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OPINION - The new rich? They are different. Anonymous, low-key and reclusive

What does a billionaire most want that most of the rest of us somehow manage without? An American stratospheric net worther is currently advertising via a Kensington recruitment company for an “exceptional” nanny to oversee canine care, diet and play dates with a salary well over £100k for the right…

Evening Standard · Jun 22, 2023

OPINION - The Standard View: Grenfell, six years on: there’s still no justice for the 72 victims

SIX years ago today, London awoke to the almost unimaginable news that a fire in a north Kensington tower block had taken a terrible toll in human life. The horror of the news — that people in a tall building had been trapped in their own homes to die in…

Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2023

‘Compassion and understanding needed when future of Grenfell Tower is decided’

The tower stands in north Kensington, west London, covered in a protective wrap showing a green heart.

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023

Traffic wardens to stage six-day strike during Chelsea Flower Show

Members of the GMB will walk out from May 22 in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Evening Standard · May 17, 2023

‘Advisory’ cycle lanes could be painted onto road surface in High Street Kensington

Campaigners warn ‘dotted lines don’t save lives’ and tell council to do better

Evening Standard · May 15, 2023

London council spending thousands on art and security patrols in opulent wards

Exclusive: Kensington and Chelsea, one of most unequal boroughs in UK, allocating social infrastructure funds in wards where homes go for millions

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2023

Labour’s former Kensington MP Emma Dent Coad quits party calling it ‘unrecognisable’

Labour’s former Kensington MP has quit the party, saying it is “unrecognisable” under Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership.

Evening Standard · Apr 27, 2023

‘Enormous’ Kensington penthouse with a flat-within-a-flat is for sale for £16 million

A seven-bedroom penthouse near Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park comes with a separate two-bedroom flat

Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2023

London’s income tax bombshell hits a record £51.6 billion

Kensington now pays more income tax than the whole of Northern Ireland

Evening Standard · Mar 23, 2023

Campaigners lose High Court battle over axed ‘pop up’ High Street Kensington cycle lanes

‘No-one seriously thinks that removing a safety scheme after seven weeks makes sense’ say defeated activists

Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2023