19 h. ago Quarter of London local roads in 'poor state' as cost of fixing potholes hits £1billion

Around 2,100 miles of London’s pothole-ridden roads have less than five years’ structural life remaining, new research finds

Economics

25 h. ago Basildon Council buys up town centre flats to prevent influx of London tenants

Basildon Council buys up town centre flats to prevent influx of London tenants  Southend Echo

Politics

37 h. ago Plan for 1,500 new homes in Finchley considered by Barnet Council after securing City Hall support

The scheme includes a 25-storey tower and ‘re-provision’ of a demolished leisure centre

Politics

42 h. ago Revealed: The London speed camera that saw 851 drivers fined in just 24 hours

A London council has been slammed for creating ‘no-go areas’ - as data reveals hundreds were slapped with fines from a single speed camera in just one day

Politics

53 h. ago Few households avoid third year of maximum council tax hikes as plans approved

All 153 upper tier councils have now approved their council tax increases for 2025-26.

Politics

3 d. ago 50,000 social homes being used for fraud in London as scammers cost taxpayers £1bn a year, report claims

London social rent homes are being illegally sublet among other forms of fraud, new research warns

Economics

3 d. ago Labour councillor defects to Conservatives after six years, arguing that the party “will not deliver economic growth”

Cllr Shiva Tiwari told colleagues he was switching sides to the Tories after nearly seven years as a Labour councillor

Economics

4 d. ago London councillor appears in court to deny trying to pressure teenage girl to drop rape charges

Tower Hamlet councillor Abdul Malik pleaded not guilty to perverting the course of justice

Events

5 d. ago 50,000 social homes being sublet in London as scammers cost taxpayers £1bn a year, report claims

London social rent homes are being illegally sublet on platforms such as Airbnb, new research warns

Economics

5 d. ago 'Do you want to kill off London's nightlife for good?': Fury at Labour council's plans for West End venues to host 'quiet nights' and 'non

Labour-run Westminster Council has been accused of trying to 'kill' London's nightlife after it announced a night-time plan suggesting pubs and bars should host 'quiet nights'

Events

5 d. ago 4 London councils refuse to take part in Sadiq Khan's green belt review

4 London councils refuse to take part in Sadiq Khan's green belt review  My London

Politics

5 d. ago West London Council’s children’s services rated ‘inadequate’ as Ofsted finds serious failings in care leaver support

The report says years of leadership churn have worsened care leaver support

Events

6 d. ago London council announces cuts to children's services and ramps up taxes

Ealing Council voted overwhelmingly in favour of a budget that will increase council tax and the hike the social care levy

Politics

7 d. ago Westminster Council to make central London safer for women as part of its strategy to boost nightlife

The Westminster After Dark strategy aims to "future-proof the evening and night-time environment” in central London from 6pm to 6am

Politics

7 d. ago Protesters crowd London streets during Monday’s city council meeting

Protesters crowd London streets during Monday’s city council meeting  Fox 56 News

Events

7 d. ago London councillor working for Wes Streeting admits indecent exposure

London councillor working for Wes Streeting admits indecent exposure  Evening Standard

Politics

7 d. ago London councillor working for Wes Streeting pleads guilty to indecent exposure

Sam Gould, a senior aide to Health Secretary Wes Streeting, unlawfully exposed himself in two incidents in east London

Politics

8 d. ago Council wants to seize homes empty for over six months as thousands in central London revealed to be unoccupied

Westminster council wants the power to seize empty properties after discovering some homes in the borough have not been lived in for 20 years

Events

9 d. ago London council chiefs spend £140million to send homeless people out of the capital by snapping up hundreds of properties in deprived areas elsewhere in England

Local authorities in the capital have acquired more than 850 properties across England since 2017 - with plans to ship individuals as far afield as Liverpool and the northeast.

Economics

9 d. ago London borough's war on gambling as addicts cost it over £14m a year

Brent Council has the second-highest concentration of gambling premises in London , with council leader writing to Government calling for tighter laws

Economics