC learns....
[02-05-2012] Final push in mayoral election

It is a day of frantic canvassing in the final push for votes ahead of the London election for mayor and assembly members....
[02-05-2012] In pictures: Royal portrait sketches

Previously unseen sketches of Queen Elizabeth II that are to be displayed at a London...
[02-05-2012] Wasps ready for decider - Payne

London Wasps prop Tim Payne says their relegation clash with Newcastle is as big as any game he has played in....
[02-05-2012] Farah to run at London Grand Prix

World champion Mo Farah says he will compete over 5,000m at the London Grand Prix in July....
[02-05-2012] VIDEO: Last minute mayoral campaigning

In the last full day of campaigning, London's mayoral candidates have been out on the streets getting their message across....
[02-05-2012] VIDEO: How to vote for London's mayor

For the London mayoral election on 3 May, what ballot papers will be in the booth at your local polling station and exactly how do you vote?...
[02-05-2012] VIDEO: Typhoon jets test Olympic security

Air Commodore Gary Waterfall tells the BBC's Jonathan Beale the RAF is ''ready to respond'' to any threats to security at the London 2012 Olympics....
[02-05-2012] 'Unlikely' agent got in bag alone

As the coroner heading the inquest into the death in London of MI6 officer Gareth Williams prepares to reveal her verdict, she says she cannot consider unlawful killing....
[02-05-2012] Typhoons arrive for Olympic role

Royal Air Force Typhoon jets arrive at a London airbase for a large-scale Olympic security training exercise, ready for their role in the summer....
[02-05-2012] Hundreds mourn marathon runner

The funeral of the runner who died near the finish line of the London Marathon is taking place at a church in Leicestershire....
[02-05-2012] Burst main 'affects 35,000 homes'

Up to 35,000 homes are without water and nine schools are closed in west London after a water pipe burst....
[02-05-2012] Two arrests over museum art theft

A man and a 15-year-old boy are arrested in London in connection with the theft of Chinese art worth £18m from a Cambridge University museum....
[02-05-2012] Faulty points hit commuter trains

Faulty points at Liverpool Street station in London are causing disruption on routes from Cambridgeshire, Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk....
[02-05-2012] London Irish secure Sa transfer

London Irish announce the signing of Setaimata Sa from Super League club Catalan Dragons on a three-year deal....
[02-05-2012] Arrests over stock exchange camp

Police arrest five people after a group of Occupy London protesters set up a temporary camp outside the London Stock Exchange....
[02-05-2012] Runner's funeral cash for hospice

The funeral of Claire Squires, who died during the London Marathon, will raise money for a children's hospice in Leicestershire....
[02-05-2012] UK trial for brain-cooling device

London's air ambulance trials a brain-cooling device which could help trauma patients...
[02-05-2012] VIDEO: Schools 'need more sports for girls'

Health correspondent Jane Hughes visited Willowfield School in east London to find out whether its pupils enjoy sport....
[02-05-2012] Protesters occupy London square

Occupy London protesters who took part in May Day demonstrations say they have set up tents outside London Stock Exchange....
[02-05-2012] Union flags displayed in West End

More than 140 Union flags are hung along Oxford Street in central London ahead of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations....
[02-05-2012] Legal challenge to Games missiles

An east London resident is considering taking legal action after his apartment block was earmarked for the use of surface-to-air missiles during the Olympics....
[02-05-2012] Boris Johnson unveils manifesto

The Conservative London mayoral candidate Boris Johnson launches his full manifesto promising to cut waste at City Hall and create 200,000 new jobs....
[01-05-2012] BNP 'real Londoner' exodus claim

The British National Party are targeting London in this Thursday's election but says its support base is being damaged by "real, indigenous people" leaving the city....
[01-05-2012] Toxic caterpillar prompts warning

An invasive species of moth caterpillar that can cause allergic reactions continues to spread through London, prompting a fresh warning to residents....
[01-05-2012] Cycle safety goes up the political agenda

Just how far has cycle safety risen up the news agenda in London?...
[01-05-2012] VIDEO: Occupy protesters camp in east London

