The Standard London

Natural History Museum is UK's most visited tourist attraction with record 7.1m visitors in 2025

Megan Howe — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:01:42 GMT

The attraction, home to everything from dinosaur skeletons to gemstones, overtook the British Museum to claim the top spot

Rogue landlords in London avoid paying millions in penalties, new data shows

Megan Howe — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:01:25 GMT

Nearly £8.7 million in civil penalties to private landlords was handed out between 2023 and 2025, but just under £3 million was recovered

Meningitis outbreak spreads to London as vaccine rollout expanded

Tom Place — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:06:53 GMT

More vaccination sites will open on Friday, with 1,600 receiving the jab so far

West London hotel owned by former mayor had 'immigration offenders in every room'

Philip James Lynch — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:29:17 GMT

The Old Oak Tree in Southall, co-owned by the former Mayor of Hounslow, has had its licence suspended for three months following a raid

Huge 1,000-home development in south London set for approval

Charlotte Lillywhite — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:35:33 GMT

Signal Park in Tolworth looks set to see hundreds of new homes built, pending the green light from Kingston Council

London bus workers could strike on same days as Tube drivers, union warns

Alan Jones,Alastair Lockhart and Ross Lydall — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:11:02 GMT

London’s transport network could be seriously disrupted if both strikes go ahead in the coming months

Wimbledon expansion plans get major High Court boost

Tom Place — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:38:14 GMT

A High Court judge has rejected campaigners’ claims over over restrictions on how the land earmarked for development could be used

Britain's oldest synagogue and London college 'targeted by Iranian spies'

Tristan Kirk — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:30:26 GMT

Israeli embassy and consulate in Kensington, the JW3 community centre in Finchley Road and the Bevis Marks Synagogue in Aldgate were all allegedly targets

Mapped: Where to see Banksy's artwork around the capital

Nuray Bulbul,Maryam Kara and Arielle Domb — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:51:04 GMT

Here are the sites of the artworks you can currently visit

Teenager, 16, dies in Southwark flat blaze next to empty fire station

Megan Howe — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:33:38 GMT

Firefighters from Old Kent Road station were initially unable to battle the blaze as they were called out on another incident

Police offer £20,000 reward in Queen’s Park murder appeal

Niva Yadav — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:06:24 GMT

Almost four years on from Daneche Tison’s death, the police are launching a fresh appeal

Met Police officer with Sadiq Khan Ulez grudge sacked for saying ‘Muslims are taking over’

Anthony France — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:59:32 GMT

PC Brendan Jones has been dismissed for making a discriminatory comment while on-duty

Tory chairman wades into row over MP's 'act of domination' attack on Muslim prayer in Trafalgar Square

Michael Howie — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:27:53 GMT

Labour Party chairwoman Anna Turley accuses Kevin Hollinrake of ‘tying himself in knots’

First picture of teenager, 18, stabbed to death on upmarket street in west London as man charged

Anthony France — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:43:52 GMT

Berkan Demir, 18, collapsed from a neck wound on Lena Gardens, Hammersmith

Sheikh and wife face losing £8.3million mansion in London 'billionaires' row' after failed 'Islamic custom' claim

Richard Gittins — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:49:04 GMT

High Court judgment means home in Britain’ s most expensive street could be sold to pay off part of £80million debts

M3 crash LIVE: Two lorries collide sparking motorway closure near Heathrow with long tailbacks

Nuray Bulbul and Arielle Domb — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:17:24 GMT

One of the lorries has struck a gantry following the crash