A large pillar of black smoke could be seen from kilometres away as fire broke out at an east London vehicle lot on Monday morning.

A fire at an electrical substation disrupted train service throughout London, including the underground Tube, and forced evacuations at stations on Monday.

A dog is dead after a $250,000 fire at an east London home Wednesday afternoon, the London fire department says. A dog is dead after a $250,000 fire at an east London home Wednesday afternoon, the London fire department says.

A fire has erupted near a Tube station in west London. A picture posted to social media shows plumes of thick black smoke billowing into the air near Hounslow East London Ungerground station, which is on the Piccadilly line. The Daily Express has contacted the emergency services for further information.

A fire at a London substation was sparked by the power outage that plunged the capital into travel chaos, just two weeks after the same site was engulfed in a massive blaze.

A new fire commissioner for London has been proposed by the city's mayor, Sir Sadiq Khan. The appointment of Jonathan Smith, currently the deputy commissioner, will now be subject to a confirmation hearing by London Assembly's fire committee. Mr Smith is expected to take up the post at the end of June, taking over from Andy Roe.

London Underground lines reopened on Tuesday morning after an electrical substation fire brought the service to a standstill. The Elizabeth, Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines – as well as the Overground’s Suffragette Line – were all suspended on Monday, disrupting thousands of journeys.

Terror police are probing whether 'arson' attacks on two properties linked to Keir Starmer are connected with 'hostile state involvement'.