Groups of blind and partially sighted people in London are encouraging residents to cut back their foliage to increase their independence.
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An increase in reported sexual offences on the Tube and bus network is “a positive sign” that more people are alerting the authorities when it happens...
Sadiq Khan has been urged to call on the new Government to legally regulate drug-taking amid a rising number of fatal overdoses from synthetic opiods across...
North London residents have gone 18 months with no recycling bins on an estate they say has suffered from poor maintenance and ongoing disrepair.
GP surgeries across North London have increased the number of available appointments and reduced waiting times – but inadequate funding, poor staff retention...
One of EC1’s claims to historical fame is as the first place in London where local-authority housing appeared.
London’s nightlife industry has warned that strict licensing laws, problems with crime, and eye-watering costs are pushing venues to the brink.
Disposable income in UK cities rises by as much as 30% in 2024, but London still lags behind
London suffered a net loss of around 40 pubs and bars last year, while at the same time employing a record high number of staff in the sector, new data reveals.
A quarter of people in north central London struggle to get an appointment with an NHS dentist, new survey data suggests.
Sadiq Khan’s policing deputy has accused the last Tory Government of throwing the Metropolitan Police “under the bus” and “whipping up hatred” in London.
Photographer Chris Dorley Brown has been documenting London’s East End all his working life.
Fewer greenhouse gas emissions were released into the atmosphere in Islington in 2022, new figures show.
Sadiq Khan is forecast to miss a key milestone in his mission to encourage Londoners away from using their cars towards greener modes of transport, his deputy...
Hundreds of affordable homes are being built in London with “no one to take them”, as housing associations are less able and willing to buy them, City Hall was...
Elderly and disabled Londoners have warned that ongoing failures with the capital’s on-demand minibus service have left them isolated and less able to leave...
Sadiq Khan has been criticised after data appeared to show that his £24m scheme to encourage Londoners back into the office on Fridays – and boost the...
There were more Traveller caravans pitched in London at the start of this year, new figures show.
Sadiq Khan faced off with anti-Ulez hecklers at the State of London Debate on Thursday, as he claimed Londoners had endorsed the clean air zone by re-electing...
New study finds traces of harmful bacteria on London's 12 tube lines.
Cycle Buddies service rolled out to cover all of London with over 800 buddies ready to ride with you...
The number of ‘no fault’ evictions in London increased 52 per cent in the last year.
Real Madrid will win Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final, Sadiq Khan has predicted, as he kicked off celebrations in Trafalgar Square.
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