Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

THE TRUTH ABOUT: 2 - Caught on Camera

Islington Council 'could have to shut good school' as half-empty primary stays open

North London authority says it will be forced to 'consider the closure of another good local school' instead

Evening Standard

Investigation after reports pupil was punched by teacher at London school

The alleged attack is said to have taken place at Christ the King School in Islington, north London

The Independent UK

Islington primary school suspends staff member over claims boy, 10, 'hit several times'

Met police investigating claims member of staff assaulted the pupil at Christ The King Catholic Primary School

Evening Standard

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Free launderette opens to help north London estate tackle mould and damp

A free, community launderette is being piloted on the Andover Estate in Holloway, which aims to help combat damp and mould.

Evening Standard

Islington Council scraps late fees for library books

Islington Council says the move is to help people ‘already struggling with the cost of living’

Evening Standard

Parents win battle against staffing cuts at London school’s deaf unit but say future isn’t safe

Parents say they have ‘no confidence’ in senior leadership

Evening Standard

Fresh victory for campaign against Ocado depot next to school

The decision by Islington Council marks another major victory for the ‘NOcado’ campaign organised by parents, pupils and teachers at Yerbury Primary School

Evening Standard

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

‘Unsafe’ Boxo blender blamed for causing Tottenham flat fire which killed man

Islington Council has issued a warning over an “unsafe” blender which caused a fatal flat fire in Tottenham.

Evening Standard

Urgent warning as hundreds of potentially lethal food blenders recalled after man dies in fire

A man died in a blaze in London caused by one of the kitchen blenders

Wales Online

Work starts on experimental new Cycleway between Finsbury Park and Camden Town

Speed limits along the route will be reduced to 20mph

Evening Standard

Islington Council halts prepayment meter installation following complaints

Residents in Hathersage Court in north London complained after learning prepayment tariffs would be put in place as temperatures plummeted to -10C in recent weeks

Evening Standard

Islington Council plans to introduce low-traffic measures on 70% of its roads

The measures would mean 70% of the borough is covered by some measure to reduce traffic

Evening Standard

Islington cycle way to connect Camden with Finsbury Park will see lower speed limits

Transport for London and Islington Council launch scheme in Nag’s Head area

Evening Standard

Parents protest outside north London school over ‘devastating’ proposed cuts to deaf provision staff

Parents claim cuts impact most vulnerable children and disproportionately affect their education

Evening Standard

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Daily Mirror

Inside family's horror home with mould, mushrooms and sewage seeping through its walls

Kwajo Tweneboa, a campaigner fighting injustice in social housing, shared the videos as he said the family in North London first raised the issues with Islington Council last December

Liverpool Echo

Woman returns from shops to find her entire patio is missing

Laurie Penny had only been out for a few hours

Wales Online

Woman came home from shopping to find her patio had gone

"Thieves don’t generally tidy up afterwards. Or stack the furniture so neatly,"

Daily Record

Woman gobsmacked after returning home to find council 'had stolen her patio'

Laurie Penny had popped out to the shops for a few hours but when she came back, she saw her back garden tiles were missing.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Daily Mirror

Woman horrified to come home from shops to find her patio was 'taken' by council

Laurie Penny, from London, had popped out to the shops for a few hours but when she returned back her patio had been removed from her back garden without explanation

Evening Standard

Will the last pub in Britain to close please turn out the lights

George Orwell’s favourite pub is among those under severe threat

Evening Standard

Landlord fined £40k for making tenant cook in bedroom

An Islington landlord who refused to provide a kitchen for a tenant must pay out £40,000 for breaching his property licence.Mohammed Shahid was taken to court by Islington Council for failing to comply with licensing regulations - in at least 15 recorded instances. One tenant was forced to cook in…

Evening Standard

Landlord who forced tenant to cook in bedroom is fined after Islington Council probe

Mohammed Shahid must pay out £40k for his failures

Daily Mirror

Disabled cancer survivor left ‘choking on asbestos’ in ‘disgusting’ London flat

The woman, who is only being referred to as Sarah, moved to her North London flat in 2016 and says she spent nearly £20,000 turning it into her dream flat

Evening Standard

London elections 2022: Labour holds on to Islington with huge majority

Londoners will go to the polls in local elections on May 5. Joe Talora has the lowdown on the vote in Islington

Evening Standard

Rogue builder who defrauded ‘particularly vulnerable’ elderly victims jailed

On a few occasions, Ricki Paul Warby would deliberately damage his victims’ roofs to persuade them to pay for repair work

1 2

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Snaresbrook Crown Court

78 stories

Islington council

50 stories

National Deaf Children Society

10 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.