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This is what the EU will miss out on by banning UK towns from becoming European Capital of Culture
The EU commission has told cities hoping to become the next UK Capital of Culture to forget about the whole thing.
Crazed stalker battered mother with crowbar after abseiling into her London apartment
Violent stalker Fatmir Stafasani has been jailed after abseiling into a mother's Fulham flat and bludgeoning her with a crowbar.
Police hunt man 'who hid spy camera in Starbucks toilet and recorded customers'
Police have released a picture of a suspected Peeping Tom believed to have hidden a spy camera in customer toilets at a Starbucks in Vauxhall.
London welcomes first new Anglican church in 40 years near scene of 2011 riots
St Francis Church, part of the Engine Room community centre, was officially opened on 21 November in Tottenham Hale, just around the corner from the scene of the 2011 riots.
Mother stabbed to death after being bound and gagged 'may have known attacker'
London's Metropolitan Police found the body of Catherine Burke in her Muswell Hill home last Thursday. Police say she may have known her attacker.
Young father 'used dying breaths to name friend who attacked him and his new girlfriend'
The Old Bailey heard that Lee Hatley was stabbed 29 times by his friend, Bradley Wood, who also stabbed his girlfriend, Lauren Egan-Perkins, while she slept in her flat in London.
British MPs appeal to end US extradition battle of 'hacker' Lauri Love
More than 70 British MPs have pledged support for Lauri Love, an alleged computer hacker currently battling extradition to the US where he faces up to 99 years in prison.
London buses now being powered by leftover coffee
London diesel buses are using a coffee-grounds based biofuel to power transport across the city. The start-up is now aiming to expand to the US.
British zoo owner 'turning to stone' after insect bite in Indonesia jungle triggers rare disease
Rebecca Willers, who runs the Shepreth Wildlife Park in Cambridgeshire, was diagnosed in September with Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis.
Well-designed workspaces have a direct effect on productivity
Growing number of organisations are realising that they can design their buildings as incubators of creativity and stimulation.
Two men found guilty of murdering music producer after stabbing him 14 times
Dean Pascal-Modeste, 21, known as Floss, was stabbed 14 times in the street in broad daylight in Mottingham, south east London.
Revealed: The world's most expensive cities for business trips
Zurich is the only European city in the top five, while London is ranked sixth despite its costly accomodation.
Dramatic video shows 'have-a-go hero throwing thief off a stolen motorbike' in London
TV presenter Charley Boorman has called for more police protection after he posted the video on Twitter. The clip shows what appeared to be a bike owner pursuing a thief.
Cockfighting gang convicted of running brutal sport from 'blood and feather splattered' home
Mohammed Asab, 51, from Seven Kings, east London, was pictured showing off his fighting cockerels in a video seized from his mobile by the RSPCA.
Grenfell Tower fire final death toll put at 71
Hundreds remain in temporary accommodation, months after the fire struck the west London tower block.
Police release shocking footage of semi-automatic shooting in London
The Metropolitan Police said that during the incident over a dozen rounds were fired by two suspects lying in wait.
North Korea could launch a nuclear blitz against London in just '18 months'
British general said that should the UK be the target of a foreign attack, it would simply "fall over."
Estate agent tells irate millennials to save for a house by not buying coffee or takeaways
Strutt & Parker set out how a young couple could give up six things for five years to save a deposit of £33,000, but millennials were not impressed at being told not to buy lunch.
Iraqi man who took Spice for the first time beat to death fellow inmate in detention centre
Zana Yusif has been jailed for 15 years after he killed vulnerable Bangladeshi grandfather Tarek Chowdhury, 64, in a cell at the Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre in London.
Moped gang raids Apple Store in London riding scooters through glass doors and wielding hammers
The moped gang got away with thousands of pounds worth of Apple iPads, laptops and watches from the Regent Street store in central London.
Sadiq Khan says he would happily meet with Donald Trump and show him multicultural London
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has said he would be happy to meet with US President Donald Trump if he made an official visit to Britain.
Man admits exposing naked pictures of ex-girlfriend in WhatsApp revenge porn scheme
When a conversation became heated, he threatened to post naked images of his then girlfriend onto Instagram.
Age Against the Machine: The club night where young people are banned
This London club night doesn't allow any young people in.
Urgent hunt for missing 3-year-old girl 'at very real risk' after disappearing with schizophrenic mother
A High Court judge has made a plea to the public to help locate missing 3-year-old Elliana Shand, also known as Elliana Richards, who disappeared from London.
Muslim art student 'forced to drop out of college after refusing to draw naked models'
Maryam Adam started a course at The Royal Drawing School this year but claims she left after being asked to do life drawing classes.
Nasa and Uber team up to give us flying car taxis
The companies hope flying cars can be a reality by 2020. Dallas and Dubai will be the first cities to test the technology, followed by Los Angeles.
Economic gap between London and rest of UK closing, study suggests
Birmingham, Leeds, Newcastle, Liverpool and Derby were among the most improved cities in the UK over the past year.
Suspected drug dealer tried to swallow a knife as police begged him to think twice
A suspected drug dealer tried to swallow a knife after he was stopped by police at a Bonfire Night celebration in London.
Ex-footballer on bail for rape lured young woman into car and filmed sex attack on mobile phone
Delando Smith was jailed on 6 November at Croydon Crown Court after being found guilty of rapes and a sexual assault, which he filmed on his mobile phone.
Keira Knightley stalker, who said he was 'public executioner' in threatening tweets, detained indefinitely
Stalker Mark Revill has been detained indefinitely in psychiatric hospital after sending threatening tweets and repeatedly delivering letters and postcards to actress Keira Knightley's north London home.