Politics
Third Tory enters London Mayor race with Tube fare crackdown plan
Alex Challoner, a businessman, has become the third Conservative candidate for London Mayor in 2028, promising to station police at Tube gates to crack down on fare dodgers, which cost TfL £190m a year.
Culture
Cutty Sark: World's Last Surviving Tea Clipper in Greenwich
Discover the Cutty Sark, the world's only surviving tea clipper, built in 1869. Learn about its history, speed, and survival in Greenwich.
Sports
Cyclist, 24, killed in Ladbroke Grove hit-and-run; manhunt for moped rider
A 24-year-old e-bike cyclist was killed in a Ladbroke Grove hit-and-run; police are hunting the moped rider who fled the scene.
Business
Kent & East Sussex Railway Announces Autumn Events Near London
Kent & East Sussex Railway, 90 minutes from London, announces autumn events including Spellbound Express, Fright Night Express, and Behind the Scenes tours.
Transport
Environment
Rare-breed sheep return to Hampstead Heath for grazing
Rare-breed sheep from Mudchute Farm have returned to Hampstead Heath for grazing, supporting biodiversity and connecting with centuries-old traditions.
Richmond tops UK healthy habits index for 2026
Richmond upon Thames scored 2.66 in ZAVA's 2026 Healthy Habit Index, ranking first for healthy habits, with low obesity and smoking rates.
Barnet children honour Dutch war dead at Mill Hill ceremony
Schoolchildren placed orange carnations on Dutch war graves at Westminster Cemetery in Mill Hill, honouring 254 servicemen in a remembrance ceremony.
West London canal sewage linked to dead animals, residents say
Dead animals found in Brentford Lock basin due to sewage misconnections and warm stagnant water, residents told councillors, urging a strategy to clean the canal.
650k London homes to get heating via Thames tunnels
A £41m government grant will fund the London Strategic Heat Main, a network of tunnels under the Thames set to supply low-carbon heating to 650,000 homes by 2032.
TV & Film Quiz: The Best of British Screen
From Doctor Who and James Bond to Only Fools and Horses and Fawlty Towers, our TV and film quiz celebrates classic British screen favourites. Fourteen questions of mixed difficulty for every armchair fan. Lights, camera, action!