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Men who died in fire in 'neglected' building in west London named

The three men died after a fire broke out at a former community centre on the White City Estate in June

Evening Standard · Aug 18

Londoners wary of Live Facial Recognition rollout as operations trialled at major transport hubs

Live facial recognition (LFR) cameras are currently being rolled out at some London Tube stations

Evening Standard · Aug 18

North London residents demand crackdown on 'dangerous' biker meet-ups

Every Friday evening bikers get together on the same north London street, causing huge disruption to residents

Evening Standard · Aug 16

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‘My Soho flat feels like a hostel because of short-term lets’

The resident said he sometimes roams the streets of Westminster at night because of the noise coming from the flat above him

Evening Standard · Aug 15

West London shops face closure as council increases rent by over 100%

Hillingdon Council says rents have been below market value for years and argues it has a duty to residents to ‘to manage its commercial properties properly and achieve best value’

Evening Standard · Aug 13

London’s Burial Crisis: How the capital is running out of space for the dead

With London’s population continuing to age – ONS data predicts the proportion aged 65 and over will be 40.9 per cent by 2040 – it is likely that ever greater pressure will be put on finding burial space

Evening Standard · Aug 10

London’s burial crisis: Sadiq Khan urged to act as half of councils face running out of space in 15 years

More than half of London’s local authorities will run out of burial space within 15 years

Evening Standard · Aug 8

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Disability campaigners call on mayor to scrap floating bus stops

The stops, first introduced in 2013, involve a cycle lane running between a bus stop and the pavement

Evening Standard · Aug 7

Why are Wimbledon's streets so dirty?

Filthy pavements anger residents in affluent London neighbourhood

Evening Standard · Aug 7

South London council approves controversial plans for 249 new homes

Critics say the approval of a 249-home social housing redevelopment is at odds with Merton Council’s own planning guidelines

Evening Standard · Aug 3

Petition after managers who invested £150,000 in London pub are told to leave

A petition calling on Star Pubs, part of Heineken UK, to allow the managers of the much-loved Park Tavern in Southfields to remain at the venue has gained more than a thousand signatures

Evening Standard · Aug 3

Iron Age crannog rebuilt five years after devastating blaze

An Iron Age-style crannog has opened to the public five years on from a devastating blaze

The National (Scotland) · Jul 30

East London post office closure sends residents reeling

Over 1,600 people have signed the petition to reopen Broadway Market Post Office amid an alleged dispute between the beloved operators and their landlord

Evening Standard · Jul 27

Ministers urged to give TfL final say on driverless taxis as London rollout looms

Chair of the London Assembly Transport Committee says the government has ‘stepped in on London’s devolved powers’

Evening Standard · Jul 27

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Evening Standard · Jul 25

Ministers urged to give TfL final say on driverless taxis as London rollout looms

Several firms, including Uber and Wayve, are seeking approval to transport passengers in automated vehicles in London as soon as this year

Evening Standard · Jul 24

London Muslim community leader tells of 'shock' after police thwarted suspected terror attack targeting mosque

A 14-year-old boy was arrested last week in connection with the alleged plot to attack the place of worship on August 28

Evening Standard · Jul 24

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor could be stripped of Freedom of the City of London

The City of London Corporation previously said the title could not be taken away

Evening Standard · Jul 23

Green London council accused of 'inciting antisemitism' over Israel de-twinning plans

Following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in 2023, calls to end the ‘sister cities’ partnership have grown increasingly loud

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Evening Standard · Jul 23

Residents left fuming by south London fly-tipping hotspot

Neighbours said the unauthorised use of the site causes the bins to overflow, with waste piling up around them, which attracts vermin and has become a health hazard

Evening Standard · Jul 23

London council accused of 'wasting' £138,000 on repainting bridge

A councillor for the area accused the plan of being a ‘cosmetic project’ and called for the funds to be spent in other ways

Evening Standard · Jul 19

Mayor demands TfL transparency over ‘misery’ caused by London Underground track noise

Londoners in Brent, Kennington, Islington, Camden and South Wimbledon are particularly affected

Evening Standard · Jul 19

South London family 'moved further down an emergency housing queue' plan to fight High Court ruling

Carmen Castro Guallichico claimed her position on the council’s direct offer waiting list for social housing went backwards over a six-month period

Evening Standard · Jul 16

Green Party defends politicians who attended Burnham effigy stabbing protest

Members of Hackney Council’s ruling Green Party attended a demonstration where an effigy of the incoming Prime Minister was repeatedly stabbed with darts

Evening Standard · Jul 13

TfL and GLA top UK local authority debt list with combined £20bn borrowing

New analysis from the TaxPayers’ Alliance shows TfL holds almost £14 billion of the record high total £155 billion of local authority debt in the UK

Evening Standard · Jul 13

West London mum 'sexually assaulted by man in temporary accommodation'

Kelly Butler, 38, says the man tried to grab and kiss her in the Chiswick Travelodge

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