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Airport E-gate issues reported nationwide.
London travel news LIVE: Broken down vehicle creates six mile traffic jam on M25
Drivers are facing six-miles of traffic on the M25 after a broken down vehicle shut two lanes of the busy motorway.
District line suffers partial closure after car crashes through barrier near tracks
Police believe a driver ‘suffered a medical episode’
'Proud' Susan Hall says she 'so nearly' defeated Sadiq Khan despite losing by record margin
The Tory candidate said it was the honour of her life to stand for mayor
Londoners bask in warm spring sunshine as temperature hits 20C at start of mini-heatwave
The Met Office has warned the warm weather will be short-lived with thundery conditions returning as soon as next week
Non-celebrities dress up in homemade outfits for charity do dubbed ‘Debt Gala’
'The Met Gala is vapid and silly. This is a better function, with a better message.'
Eurovision tensions hit fever pitch. But Malmö police are watching like never before
Police announced they have sent up camera drones to patrol over a quarter of a million people.
Teacher accused of sex with children ‘told boy to shut up when he mentioned age’
Joynes became pregnant by a second teenage boy while she was on bail for allegedly having sex with another.
Apple’s thinnest design ever needs to be seen to be believed
New Apple tech is here.
Get outside and dance for worms, Brits told
Do the worm with the dance move's real-life inspiration.
Swing ride suddenly stops in mid-air leaving people hanging upside down for two minutes
Spinning tourists were left hanging upside down for around two minutes.
Charity given eviction notice 'thrilled' to find new home following fundraiser success
Smile London & Essex has secured a new site three times bigger than its last one
Man charged with murder after fatal stabbing in Chingford
Baimolda Beibit appeared at Thames Magistrates Court to face a murder charge
Panicking Tube passengers 'turned to desperate measures' on Northern line train as it filled with smoke
Rail Accident Investigation Branch report says passengers had to wait for four-and-a-half minutes inside the train before station staff began to help
Blackwall Tunnel closure: Drivers warned of heavy traffic on alternative routes during May and June roadworks
The Blackwall Tunnel will be shut the weekends of May 18-20, June 8-10 and June 29-July 1
London Eye made a permanent fixture on capital's skyline
Lambeth Council made the attraction permanent beyond the cut-off date of 2028
M25 closure over weekend mini-heatwave sparks travel chaos fears...as 'peak' summer holiday shutdown looms
A 10-mile stretch of the M25 in Surrey is to close this weekend in both directions
Woman suffers second-degree burns after ‘Heinz spaghetti hoops explode in her face’
Phoebe Mason was left with hoop-shaped scars following the explosion.
Poison pen letter hoping shop would ‘fail’ has the opposite effect
The letter, which was written in black ink, claims to be from a neighbourhood group.
Detectorist discovers centuries-old silver thimble 'treasure' in Thames
Vadims Haritonovs was scouring the river banks close to the Houses of Parliament in Westminster when he came across the thimble