DARK SECRETS: Islington - The Real Truth

London borough declares 'private renting crisis' and calls for rent controls

The average private rent in the borough up by 6.2 per cent last year

Evening Standard · Oct 3

'How dare you': Islington rejects claims it buried nursery closure until after local elections

News of the closure emerged less than two weeks after local elections in which Labour narrowly held control of the council

Evening Standard · Oct 2

From $1000 Saturdays to $27: Islington traders fear life after Slingtown

'It's putting a lot of people's livelihoods on the line.'

Newcastle Herald · Sep 11

House prices slump by up to 25% in London as rents rise: What's happening in your area?

Average house prices fell in 18 boroughs but rents rose in 30 out of 32

Evening Standard · Aug 21

Woman, 23, found dead in Islington as six people arrested on suspicion of murder

The woman was found unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene

Evening Standard · Aug 10

'Beloved' Beaumont Street cafe to close its doors after 20 years

The lease on the Islington business has not been renewed.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 10

Police seek nine men following violence at Arsenal Victory Parade

Detectives have released images of men who they want to speak to following celebrations in Islington in May

Evening Standard · Aug 4

Natalie Cassidy: ‘June Brown and I would fly to Malaga to drink and smoke fags’

INTERVIEW: As the ‘EastEnders’ legend voices an elderly feline in Ricky Gervais’s outrageous new animated sitcom ‘Alley Cats’, she speaks to Adam White about flying to Malaga to ‘drink red wine and smoke fags’ with June Brown, her fitness DVD regrets, and the origins of that infamous ‘SEX’ necklace she…

The Independent UK · Aug 3

Father-of-two caught on camera filming women through their windows at night

Anthony Durkan, 36, of Islington, north London, pleaded guilty to 19 charges of voyeurism at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday

The Independent UK · Jul 21

Islington father-of-two who filmed women through windows in the early hours pleads guilty to 19 voyeurism offences

Video footage shows Anthony Durkan, 35, approaching properties in Islington, standing on tiptoes to peer through windows and using his phone to record inside

Evening Standard · Jul 21