The Latest Breaking News from London

Generous Londoners have welcomed people from Iran, Ukraine and El Salvador into their homes. Robbie Griffiths tells their stories

It’s the one time of year that Londoners talk to strangers, and the conversations can be very revealing and entertaining, says Zoe Williams

What do our 2023 drinking and dining habits say about the year ahead? Joanna Taylor finds out

They've served Roman soldiers, knights and poets and have been a gathering place for communities to enjoy a brew beside a crackling fire for centuries.

In March 2023, a fire in Tower Hamlets, east London, claimed the life of Mizanur Rahman, a 41-year-old father-of-two from Bangladesh. Five fire engines and 35 firefighters attended the call to the two-bedroom flat in Maddocks House, on the Tarling West housing estate, in the early hours of the morning.

After travellers were stranded on cold, dark trains in London this month, we hear more tales of woe

Are festive jobs a cut above the rest? And which is best: Santa, reindeer wrangler, elf, sprout farmer, snowman’s helper or rollercoaster tester?

Hotels, hangouts, crash pads, recording studios, sweaty gigs, swanky nightclubs… and where it all ended in tragedy: Jimi Hendrix was here

The Bishop of London claims that a 28-day notice period was not happening in practice