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Schools told carry out 'immediate test' before closing as red heat warning - Wednesday update
Hundreds of schools across England and Wales are closing fully or partially as a rare red heat health alert is issued, with all schools in affected areas told to carry out a risk assessment
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Sidcup restaurant owes £135k after Home Office found 3 illegal workers
The Home Office has asked Bexley Council to revoke the premises licence of Hayat Restaurant in Sidcup
London schools closed today or shutting early due to heatwave this week - full list
A rare red weather warning for extreme heat is in place until Thursday night
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Man charged with murder of 'joyful' dad named after South London pub assault
The victim was taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service paramedics but sadly died from his injuries five days later
All the London Underground lines with air conditioning listed and the reason most don't have it
Stay cool while travelling around the capital this week
New independent report says ULEZ cut London air pollution significantly but thousands still dying
Sir Sadiq Khan hailed the study saying the evidence is "overwhelming" that ULEZ was a success
London traffic and travel live as 4 Tube lines hit by flooding and signal failures
An entire Tube line is suspended and the Elizabeth line can't reach Heathrow Airport
Life in London's Brexit heartland 10 years on from European Union referendum
Some Havering residents still believe we're better off outside the European Union, but others say it has destroyed their livelihoods
Family-run Kensington café sees 13 objections to late night plan but double that come out in support
Walton Café has sought permission to extend its opening hours, prompting backlash from several people living close to the business
'Anti-woke Davos' summit sees Kemi Badenoch brand Ed Miliband a 'villain' over net-zero
An event co-founded by Jordan Peterson brought together rightwing figures, US state officials and anti-abortionists in London
London HMO crackdown continues as another borough changes planning rules
The new measures came into effect in Harrow on June 12
Serious failures noted at Croydon care home after diabetic man's 'life-threatening' episode
Sutton Council apologised to the resident for the failings, but the care home does not accept the Ombudsman's full findings
Ealing children's centres appeal rejected by court - 10 sites will close
The parents of a two-year-old from Ealing had appealed the decision to dismiss the judicial review
'Things have changed' - Crystal Palace stabbing leaves residents divided over neighbourhood safety
One man told MyLondon he was ‘not surprised’ when he arrived to find a police cordon near his shop, saying ‘new crowds’ have brought 'chaos' to the neighbourhood
‘Vile’ predator, 50, tried to rape 13-year-old girl on train
She tried to move away but he followed her down the train
Bromley Turkish restaurant caught hiring 4 illegal workers in 3 years - one hid in lorry in 2000
The Turkish restaurant in Bromley town centre hired people with no right to work from Turkey, India, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Crystal Palace stab victim named and pictured for the first time after 'tragic' attack
The 31-year-old died from knife injuries in the early hours of Sunday
'70 years in the making': Ghanaian Londoners on England vs Ghana World Cup fixture
Ghana gained independence from the British Empire in 1957 - more than 70 years later, the national team will play England for the first time in a competitve fixture
Warning to look out for 14 symptoms of heatstroke and heat exhaustion as heatwave begins
Temperatures could reach up to 40C in London this week
Inside London's 'Chatty Cabins' launched to tackle silent epidemic affecting 700k residents
It may be teeming with people but London is a lonely place for some and disinformation online is contributing to isolation through fear