The Latest Breaking News from London

A superyacht that sank off the Sicilian coast during a storm left six passengers missing, including British tech kingpin Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah

It is a staggering figure. Londoners must earn more than £76,000 a year to afford the average privately rented home in the capital. A report by the G15 group, which represents London’s largest not-for-profit housing associations, highlights just how unaffordable the city has become.

Paralympics targets improved atmosphere after disappointments of Rio and Tokyo

On average Londoners need to be earning £76,261 to afford the average private rent in the capital, the Funding London’s Affordable Home report found

Smash burgers have swept fatter, thicker, ‘gourmet’ sandwiches swiftly aside

See some of the best shows at the fringe without having to leave the capital

Rick and Jill Stein opened their first seafood restaurant in 1975

The singer and actress was one of several acts chosen to open the star’s London shows.

The decision is one of the first big infrastructure planning calls made by the new Labour government