An investigation has been launched into the impact of gambling on Londoners’ health, with City Hall urging anyone affected to share their experiences.
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London’s Night Czar, Amy Lamé, has called on the capital’s residents and visitors to use the extra hour gained by the clocks going back this weekend to enjoy...
Thousands of patients were prescribed ADHD medications in north central London, new figures show – amid warnings of shortages of these drugs.
Ministers must guarantee longer-term funding to enable vital upgrades to London’s ageing Tube trains and outdated signalling systems, Government advisors have...
Central London is lagging behind its global rivals when it comes to the issue of ‘street clutter’, a think tank has warned.
Almost a quarter of over-50s in London are living in poverty, a new report has found.
London saw fewer hate crimes committed against transgender people in 2022-23 than during the year before, new figures show.
Just 13 per cent of Londoners over the age of 60 believe the capital is “a place where older people are valued”, a new report warns.
Black people in London were more than three times as likely to be stopped and searched by police than white people last year, new figures show.
Sadiq Khan has told the United Nations that cities like London can be “climate titans” – as he attacked Rishi Sunak for “delay and dither” on net zero goals.
The rising number of fires caused by e-bikes and e-scooters in London has led a City Hall committee to urgently request tighter regulation from the Government.
More than 100 upskirting crimes were recorded in London in the past two years, new figures show.
Fresh concerns have been raised over the lack of accommodation for London’s homeless, as new data reveals how families with children are increasingly left in...
As Ofqual reinstated standard grading for GCSE exams, the proportion of students in London achieving the highest grades has tumbled, new figures show.
Tens of thousands of people in Islington were classed as economically inactive as of March, new figures show.
Two fraudsters who charged more than £128,000 for building work valued at only £12,000 have both been given prison sentences following action from Islington...
Almost 100 rental properties have been repossessed without an explicit reason given in Islington since the Government pledged to ban no-fault evictions in...
Now in its 31st year, Open House Festival takes place over two weekends in September when people open up their homes and buildings for visitors to explore and...
Transport bosses say London’s summer of blockbuster events is helping Tube, bus and train ridership figures to close the gap with pre-pandemic passenger...
A cross-party group of London politicians has warned that the proposed closure of hundreds of railway station ticket offices across England raises “very...
By Joe Talora, Local Democracy Reporter Credit: Suzi Kim/Unsplash TfL’s precarious financial situation could jeopardise efforts to tackle poor air quality and...
By Yvonne Courtney The Barbican is due a makeover The Barbican is an outstanding architectural achievement but it’s beginning to show its age. Home to three...
Charles Armstrong, founder of the Trampery co-working spaces, says the way we work has changed forever. Here he explains how areas like EC1 could get back on...
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