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Borough baby blues: London's cruel IVF postcode lottery

Where you live in the capital matters when it comes to NHS fertility treatment, Charlotte Lytton meets hopeful parents being let down and what fewer children means for the city

Evening Standard · Nov 7

Sadiq Khan told to sell London Stadium to West Ham to avoid losing tens of millions of pounds a year

London Assembly member Bassam Mahfouz said the current arrangement has proved disastrous for taxpayers

Evening Standard · Sep 25

London schools crisis: Why eight boroughs are defying the capital's 'secondary wave' of falling pupil numbers

Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Brent, Ealing, Hounslow and Barnet have all seen school rolls grow

Evening Standard · Jun 27

Vital safety upgrade at busy Elizabeth line station won't start for at least four years

Gap between train and platform has caused several serious injuries, but a permanent solution is said to be ‘currently unfunded’

Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2025

Sadiq Khan Pushes for Controversial "Tourist Tax" in London—Will Visitors Be Charged Extra for Every Night?

Sadiq Khan’s now firmly on board with a so-called “tourist tax” for London – a move that could see visitors paying extra for each night they stay in the capital.

The Fashion Central · Mar 22, 2025

Sadiq Khan backs London 'tourist tax' which would see visitors charged extra for stays in hotels and Airbnbs

Mayor says many travellers ‘don’t really mind paying the few extra euros’ when they visit cities like Paris and Berlin

Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2025

London New Year's Eve Firework organisers reject 'deathtrap' claim

City Hall was told that the number of stewards has been increased to address overcrowding and fake tickets are being ‘constantly reported’

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2024

'Not fit for human habitation' — the families still languishing in Acton's unsafe shipping container estate

Temporary accommodation made from shipping containers has proved a dangerous place to house London’s most vulnerable — yet despite the pledges of Ealing Council to move residents out of the rotting estate, many people, including families, still remain...

Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2024

London Assembly member Onkar Sahota told he cannot fight next year's City Hall election

Ealing and Hillingdon's London Assembly member has been told by Labour that he cannot keep his seat after 2024

Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2023