Category: News

The director of a musical that depicts the confrontation between a faction of fascists and residents of a predominantly Jewish neighborhood in East London believes it is essential for young people to learn about this significant historical moment. Adam Lenson, the director of *Cable Street*, a play that delves into the struggle between Oswald Mosley’s […]

A committee of politicians has asserted that approval is needed for a substantial new housing project in south-east London to alleviate the city’s housing crisis. A plan to construct 15,000 homes on a brownfield site at Thamesmead has been selected as one of 12 prospective “new towns” nationwide aimed at fulfilling housing development goals. Last […]

A mother from London is encouraging individuals to contribute plasma following her daughter’s urgent need for treatment due to a rare heart-affecting childhood illness. Rebecca’s daughter was only seven years old when she was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease, a condition she had previously known only from an episode of Grey’s Anatomy. Winifred, now nine, was […]

The Metropolitan Police are seeking to identify a commendable individual who stepped in to assist a group of women facing harassment on a street in London. Authorities were alerted to an incident on Camden High Street in north-west London on January 14, where a man was reportedly attempting to rob and sexually assault the women. […]

The public sector is intensifying its efforts to identify employees who engage in covertly holding multiple jobs simultaneously. This practice, referred to as “polygamous working,” has seemingly become more common with the rise of remote work; however, it can breach employment contracts and may even be considered illegal. According to the Cabinet Office, their national […]

Home construction in London’s private sector has plummeted by 84% since 2015, even as the city requires 88,000 additional residences each year, according to a recent study. Consultants from Molior revealed that in 2025, only 5,547 new private housing units were initiated, a stark drop from 33,782 in 2015. Lord Bailey, a member of the […]

London is experiencing the most rapidly escalating backlog of court cases in England and Wales, with some victims enduring years of delay in their pursuit of justice. Current statistics revealed exclusively to the BBC’s Politics London program by the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) indicate that there are nearly 19,000 unresolved criminal cases in the capital. […]

The RMT union plans to hold a protest outside Transport for London’s (TfL) board meeting at City Hall as part of its ongoing effort to push for the reintegration of cleaning staff into the organization. The demonstration is scheduled for February 4, following TfL’s recent decision to grant a new five-year cleaning contract to the […]

For the first time in centuries, white storks are poised to make a return to London, following the approval of plans by leaders in Dagenham. Eastbrookend Country Park will serve as the new habitat for these storks, while The Chase nature reserve will introduce a colony of beavers. Both beavers and white storks were originally […]

According to the Metropolitan Police, 86 demonstrators have been detained for reportedly entering the grounds of Wormwood Scrubs prison in west London. The police stated that the individuals were “demonstrating in solidarity with a Palestine Action prisoner on a hunger strike” and allegedly made threats against law enforcement while obstructing prison personnel from entering or […]