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Fintech firms are innovative but pose little risk to traditional banking systems: G20 watchdog
Regulators are 'acutely aware' of the need to monitor for financial innovation.
An American fleeing President Trump? Head to London where Brexit makes house prices cheaper for you
Sharp fall in the value of the pound against the dollar hands Americans a discount worth thousands.
Black Brick's Camilla Dell: Newbuild property in central London faces substantial price cuts
But Black Brick boss also says sub-£1m property market is 'active and resilient' in London.
Man sought by police after 'punching Polish woman in face' on tube train
The suspect allegedly punched the woman on a District Line train before getting off at Hammersmith station.
Slashing the benefit cap will 'make housing in large sections of the country unaffordable'
Benefit cap will be lowered to £23,000 in London and £20,000 outside of the city on 7 November.
5,000 police strip searches carried out on children as young as 12 over just two years
The figures have been described as "very troubling".
'Multi-million-pound Matisse portrait is not looted Nazi art' says National Gallery
The Portrait of Greta Moll is at the centre of an ownership row.
The Brexit effect? Lily Allen says London cabbie told her: 'Find an immigrant' to drive you
Popstar recently apologised 'on behalf of her country' to a 13-year-old Afghan refugee in Calais.
Brexit banks run? UK financial services could flee London, official says
Non-EU banks based in London could move to the EU if Britain leaves single market.
Alleged serial killer Stephen Port describes 'hyper high' sex on party drug GHB during trial
Stephen Port, from east London, is accused of murdering four men through giving fatal doses of the substance.
Teenager Damon Smith charged in connection with explosive device found on London Tube
A suspicious device was discovered on a Jubilee Line train at North Greenwich on 20 October.
Housing crisis: Should London follow Hong Kong's lead with tiny studio flats?
Swire Properties is putting 142sq ft studio flats on the market for rent in Hong Kong.
Londoners face waiting longer to sell their home as stamp duty hikes and Brexit weaken market
Report from Post Office Money Mortgages shows 91 days is the average time to sell a house in the UK.
Kensington High Street reopened to public after discovery of 'suspicious package' in restaurant
Police closed a large section of the busy shopping street after package was found in Prezzo.
London will become the 'city of planes' after Heathrow approval says Boris Johnson
Former Mayor of London warns the UK capital's 'fantastic' reputation could be ruined.
Police fear 'petrol stockpile' as Northolt siege enters third day
Around 80 residents have been forced out of their homes in north-west London
Families evacuated as armed police in stand-off with man who has 'hazardous items' in Northolt
Police have not entered man's home for fear of safety although incident is not terror related.
Police find CS gas spray after London City Airport closed and evacuated
London City Airport was closed after a 'chemical incident' that left people 'coughing uncontrollably'
Sales of homes worth £1m or more crash under weight of stamp duty hikes
Land Registry figures show sharp fall between 2014 and 2016 in transactions of homes worth more than £1m.
John McAfee set to keynote London tech conference to preach merits of blockchain
McAfee has long been a supporter of virtual currency – if not always Bitcoin
RBS chairman warns that major banks plan to shift from London to the eurozone
Brexit will drive bankers out and hurt the central London property market by reducing demand.
Pentonville Prison: 1 inmate dead and 2 others injured after stabbing at London prison
Prison death: HMP Pentonville is one of the largest and most notorious detention centres in the UK.
Team GB celebrate record-breaking victory with giant London parade
Both Olympic and Paralympic teams boosted Great Britain into second place.
London Zoo: Gorilla escaped from enclosure and prowled for 3 hours before being captured
Visitors to the zoo were in lock down until the gorilla was subdued with tranquiliser darts.
Sneak peek inside the upgraded Apple store on London's Regent Street
Apple Regent Street was the company's first store in Europe.
Behind the scenes of China's latest craze: Wedding photographs in London
It is Chinese custom for bride and groom to have their wedding photos taken before they are married.
Diamond geezers: The rise and fall and rise of Hatton Garden's jewellery quarter
The London quarter was the centre of the world's diamond market, but traders are fighting to bring back the glory days.
Man in 'killer clown' mask arrested in London after reports of him possessing a firearm
The man has been arrested on suspicion of possessing an imitation firearm.
Vintage listings guide Time Out to open its own places for Londoners to go
The city guides group plans a market, four bars and 17 restaurants in Shoreditch.
UK house prices see first quarterly fall in four years as Brexit cools market
Rate of decline was sharpest in five years and future pricing depends on Brexit negotiations, say Halifax and IHS Markit.