A protester is removed from the encampment in Euston Square Gardens in central London, where HS2 Rebellion protesters have built a 100ft tunnel network, which they are ready to occupy, after claiming the garden is at risk from the HS2 line development. Picture date: Wednesday January 27, 2021.


The 18-year-old protester, who only gave his name as Al, said at least seven people were in the 100ft tunnel network under the park.

HS2 protesters 'still inside secret Euston tunnels' despite evictions

From the start, as each wave of infections started, London and the surrounding area quickly became the epicentre.

Covid: UK passes more than 100,000 deaths, with east London worst hit

Crews were called to a fire in a block of flats in Thornton Heath early on Tuesday morning in Kensington Avenue.

Firefighter attacked in Thornton Heath in 'abhorrent, unprovoked' assault

Coronavirus threatens an ‘epidemic of educational poverty and a mental health crisis’, according to a senior MP. 

Will lockdown blight a generation of schoolchildren?

Labour reports Tory London mayor candidate Shaun Bailey over ‘misleading’ election leaflet

Shaun Bailey used City Hall branded paper to warn Londoners of an alleged “21.2%” council tax increase.

Labour reports Tory mayor candidate over ‘misleading’ election leaflet

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has bid a not-so-fond farewell to outgoing president Donald Trump on the American's final day in the White House.

Khan thanks those who stood up to Trump as President departs

The vaccines minister said London would be getting more doses and confirmed more primary care networks were "coming online".

Covid: London administers lowest number of vaccinations in England

A regulator for construction products will be able to remove any products from the market that pose a safety risk

Building material watchdog launched after disturbing Grenfell evidence

A Brent Council worker hangs a direction sign to the NHS Covid Vaccine Centre at the Olympic Office Centre, Wembley, north London, as ten further mass vaccination centres opened in England with more than a million over-80s invited to receive their coronavirus jab. Picture date: Monday January 18, 2021.


Nadhim Zahawi said the 24-hour rollout could be trialled in the capital before potentially being expanded elsewhere.

24-hour vaccinations could be piloted in London 'by end of January'

The grim milestone comes as politicians race to try and get infections under control by rolling out vaccines at sites including the ExCel Centre.

London's Covid death toll passes 10,000 as mayor urges tougher measures

A London Transport famous red bus London passing a Covid-19 sign, after Mayor of London Sadiq Khan declared a "major incident" as the spread of coronavirus threatens to "overwhelm" the capital's hospitals.


Mr Khan and London Councils chair Georgia Gould have written to the Prime Minister calling for measures similar to those in place last March and April.

Coronavirus: London leaders demand urgent tougher Covid-19 measures

Last night the Mayor activated the severe weather emergency protocol, which should mean homeless people are put into sheltered accommodation. 

Is the plan to care for the homeless in freezing temperatures working?

The mayor highlighted quarantine measures currently in place for people arriving in Singapore as an example of what is being done elsewhere.

Mayor of London calls for more robust Covid-19 testing at borders

Experts said a limited set of data had been put online but was not on a widely available on a public forum.

Hackers publish data stolen in Hackney Council cyber attack

A paramedic with ambulances outside the Royal London hospital in London after Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered a new national lockdown for England which means people will only be able to leave their homes for limited reasons, with measures expected to stay in place until mid-February.


An estimated one in 30 people were infected with Covid-19 in London between December 27 and January 2, the ONS said.

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