Some of the protesters from Occupy London, the group that camped outside St Paul's Cathedral for four months, have now set up camps in public parks in east London....
[01-05-2012] VIDEO: Fake Olympic merchandise seized

Fake London 2012 T-shirts, lighters, and iPhone covers with a street value of £12,000 are just some of the 1,600 counterfeit Olympic products seized in Westminster....
[01-05-2012] Catt in as Smith rejects England

BBC Berkshire understands that Justin Bishop will leave London Irish alongside Mike Catt at the end of the season....
[01-05-2012] PM 'to fix' Heathrow queue times

David Cameron has told ministers they must admit there is a problem with long immigration queues at London's Heathrow airport, and that "it will be fixed"....
[01-05-2012] In pictures: Rankin's 2012 exhibition

Rankin teams up with Olympic and Paralympic stars ahead of London's Games...
[01-05-2012] Voters outside London 'no voice'

With Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone seeking to exercise power outside of the capital, have voters in the home counties been left without an electoral voice?...
[01-05-2012] Gene test predicts breast cancer

A genetic test could help predict breast cancer many years before the disease is diagnosed, Imperial College London research suggests....
[01-05-2012] Wigan face St Helens in quarters

London Broncos are drawn to meet Huddersfield Giants in the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup....
[01-05-2012] Jackson backs Chambers selection

BBC athletics pundit Colin Jackson says he has "no doubt" that Dwain Chambers will be part of the British Olympic team in London....
[01-05-2012] VIDEO: London election 'not about jokes'

Labour mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone has said the race for election is not about who can tell the best jokes....
[01-05-2012] Probe begins into electoral fraud

An investigation is under way into a potential electoral fraud in an east London borough....
[01-05-2012] London 2012: Security measures

A round-up of measures planned to keep the Olympic Games safe...
[01-05-2012] Model's return to war-ravaged Somalia

London model Samira Hashi returns to see how Somalia has changed since she left 18 years ago...
[01-05-2012] VIDEO: TfL should 'face safety charges'

Green candidate Jenny Jones has said Transport for London should face charges of corporate manslaughter following the death of a cyclist in east London last year....
[01-05-2012] VIDEO: London Universal links celebrated

As Universal celebrates 100 years of making films, the London locations of famous films including Bridget Jones' Diary and Atonement are part of a sight-seeing tour....
[30-04-2012] Mayor's 'News International link'

Mayor Boris Johnson has sworn about BBC London's Political Editor after being questioned about securing commercial deals with News International....
[30-04-2012] Man remanded over siege at office

A man accused over a siege at a central London office block is remanded in custody....
[30-04-2012] VIDEO: Mayor swears about BBC journalist

London Mayor Boris Johnson is recorded swearing about BBC political editor Tim Donovan...
[30-04-2012] Olympic missile sites announced

Surface-to-air missiles could be deployed at six sites across London, as preparations begin for a major Olympics security exercise....
[30-04-2012] Sundance ends first London visit

The inaugural Sundance London festival draws to a close, with pundits declaring the four-day film and music showcase "a qualified success"....
[30-04-2012] Olympics trial for new air system

An advanced pollution monitoring system invented at the University of Leicester will get a trial in London during the 2012 Olympics....
[30-04-2012] Chambers eligible for London 2012

Britain's former drugs cheats can compete at London 2012 after a court overturned the British Olympic Association's policy of handing out lifetime bans, BBC Sport has learned....
[30-04-2012] First dance injury clinic for NHS

A specialist NHS dance injury clinic is about to open in London as part of a new National Institute of Dance Medicine and Science....
[30-04-2012] VIDEO: Mayor's 'News International links'

London Mayor Boris Johnson looked to secure commercial deals with News International while the police were investigating the firm over phone hacking, BBC London has learned....
[30-04-2012] VIDEO: Redford and Charles at Sundance

There was a rare combination of British Royalty and Hollywood stars last night when Prince Charles and actor Robert Redford met at the Sundance London film and music festival....

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