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My great-grandfather, Musa Parma-Ntanda, joining the King of the Buganda Kingdom in exile in London

Why my great-grandfather was exiled to London from Uganda

The sun seemed to never set on the British Empire, until it finally did. As the spirit of liberation enveloped

LISTEN: The rise of arcade bars and pubs in London

Londoners have near infinite choice when deciding where to go for a night out, with a growing number of adult-only

Burns Night celebration at Porchester Hall

WATCH: Hundreds gather to dance in Westminster for Burns Night celebration

Hundreds gathered at Porchester Hall in Westminster to celebrate the birthday of Scottish poet Robert Burns on Burns Night. The

Members of the English Civil War Society march down The Mall to Horseguards Parade where King Charles I was executed to commemorate his death

WATCH: The annual London march for executed King Charles

King Charles I was executed by Parliamentarians outside Whitehall Palace on this day 376 years ago. His bloody end came

Protesters outside Houses of Parliament on Westminster Bridge

WATCH: Activist group march in Westminster for women’s safety

Activist group, Intersectional Uprising, marched from Lambeth to Westminster on 17 January, in the name of greater safety for women

Churchgoers hold Nativity service on Trafalgar Square before Tommy Robinson's Christmas carols event

Church responds to Tommy Robinson’s Christmas carol service with Nativity show and messages of inclusion

Churchgoers held a live Nativity service on Trafalgar Square to share messages of peace and inclusion before Tommy Robinson‘s Christmas carols event.

Christmas tree and market stalls

Rising prices affecting spending habits at Christmas markets

High prices at Christmas markets are putting customers off spending money this year. Stall operators at the Trafalgar Square Christmas

WATCH: Imran Khan supporters demand release of former Pakistani PM

A crowd of more than a hundred people have gathered and formed a human chain in Westminster to call for

Participants in the oldest motoring event in the world, the London to Brighton Run, take off from London's Hyde Park.

WATCH: The oldest motoring event in the world

For one day a year, southwest London steps back in time to host the longest-running and oldest motoring event in

Small boats moored in front of Richmond Bridge

Richmond the London borough where people most likely to speak to their neighbours

Richmond is the London borough in which people are most likely to socialise with their neighbours, data from the Department

Putney MP secures draft legislation to ban plastic in wet wipes

The UK Government has published draft legislation proposing a ban on wet wipes containing plastic, following a Commons debate led

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