An 83-year-old woman is in a serious condition in hospital after she was struck by a police van in Cockfosters.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission is appealing for witnesses to the crash which happened at 4.40pm on Tuesday close to a traffic island near Hunter's Restaurant on Cockfosters ...

Parliament Square’s 'Peace Camp' has survived another bout in the courts with the Mayor of London and will remain in Westminster, for another week at least.

Last week up to 50 protesters were thrown a life line just hours before a 4pm eviction deadline to move out.

Three ...

North London psychiatric rehabilitation unit faced with closure following resident protests

By John Kaponi

A residential home converted into a Psychosocial Rehabilitation unit is faced with potential closure following a vociferous campaign by local residents objecting to a planning application, to grant a long-term change of ...

Detectives are trying to identify the body of a man found naked on Tube tracks.

It is believed the man was struck by a train in the early hours of Monday morning - Tuesday morning his corpse was found on Piccadilly line tracks between  Osterley and Boston Manor, ...

Judges has put the break on the extradition of radical Muslim preacher Abu Hamza.

The hook handed Egyptian has served a seven year sentence of incitement to murder and incitement to racial hatred and has been in custody bearing the outcome of a US extradition request.

The ...

Mayor Boris Johnson has publicly backed gay marriage.

Speaking at today’s annual Gay Pride march the countries second most powerful politician voiced his support for the controversial policy.

The Tory was cornered by gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell who was carrying a banner saying "David and Sam Cameron ...

The risk of developing heart disease in London's South Asian population is double that of white people, new research has revealed.

Statistics released by the British Heart Foundation suggest that many South Asian's could be missing out on life saving care.

The Ethnic Differences in Cardiovascular Disease 2010 ...

The eviction hour has passed and Parliament Square's Democracy Village stands intact.

Protesters were thrown a life line yesterday afternoon just hour before the 4pm deadline to move out - Lady Justice Smith granting a temporary "stay" on orders won by Mayor Boris Johnson in the High Court.

London is suffering its lowest rainfall in 40 years.

Thames Water says it will not be restricting supplies but with talk of hosepipe bans in the North-West, one of the wettest places in the UK and Birmingham and Manchester's supplier considering applying for a drought permit - how ...

London has seen a huge rise in the number of men forcing into marriage.

Calls an emails to the Forced Marriage Unit were up 65% the last two years, according to a new Government report released yesterday.

The joint-initiative between the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Home ...