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London nursery shuts down without warning after string of Ofsted complaints

The nursery has been hit with a series of complaints from parents over children’s safety and welfare

Evening Standard · Nov 9

Mayfair private members' club allowed to reopen after licence suspension

An exclusive Mayfair members' club has been allowed to reopen under strict new conditions

Evening Standard · Nov 8

TfL red route leaves King's Cross market traders 'stressed and confused'

The changes mean businesses could be fined up to £800 each month

Evening Standard · Nov 5

London 'at risk of Notre-Dame-style blaze due to lack of fire-fighting resources'

Protecting historic buildings from fires presents a huge challenge for London firefighters due to their age and character

Evening Standard · Oct 29

North London council failed vulnerable woman before she died in hotel, inquest finds

Mother-of-two Colleen Madden, 31, was ‘let down’ by a chain of missed opportunities before dying alone in a hotel, a coroner concluded

Evening Standard · Oct 29

Is this London's new Covid hotspot? High level of positive tests sparks warning

Figures have circulated appearing to show one north London borough has become a coronavirus hotspot

Evening Standard · Oct 26

Tory mayoral hopeful vows to reopen Hammersmith Bridge to cars within three years

Alex Challoner, who hopes to be the Conservative candidate for London mayor, vows to reopen crossing that has been closed to motor traffic for past seven years

Evening Standard · Oct 18

London residents rail against Tube line disruption: 'We've had enough'

Southfields residents gathered outside their local Tube station to demand an end to long-running signalling failures

Evening Standard · Oct 17

London council rejects filming request for Thames Water 'hell-bent on destroying borough'

Council leader hits out at filming request using ‘the beautiful borough that they are hell-bent on destroying’

Evening Standard · Oct 17

Misery of London tenants as tower block wrapped in scaffolding for over six years

Tenants of flats in Islington says their building remains encased in scaffolding despite no work having taken place for years

Evening Standard · Oct 17