A new Aldi is set to open its doors in east London but scores of residents fear it could stoke anti-social behaviour in the area. In October, Hackney Council granted planning permission for the German ...

Organisers of the annual Winter Toy Appeal are hoping for a Christmas miracle as they issue an urgent plea for donations.

In the report, entitled ‘Mind the Funding Gap’, the cross-party committee called on the mayor and TfL to restart the development of Crossrail 2 – a new line linking national rail networks in Surrey ...

Under a new scheme by the council, from May 2026, most private landlords will need to apply for a licence for each property they let. The scheme aims to protect renters from rogue landlords and ...

Labour MPs have celebrated the end of the two-child benefit cap policy despite voting not to scrap it last year.

Sir Sadiq Khan has been urged to increase efforts to reduce deaths on London’s roads and transport network after new figures showed just three fewer people were killed or seriously injured in 2024 ...

Hackney Coalition against Palantir has held its first rally protesting Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust possibly entering into a deal with a controversial US data company. The group, which ...

Critics have branded the use of LFR, which maps a person’s unique facial features, and matches them against faces on watchlists, as an ‘erosion of civil liberties ...

Some 13 bus routes are expected to be impacted, including several that service Hackney and seven to Westfield Stratford shopping centre – meaning Londoners hoping to pick up Christmas presents or ...

Westminster City Council, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Hammersmith and Fulham Council say they are working ‘closely together’ after identifying the ‘cyber security incidents’ on ...

The Mayor of London has welcomed new powers for an overnight visitor levy which could generate up to £240million a year for the capital. Sir Sadiq Khan has been consistently lobbying ministers to ...