An Islington pensioner who claims he is forced to pump out sewage water from his flat “daily” is now facing a court battle after being served a ‘no fault’...
Tag - health
More hospital admissions for stress and anxiety were recorded in north central London in 2023-24, new figures show.
The sorry state of London’s hygiene poverty crisis has been laid bare, with almost a third of residents aged 16-55 struggling to live their life normally...
More than half of children in Islington were not meeting the expected levels of physical activity last year, new figures show.
Hundreds of people in Islington spent their final months living in poverty last year, new analysis suggests.
London’s firefighters are uniquely exposed to cancer-causing contaminants due to flame retardants being used in buildings and electric vehicle fires, City Hall...
City Hall and the NHS have joined forces with viral social media star ‘Bus Aunty’ to encourage black and ethnic minority (BAME) Londoners to come forward as...
Three-quarters of the babies in Islington were breastfed at least some of the time last year, new figures suggest.
One in nine adults in Islington were still smoking cigarettes over the past few years, new figures suggest.
One in 10 Islington children in the first year of primary school was obese last year, new figures show.
Islington council has won a High Court battle to vaccinate a baby against its mother’s wishes.
Charity’s new album of much-loved country songs strikes a chord against isolation
Sexual and reproductive health services in London had fewer appointments to discuss contraception options last year, new figures show.
More formal complaints were made against NHS services in north central London last year, new figures show – as complaints reached a record number across...
Dozens of people with learning disabilities and autism were "locked away" in hospital across north central London as of September, new figures show.
Dozens of new HIV diagnoses were recorded in Islington last year, new figures show – as cases fell across England.
Ministers should not use the capital’s improvements in air quality as “headroom” to justify a third runway at Heathrow Airport, the London Assembly has been...
London should pave the way for a UK-wide rollout of air quality filters in primary schools, Sir Sadiq Khan has suggested after announcing them for 200 schools...
The soaring cost of living and childcare, gentrification, and a dearth of social housing has led to families being priced out of the capital, the London...
Ministers are facing fresh calls to agree on a formal definition of harmful gambling so the Mayor of London can impose a ban on betting adverts on public...
More people claiming Universal Credit for health or disability reasons in Islington are unable to work, new figures show.
London’s cluttered pavements are preventing more people from regularly walking in the city, the London Assembly has been told.
Dozens of teenage pregnancies were recorded in Islington in 2022, recent figures show.
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