The rise comes amid increasing concern over a 'cost of living crisis' gripping the capital as inflation hit a 30-year high.

Mayor Sadiq Khan confirms record council tax rise for Londoners

The Labour mayor made the comments following the killing of Sir David Amess MP, who was stabbed to death at his constituency surgery last Friday.

Sadiq Khan: Abuse would have made me think twice about a political career

ITV News understands the under-fire police chief held an emergency meeting with MPs today

Met Police chief "tone-deaf and dismissive" during MP meeting over Everard case

Tamzyne was last seen on Tuesday, September 28

Police appeal to find missing schoolgirl, 15, from north London

The Metropolitan Police said the protesters blocked the M4 at around 8.27am. 13 people were arrested

13 people arrested as Insulate Britain switches protest to M1 and M4 motorways

“With track racing, we just seem to be forgotten about until it’s the Paralympics again,” Weir told ITV News London.

David Weir: Disability sports being 'forgotten' between Paralympics

Crouch was appointed to Dulwich Hamlet’s board this week, but warned the club is facing serious financial problems

New Dulwich Hamlet director Peter Crouch sends warning over 'bleak future'

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The meeting follows an investigation by ITV News into methods at Hackney New School and a protest at Pimlico Academy.

Students who alleged 'extreme discipline' to take concerns to MPs

ITV News London exclusive: A school has admitted some of its methods are “unacceptable” after an investigation revealed allegations of extreme discipline.

'Excessive discipline' at London school and pupils referred to as 'detainees'

Staff at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust tell the story of surviving the pandemic and how the trust coped with the biggest health crisis in a century.

A year on: How one London hospital trust coped with the Covid pandemic

General view of Shaftesbury Avenue, London, at around the usual opening time for west end shows, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered theatres, pubs and restaurants across the country to close as the Government announced unprecedented measures to cover the wages of workers who would otherwise lose their jobs due to the coronavirus outbreak.


Many of the workers have also struggled to access vital Government support schemes such as furlough, an ITV News survey, conducted alongside union Bectu found.

Devastating Covid impact on London theatre and arts as 40% made redundant

File photo. Lord Peter Mandelson pictured in July 2023.

ITV News Political Editor Robert Peston explains how Lord Peter Mandelson might yet not be packing his bags for Washington DC.

Why Washington could reject Mandelson as Britain's next US ambassador

ITV News Political Editor Robert Peston breaks down potentially the most important diplomatic decision Starmer will ever make. 

Was PM blindsided by Mandelson reaction or did he hope to weather the storm?

Ruth Jones and James Corden attend a BBC launch event for Gavin and Stacey: The Finale, at Ham Yard Hotel in London. Picture date: Wednesday December 18, 2024. 

After the show's 2019 Christmas special ended on a cliffhanger, with a marriage proposal, viewers will hopefully get an answer on Christmas Day.

James Corden and Ruth Jones to give Gavin & Stacey ‘lovely’ send off

ITV News' Robert Peston looks at why the prime minister has given Lord Mandelson the UK's top diplomatic job to the US and what risks are involved

Why Starmer picked Mandelson for Washington

File photo dated 02/02/24 of Lord Peter Mandelson at St Mary the Virgin church in Primrose Hill, north west London. The UK needs to transform itself into a high investment economy to shift out of its low growth "doom loop", Lord Peter Mandelson claims, adding that he will will hit out at "persistent underinvestment". Issue date: Thursday October 10, 2024.

The Labour peer and former 'spin doctor' to Tony Blair would replace Karen Pierce, who has served as ambassador to the US since 2020. 

Peter Mandelson expected to be made Britain's new ambassador to US

The Queen's longtime hairdresser has spoken to ITV News about her decades-lasting friendship with Her Majesty.

Royal warrant for the long-serving hairdresser to the Queen

ITV News' Chloe Keedy reports from Avignon, France, after attending the sentencing of Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband and 50 other men in the mass rape trial.

Gisele Pelicot calmly faced the unimaginable in court for the final time

ITV News' Steve Scott speaks to Lord Seb Coe, one of seven candidates vying to become IOC president, about how the Olympic games could shape up. 

Jonathan Mitchell

Producer, ITV London