The London Underground came into public ownership in 1933. Above, the Piccadilly Line extension in the 1930s. ...

A teenage boy has been cleared of murdering a man outside a Burger King restaurant in London. ...

A Metropolitan policeman is convicted of making indecent images of children. ...

Parents are celebrating after the Department for Education formally backed plans for a free school to be built in East Finchley. ...

The head of cash-strapped Wandsworth Council pocketed more than A 200,000 of taxpayers' money, making him the highest paid permanent chief executive in London. ...

The head teacher of a British girl, 5, who drowned in a hotel pool in Egypt spends the day informing children at her school about her death. ...

West Bromwich Albion loan man Romelu Lukaku says his future at Stamford Bridge depends on the next Chelsea manager. ...

Crystal Palace physio Alex Manos says Glenn Murray could be out for nine months after suffering a serious knee injury. ...

The closing shot in episode seven of Mr. Selfridge had to look the part of 1909 London. ...

A gunman tried to kill a disabled woman after he shot dead her partner, the Old Bailey hears. ...

A Rickmansworth charity manager is preparing to undertake his fifth road race to raise funds for a national deaf healthcare charity. ...

An MP's office in the House of Commons has been searched by police on Thursday in relation to a "serious arrestable offence". ...

A bookseller who turns unwanted books from charity shops into miniature sculpted works of art, opens a British Academy exhibition. ...

Places where graffiti artists and skaters gather ...

A pioneering programme to test cancer patients for nearly 100 risk genes is to start in London and could represent the future of treatment in the NHS. ...

Brentford defender Harlee Dean hopes the squad will be able to bounce back from their League One play-off final defeat. ...

Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner has an operation on a fractured wrist after getting injured while on loan at Juventus. ...

Radical cleric Abu Qatada is a proud man who wants to spend time with his family before leaving the UK, an immigration tribunal hears. ...

Hundreds of millions of pounds worth of gold and other precious metals could be stored in chalk tunnels built to protect people from the Blitz. ...

The shifting arguments for the New Bus ...

A century of Chelsea Flower Show memories ...

Interim boss Rafael Benitez feels he won over a large proportion of Chelsea fans as he prepares to leave the club. ...

A Whitley man has been jailed for 15 years after a jury convicted him on Thursday of hiding a stash of guns and ammunition. ...

A 65-year-old woman from Leatherhead died after collapsing on a bus outside a station yesterday it has been confirmed. ...

Paramedics desperately tried to save the life of a woman who suffered a fatal head injury near Leatherhead station yesterday. ...

West Ham are in talks with Liverpool about taking striker Andy Carroll to Upton Park on a permanent deal. ...

Arsene Wenger says reaching next season's Champions League was vital for Arsenal's ability to attract top players. ...

Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas says it is vital the club keep star player Gareth Bale if they are to improve next season. ...

Architects from around the world are invited to submit designs for the Metropolitan Police's new headquarters. ...

The 'rather small' show which lasted 100 years ...

The proposed limit, which has previously been rejected twice by the authority, will be applied to all council-maintained roads in Haringey. ...

'Even if Justin Welby does turn out to be the church's Gorbachev, it looks as if it really needs someone who can work miracles instead.' Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA "I can show you why the Church of England is comple ...

The amount of time asthma patients spend soaking up the sun may have an impact on their health, researchers from King's College London suggest. ...

The London riots and the Cannes Film Festival ...

A blue plaque in tribute to comedy double act Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise has been unveiled at the studio where much of their best work was shot. ...

A shoplifter has been sentenced to five months behind bars for stealing items worth almost £700 from a supermarket in Northern Ireland last month. ...

Five people have been arrested after a taxi driver was robbed at gunpoint. ...

A paedophile was jailed today for the rape and systematic abuse of three young girls over the past 13 years. ...

Health workers, trade unionists, campaigners and politicians marched from Jubilee Gardens in South Bank and over Waterloo bridge, where they unfurled a "Save the NHS" banner. ...

Arsenal finish fourth in the Premier League to qualify for the Champions League with a nervy win over Newcastle. ...

Gareth Bale's late winner against Sunderland is in vain as Tottenham miss out on Champions League qualification. ...

Brentford boss Uwe Rosler backs his side to return stronger after Sunday's League One play-off defeat by Yeovil. ...

West Ham captain Kevin Nolan scores a hat-trick as Reading bid farewell to the Premier League with defeat. ...

Dimitar Berbatov helps Fulham secure an impressive victory at Swansea to end a run of seven games without a win. ...

A rising star in Britain's Labour Party, described by some as the "British Barack Obama," Chuka Umunna urged the United Kingdom to more aggressively forge ties with West Africa's fast-growing economies. ...

Angry allotment holders have banded together to fight plans to sell their beloved plots to developers. ...

A blue plaque in tribute to comedy double act Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise is unveiled at Teddington Studios. ...

A Member of Parliament voices support for embattled head teacher Jo Shuter, who is at the centre of an probe into misuse of school funds. ...

Brentford miss out on the Championship after losing to Yeovil in a tense League One play-off final. ...

Ben Sweet works in the depths and darkness of the London Dungeon is "much better than working in the real world". While most of us are stuck behind desks in nine to five jobs at the office, Ben Sweet works in the depths ...

Gunfire is reported outside a popular central London nightclub in the early hours of the morning. ...

Ten lorries and 100 tyres are hit by fire at a container company close to the M25 in Essex. ...

Police hunting a gang of teenagers, thought to be aged about 17, after a building society robbery in north-west London. ...

The home of the London Jewish Cultural Centre , Ivy House, in Golders Green, will be throwing open its doors the fourth annual Gefiltefest The home of the London Jewish Cultural Centre , Ivy House, in Golders Green, will ...

A mother and her two sons have pleaded guilty to allowing their dogs to get out of control and carry out a vicious attack on a neighbour. ...

BRAoePOND Brewery, at 15 Argall Avenue on the Leyton and Walthamstow border, is hosting the event on Saturday May 25 "in celebration of the local beer scene". The event, which will run from noon until midnight, will feat ...

Relatives cashing in on her murder. A home life based on benefits, drugs and casual sex. ...

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce sent out a warning to the club's fans not to expect too much next season after the Londoners' successful campaign this time around. ...

Nearly £15m pounds of public money has been wasted on developing a criminal intelligence IT system which is now being scrapped. ...

Medical staff and union members set off at 14:00 BST before delivering letters of protest to 10 Downing Street. ...