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Essex fire crew union members have finally struck a deal with bosses on terms and staffing. Essex Fire Service and the Fire Brigades Union shook hands on issues like manning levels on Tuesday evening.

City of London Police Commissioner Adrian Leppard has given his reaction to statistics estimating losses per theft incident in the retail sector went up 21 per cent to £85.50, from £70.44 in 2009-2010.

Heathrow Express spoke to UK employees on the subject of being late for work. The study also calculated that each late employee loses an average of 97 minutes per month which costs British business £305 per head every year.

A London-based entertainment and lifestyle journalist has written on where the finest Victorian toilets in the capital can be found.

A fiscal analyst commented on Office of National Statistics figures that revealed that London accounted for 91,000 of the 236,000 rise in the number of people in work in the quarter to July, which is the largest quarterly rise for two years.

This region is among the worst for workers ‘telling porkies’ to management about their illnesses.

Two men from London have admitted offences during a robbery on a jewellery shop.

Some surprising choices have been named on a list of favourite landmarks around Dartmouth Park Hill and Camden – including a public toilet.

Retail giant Tesco could be fined as much as £10,000 per illegal worker after an investigation at the firm’s Croydon warehouse last month.

Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Sue Akers admitted one officer within her ranks had allegedly received £35,000 from a member of the media.

The Olympic Games deterred visitors and their profits have dipped, say London firms and businesses.

There has been much talk of the Olympics leaving a ‘legacy’ but an unusual aspect of this is employers in the capital being more open to flexible working.