LONDON — Officials have stark advice for Londoners planning to stay home this summer and deal with some 11 million visitors attending the Olympic Games: Don't get married, get sick, go to restaurants or theaters - or die. "I would ask people that if you're going to die, you'd better ...

Greg Secker's company, Knowledge To Action, makes grand claims about its forex trading courses – too grand for some In a small conference room in a Marriott hotel, adjacent to Canary Wharf in London's Docklands, 11 aspiring currency traders sit engrossed, listening to a man who claims to possess the secret of obtaining unlimited riches. "I promise you, guys: as long as you follow what I do, you ...

Many of us tend to avoid ordering the set lunch in smart restaurants, be it for reasons of choice, embarrassment or pride.

Today's Dog of the Day is the kind of pup that the Westminster Kennel Club — and The Local — loves.

After Praveen was injured, those present did not ring the police or summon an ambulance. They took him to the "walk in" centre at the nearby Newham General Hospital. Luckily, staff immediately recognised the seriousness of Praveen's condition and rushed him to the better-equipped Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel for life-saving surgery.

With its four white chimneys and solid brick base, Battersea Power Station is London's most iconic industrial building. But 30 years after closing down, it still eludes efforts to give it a future.

Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali said Monday he hoped an upcoming conference in London on the war-torn country would produce a "Marshall Plan" to end two decades of chaos.

With just over five months to go until the Olympic Games, police in London launched a new anti-terrorism hotline Monday to persuade residents and visitors to shop potential attackers.

LONDON (Reuters) - Trying to forecast world oil demand growth is a tricky job at the best of times. This year abnormal levels of uncertainty about the global economy are making the job even more difficult. Leading energy demand forecasting agencies last week were divided on whether the prospects for demand growth are improving or deteriorating. The three - the International Energy Agency (IEA ...

London Rowing Club photo by solstråle_flicka Most of us will have had a go at rowing, if only on the boating lake at Ally Pally or down the local gym. It’s knackering. So imagine repeating that rowing action up to 40 times a minute, for six or more minutes, in perfect synchronicity with a crew or responding to the command of a cox. We are in awe of the strength and stamina required. Here’s a ...