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Gas explosion: the scene after the blast in Portman Square (Picture: Twitter/@PoliceHour)

Hundreds evacuated and 14 people injured after gas explosion at central London hotel

Some 500 guests were evacuated and 14 people were injured after an explosion at a top central London hotel caused part of the building to collapse.

Hit and run: the incident happened at Clapham Common North Side, police said (Picture: Google Streetview)

Woman fighting for her life after hit and run in south-west London

A woman is fighting for her life after a hit and run in south-west London.

Balcony collapse: Cadogan Square in Knightsbridge (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Knightsbridge balcony collapse: Two people dead and six injured

Two men died and six were injured today when a balcony collapsed in Knightsbridge.

Woman fighting for her life after hit and run in south-west London

A woman is fighting for her life after a hit and run in south-west London.

Tragic four month-old baby found dead 'looked like something from Auschwitz'

The baby's mother is due to be sentenced after admitting neglect

A four month-old baby looked like "something from Auschwitz" when she was found dead at home by paramedics, the High Court heard.

Man charged with murder after body found in car near the Thames

Murder probe: a man was found trying to deposit a dead body in Deptford Wharf (Picture: Google StreetView)

A man is due in court today charged with murder after a body was found in a car.

Labour's Dame Tessa Jowell confirms she plans to run for Mayor of London

Mayoral bid: Dame Tessa Jowell (Picture: Nigel Howard)

Labour heavyweight Dame Tessa Jowell has confirmed she plans to run for Mayor of London.

Ukip's Mark Reckless accuses Nigel Farage of policy U-turn on EU migration

Celebrations: Mark Reckless (left) with Nigel Farage after results were in (Picture: Jeremy Selwyn)

Ukip MP Mark Reckless has accused his new party leader of a policy u-turn on immigration - within a day of being elected.

Man arrested at Heathrow on suspicion of terror offences

The man was held at Heathrow Airport, police said (File image/PA)

A man has been arrested on suspicion of preparing for acts of terrorism, police said.

Police hunt for man who exposed himself and performed sex act in front of teenage girl on train

Police appeal: investigators have released images of a man they wish to speak to in connection with the incident

Police are hunting for a man who exposed himself and performed a sex act in front of a teenage girl on a train.

‘Mad Dog’ sister smashed into bus after drinking binge

Notorious family: Dano “Mad Dog” Sonnex, 27, left, and Louise Sonnex, 40 (Picture: Tony Palmer)

A member of a notorious south London crime family crashed into a bus full of passengers while three times over the alcohol limit, a court has heard.

Drug dealer found with 52 wraps of heroin and crack between his buttocks jailed

A drug dealer who was caught concealing heroin and crack cocaine between his buttocks has been jailed.

Pair launch dramatic rescue mission to save deer trapped in Croydon swimming pool

A brother and sister told how they rescued a roe deer from a neighbour’s swimming pool after hearing it thrash in the water.

Woman admits killing charity bike ride cyclist while drink-driving

Christian Smith: Died on a 24-hour charity ride

A 18-year-old woman has admitted causing the death of a cyclist as he participated in a charity ride while she was drink-driving.

Londoners say ‘no’ to letting rapist Ched Evans play in capital

Guilty of rape: Ched Evans with girlfriend Natasha Massey

Londoners today warned the capital’s football clubs not to sign convicted rapist Ched Evans.

‘Missed brain tumour left our daughter suffering for years’

Vision trouble: Talia Angel, far left earlier this year, and left, in 2006, before her brain tumour was found on an MRI scan

The parents of a teenage girl whose brain tumour was missed for three years have spoken about their daughter’s ordeal after securing compensation.

Web developer created website about ex-client falsely claiming he was a paedophile

Paul Britton appeared at Kingston Crown Court on Friday (Picture: Rex)

A web developer is facing a possible jail sentence for creating a website about a former client who he falsely claimed was a paedophile.

Labour's Emily Thornberry says she is a victim of anti-Islington prejudices after snob tweet row

Flagging: Emily Thornberry leaves home today past a St George’s Cross left by a media organisation (Picture: Glenn Copus)

Video: Labour MP Emily Thornberry complained she was a victim of “prejudices about Islington” before being forced to resign in a snobbery row.

Ofsted warns of 'extremist influences and radicalisation' in east London Muslim schools

Call for action: Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw (Picture: Matt Writtle)

Pupils at six independent Muslim faith schools in east London could be at risk from “extremist influences and radicalisation”.

NHS investigates rise in A&E delays since closure of two casualty units

Northwick Park hospital saw the worst A&E waiting times in the country in the last two weeks of October Picture: Google Street View

An independent investigation has been ordered into soaring A&E delays in west London following the closure of two casualty units.

The Homesman: The film simplifies and sugar-coats distress

On the trail: Tommy Lee Jones and Hilary Swank

Film review:Tommy Lee Jones’s second go at directing is by turns a droll and stark western that sends a message to lonely ladies.

Cumberland Art Gallery, Hampton Court Palace - exhibition review

Intimate: above, Van Dyck’s Margaret Lemon. Right, Gentileschi’s Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (Picture: Royal Collection Trust)

Art review: The portraits in the new Cumberland Art Gallery are breathtaking.

The Jesus and Mary Chain, Troxy - music review: Five stars for Jim and William Reid's return

Loud mouth: Jesus and Mary Chain frontman Jim Reid (Picture: Burak Cingi/Redferns via Getty Images)

Gig review: The Scottish pair’s debut album Psychocandy, which they played in full, sounds as fresh and daring as anything new today.

God Bless the Child, Royal Court Upstairs - theatre review

Leave us kids alone: God Bless the Child (Picture: Manuel Harlan)

Theatre review: Eight actual eight-year-olds play Class 4N in Molly Davies's primary school satire.

Howie the Rookie, Barbican Pit - theatre review

Two into one: Tom Vaughan-Lawlor plays both Howie and the Rookie ©Alastair Muir

Comedy review: Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, who plays both Howie and the Rookie, revels in ripe language.

Sam Simmons, Soho Theatre - comedy review

All at sea: Sam Simmons portrayed a windsurfer stranded in the ocean and going mad

Comedy review: Death of a Sails-Man finds Sam Simmons portraying a windsurfer stranded on the ocean and spiralling rapidly into madness.

Take a tour of Britain's most unusual homes

Weird, wonderful and wacky conversions including luxurious oast house conversions, towering homes and wow-factor windmills.

How to pay just £100 a month to rent in Zone 2

Our secret tenant Tim Lowe turns to live-in caretaking of an empty building in Hammersmith in his hunt for a cheap rental home in Zone 2.

With the promise of faster commutes, these east London towns are becoming property hotspots

Good-value homes and faster links are keeping the Olympic flame burning in east London for a new crowd of arty young buyers house hunting from Stratford to Ilford.

It's a game changer: Camden is first council to build homes to sell

Camden council is leading the way, going into business as a house builder - a move that is likely to be embraced by other councils struggling with housing shortages.

Twilight heart-throb Robert Pattinson downsizes to £1.38 million LA bachelor pad

Robert Pattinson has sold the home he shared with ex-girlfriend Kristen Stewart and snapped up a luxurious LA home with two bedrooms, a pool and a cosy music room.

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