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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Hackney Council has announced plans for nine new terraced houses, the first of hundreds of new council houses officials hope to build in the borough. The houses will replace a row of underused garages ...

Introducing the motion, Cllr Sam Pallis (Cazenove ward) said rent controls were “common sense” and “would not lead to the skies collapsing”. The petition in full slammed the private rental sector for ...

The Mayor of London has promised to protect funding for Free School Meals (FSM) for primary school pupils as long as he remains in post. Sir Sadiq Khan, who launched the programme in September 2023, ...

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 ...