Plans to expand London City Airport blocked by local authority

Plans to expand London City Airport blocked by local authority

Receive free UK airports updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest UK airports news every morning. Plans for a significant expansion of London City Airport have... Read more »
Fire rips through the top of an Iceland Store in Forest Gate

Fire rips through the top of an Iceland Store in Forest Gate

A huge fire has broken out above an Iceland store in East London filling the air with thick black smoke. The London Fire Brigade received multiple calls regarding the incident on Woodgrange Road... Read more »
Huge fire rips through East London just metres from busy street festival

Huge fire rips through East London just metres from busy street festival

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A massive fire broke out in East London just metres... Read more »
‘It’s like a hostile environment’: London’s creative core at risk as artists in poverty quit | Art and design

‘It’s like a hostile environment’: London’s creative core at risk as artists in poverty quit | Art and design

What makes Britain’s capital city so magnetic? Familiar landmarks? The nightlife? Or its financial, fashion and art trades? Maybe. But behind the glamour and money a network of artists is giving London... Read more »
Moment bus drives through east London supermarket fire in Forest Gate

Moment bus drives through east London supermarket fire in Forest Gate

T his is the moment a London bus disappears from view into a huge blanket of dark smoke as a huge fire raged on an east London high street. The 25 bus... Read more »
Chessington World of Adventures to rival Disney with waterpark plans

Chessington World of Adventures to rival Disney with waterpark plans

A huge new waterpark with themed water slides, an infinity pool and safari ‘beach’ could open at Chessington World of Adventures under new plans. The famous theme park in south west London has... Read more »
What London railway ticket offices are proposed for closure?

What London railway ticket offices are proposed for closure?

More than 150 railway station ticket offices are proposed for closure in London, it can be revealed. Train companies across England are pressing ahead with plans to close hundreds of their ticket... Read more »
Brat chef Tomos Parry on why Walthamstow feels like home

Brat chef Tomos Parry on why Walthamstow feels like home

I live with my wife and two children in an end-of-terrace Warner house, a few minutes from Lloyd Park. We used to live in a one-bedroom flat in London Fields. It doesn’t... Read more »
Wimbledon school releases statement after car crash

Wimbledon school releases statement after car crash

The Study Preparatory School in Wimbledon has released a statement this evening following a car crash which killed an 8-year-old girl and injured several others. The school says it is “profoundly shocked”... Read more »
Stepney business fined after fake goods seized in raid

Stepney business fined after fake goods seized in raid

Fake electrical cables and earphones which trading standards officers say could be dangerous to use in the home were discovered for sale in Stepney. A business found to be selling 240 counterfeit Samsung and... Read more »