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

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.

A fast-moving east London fire, throwing up heavy smoke visible across the city, was caused by an incident at an auto shop, a London fire department official says.

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

London Police have arrested and charged two women in connection with an alleged assault police say involved a man being set on fire on a downtown street.

The mayor of London and Bromley Council have been urged to halt plans for what the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has described as an "unsafe" block of flats in south-east London.