Hampstead

Four north London cafes are set to come under new ownership - to the consternation of some locals.

Hampstead Heath's Mixed Pond may soon welcome swimmers year-round as open water swimming gains popularity.

The story of how 100,000 Londoners flocked to Hampstead Heath to marvel at an unlikely spectacle.

The pavement on West End Lane was replaced by a developer but does not live up to local expectations.

One proposal is that the men's and women's ponds be run as "strictly single-sex facilities".

Siggy Cragwell, 85, from Hampstead, north London, has been working for Thameslink for 63 years.

Jeanne Cocker, from Wembley, was roughly one of 300 women to sign up to the first London Marathon.