Tower of London
Castle in central London
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| 2023 | Greater London's population reached just under 10 million, making it Europe's third-most populous city. |
| 2023 | London had 155,700 hotel rooms, with projections to grow to 183,600 rooms, making it the city with the most hotel rooms outside of China. |
| 2023 | Department for Transport stopped funding Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTN) in London, despite evidence showing benefits outweighing costs by approximately 100 times. |
| 2022 | General Sir Gordon Messenger was appointed as the Constable of the Tower of London, taking on the ceremonial role for a five-year term. |
| 2022 | Homicide figures decreased to 109 murders for the year, showing a decline in violent crime. |
| July 19 2022 | Recorded the highest temperature at Heathrow. |
| May 2022 | The Elizabeth Line (Crossrail) was opened, introducing a new east-west railway line through London and into the Home Counties, with a branch to Heathrow Airport. This was Europe's largest construction project, with a projected cost of £15 billion. |
| 2021 | Census revealed 42.9% of Londoners work from home, and 46.8% own their house outright or with a mortgage. |
| 2021 | The census showed that 78.4% of Londoners spoke English as their first language, with Romanian, Spanish, Polish, Bengali, and Portuguese being the five most prominent non-English languages. |
| 2021 | Census recorded 3,575,739 foreign-born residents, representing 40.6% of London's population, with notable increases across various ethnic groups. |
| January 20 2020 | Recorded the highest atmospheric pressure in London. |
| 2019 | Tower Hill Terrace was redeveloped, creating a new pedestrian way and public space atop the Tower Vaults shopping complex. |
| 2019 | London's gross regional product reached £503 billion, representing approximately a quarter of the United Kingdom's total GDP. |
| 2019 | London's bus network recorded over 2 billion commuter trips in this year, with an average annual revenue of £1.2 billion since 2010. |
| 2018 | London's median age was recorded at 36.5 years, which was younger than the UK's median age of 40.3 years. |
| 2018 | Experienced a drought with much drier than average conditions from May to December. |
| April 2018 | From the start of 2018 to mid-April, 50 murders were recorded in London. |
| 2017 | London hosts the World Championships in Athletics for the first time. |
| 2016 | Tourism in London employed 700,000 full-time workers and contributed £36 billion to the city's economy. |
| 2016 | During the Brexit referendum, most London constituencies voted to remain in the European Union, despite the UK's overall decision to leave. |
| 2015 | London recorded 118 homicides, representing a 25.5% increase from the previous year. |
| 2015 | London was estimated to have US$20.23 billion in visitor cross-border spending, establishing itself as the top city globally for visitor expenditure. |
| 2014 | Baseline year for comparing homicide rates, with subsequent increase in violent crime. |
| July 2012 | London became the first city to host three Summer Olympic Games, staging the 2012 Summer Olympics. |
| 2011 | London's continuous urban area population was recorded at 9,787,426 people. |
| 2010 | London recovers from the financial crisis, establishes new regulatory powers, and re-establishes its economic dominance. |
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