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Man arrested on suspicion of arson after fire at asylum hotel in Islington

Police were called to the scene of the fire at the Thistle City Barbican Hotel on Wednesday evening

Evening Standard

Council condemns ‘despicable attack’ at asylum seeker hotel after fire

The blaze took place in the grounds of a premises in Dingley Road, Islington, shortly after 10.50pm on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Ex-Labour councillor charged over Westminster 'honeytrap' scandal

Ex-Islington councillor charged over Westminster honeytrap scandal which saw senior MPs receive and exchange explicit images

Evening Standard

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Most in-demand areas among home buyers are outside the 'London banana'

The ‘banana map’ that went viral last week hides the reality of London’s property market

Evening Standard

Man guilty of killing teenager who crashed stolen moped into lamppost

Deonte Mowatt-Slater, 16, was stabbed in the neck and chest by Francie McCarthy in Islington, north London, in October 2024.

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Teenager killed in Islington knife attack fled scene on moped, court hears

Deonte Mowatt-Slater was found dying in Islington, north London, in the early hours of October 22 last year

Evening Standard

Why London Jews fear for their future in the capital

Attacks on schoolchildren as young as eight. Screaming verbal assaults, being spat at and vile graffiti. Nicole Lampert meets the Londoners facing a tsunami of antisemitism

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Burst water main floods Islington streets as dozens evacuated from their homes

A burst water main has flooded several Islington streets with dozens of residents evacuated from their homes.

The Independent UK

Police outnumber anti-migrant protesters outside Islington hotel

Police officers outnumbered anti-migrant protesters outside a hotel in Islington where a protest was being held in support of refugees on Friday 8 August.

The Independent UK

Nine arrests as protesters clash outside Islington asylum hotel

Masked protesters had clashed with rivals outside an Islington hotel housing asylum seekers

Evening Standard

London migrant protests LIVE: Arrests as masked men clash with rivals outside Islington asylum hotel

The force has imposed conditions on a protest and counter protest outside the Thistle City Barbican Hotel

Evening Standard

Police on alert as protesters target north London hotel housing asylum seekers

Protesters and counter-protesters are expected at an Islington hotel on Saturday

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Man arrested over theft of £150,000 violin stolen from pub in Islington

Met Police said a 43-year-old man was arrested on June 25 on suspicion of theft

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London's most expensive boroughs to buy a parking space revealed

Islington was the most expensive place to buy a parking space over the last year, with an average price of £760,000

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Council tax bombshell: Eight London boroughs face big bill rises or major cuts to services

EXCLUSIVE: London boroughs facing being hard hit by the controversial shake-up include Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster, Wandsworth, Richmond, Hammersmith and Fulham, Islington, Camden and the City of London

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London borough that doubled 20mph zones shoots up league table of best places in capital to walk and cycle

Newham, City of London and Islington praised - but Tower Hamlets, Lewisham and Bexley criticised

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Carmela's: London's next New York-style pizzeria will serve classic house pies in Islington

Pizzerias are opening in London at breakneck speed, with New York-style the restaurateurs’ choice

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Interactive map shows the London boroughs facing the biggest rise in population

Tower Hamlets, Islington and Camden top the list as number of Londoners approaches 10 million

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Best and worst boroughs for cyclists revealed amid concern London's cycling revolution has stalled

Hackney pips Islington to to be declared capital’s No1 place for cycling

The Independent UK

Philharmonia Orchestra player’s £150,000 violin stolen from London pub

The violin, which disappeared from The Marquess Tavern in Islington, is around 300 years old

Evening Standard

Police appeal as violin made in 1740 and worth over £150,000 is stolen from pub in Islington

The violin was stolen from The Marquess Tavern, Canonbury Street, on the evening of Tuesday, February 18

Evening Standard

If immigration continues at current levels, what will happen to London?

Rapid demographic change has transformed London. David Goodhart asks whether its effects have turned the capital into a place that isn’t working anymore

The Independent UK

How England’s 18,000 playgrounds revealed the country’s inequality

New research has analysed data from playgrounds across England. Here’s what they found

The Conversation

We mapped 18,000 children’s playgrounds and revealed inequality across England

Outside of the home, public playgrounds are the most common places for children to play and the fundamental right of every child to play is even recognised in a UN convention. Despite this, there has been very limited research exploring inequality in the provision of playgrounds.

The Guardian - UK

Momentum to revive Sure Start is long overdue – it’s been a lifeline for my son and me

The early years service stayed open in my area as many others closed. A recommendation to restore it across England is long overdue, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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