A new giant waterlily species has been identified in Colombia, after a Kew expert spotted it by chance on Instagram five years ago.
The plant, named Victoria colombiana, has leaves measuring up to [...]
More than 1,000 school support staff from Merton and Greenwich are due to march on Parliament today in a row over pay.
The GMB members, including teaching assistants, are on strike for [...]
Croydon Council is considering changing how its adult learning service, CALAT, is run.
An independent review recommends bringing in specialist providers to run [...]
Ashford and St Peter’s neonatal unit has been recognised as a positive outlier in a national audit for the 5th year running.
It performed particularly well in care for premature babies, including [...]
A free app is being expanded to 13 hospitals across Surrey to help blind and partially sighted people travel independently.
It uses a video call with a trained assistant to [...]
Putney MP Fleur Anderson has welcomed plans for a new National Care Service.
Labour says it would provide free personal care for older [...]
Did you know that Weybridge was once home to an 18th-century grotto?
Built between 1762 and 1768 in Oatlands Park, it featured [...]
A special set of stamps is being issued to mark the 100th anniversary of Winnie the Pooh.
They'll capture Pooh and his friends, including Piglet, Owl, Eeyore [...]
The Met Police and London Fire brigade have concluded their investigations into a fire in Kingston’s market place on Tuesday morning.
Thus far the cause of the fire that devastated a [...]
Famous faces have shared their experience of losing loved ones as they call on the Prime Minister to improve palliative care across England.
Monty Python star Sir Michael Palin says the "dignified end" [...]
