4 h. ago Council houses worth £550,000 are seized from 'fraudsters' after probe finds they already OWNED their own properties elsewhere

Hackney Council in north London confiscated seven homes, redistributing them to those most in need who had been on the waiting list for social housing for some time.

Society

7 h. ago Weatherwatch: The 1975 storm that unleashed record rain on north London

Weatherwatch: The 1975 storm that unleashed record rain on north London  The Guardian

Events

9 h. ago London Powers | Witness details moments North Carolina Central University student was shot, killed by ex

London Powers | Witness details moments North Carolina Central University student was shot, killed by ex-boyfriend  ABC11

Events

15 h. ago Jury finds Texas couple guilty of concealing and harboring bakery workers in the US illegally

A jury in South Texas has found two bakery owners accused of concealing and harboring employees in the U.S. illegally guilty

Events

19 h. ago 'I still want to play': Oleksandr Zinchenko makes Arsenal admission amid transfer links

Versatile full-back arrived in north London three years ago

Sport

25 h. ago Home Office catches illegal workers at North London restaurant

Home Office catches illegal workers at North London restaurant - 'woman answers door and disappears'  My London

Society

25 h. ago Surrey police pose as joggers to catch men harassing women out exercising

Undercover female officers deployed in pilot scheme to tackle catcalling, resulting in 18 arrestsEighteen people have been arrested after a police force sent out female undercover officers posing as joggers to catch men harassing women while they are out exercising.A pilot operation from Surrey police deployed female officers in running gear during rush hour to expose how often women are harassed. The pilot has resulted in 18 arrests for offences such as harassment, sexual assault and theft. Continue reading...

Events

27 h. ago Undercover Brit cops' amazing rouse as they pose in tight sportswear to catch catcallers

Surrey Police force has been sending out plain-clothed female police officers dressed as joggers in a bid to catch vile blokes who shout things out of their vehicles

Politics

39 h. ago Strictly star taken to hospital after 'nasty' fall in London rehearsals

The Ukrainian dancer, 35, was training in north London on Tuesday lunchtime when she injured herself

Politics

39 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing star Nadiya Bychkova 'rushed to hospital after horror fall during rehearsals'

The star was training in north London when she was left in agony after injuring her back, with crew forced to phone an ambulance.

Events

43 h. ago Tottenham leave Bissouma out of Super Cup squad due to persistent lateness

Tottenham manager: ‘The latest time was one too many’Midfielder’s north London future in doubtThomas Frank has flexed his muscles to Tottenham’s squad by excluding Yves Bissouma from the travelling party to face Paris Saint-Germain owing to persistent lateness.Spurs make their Uefa Super Cup debut in Udine on Wednesday in a fiendish early test for their manager, who is overseeing his first pre-season since moving from Brentford in June. Frank has wasted no time pressing home his standards and explained he had opted against selecting Bissouma, the Mali international midfielder, because of multiple lapses. Continue reading...

Politics

43 h. ago Frank leaves Bissouma out of Spurs’ Super Cup squad due to persistent lateness

Tottenham coach: ‘The latest time was one too many’Midfielder’s north London future in doubtThomas Frank has flexed his muscles to Tottenham’s squad by excluding Yves Bissouma from the travelling party to face Paris Saint-Germain owing to persistent lateness.Spurs make their Uefa Super Cup debut in Udine on Wednesday in a fiendish early test for their manager, who is overseeing his first pre-season since moving from Brentford in June. Frank has wasted no time pressing home his standards and explained he had opted against selecting Bissouma, the Mali international midfielder, because of multiple lapses. Continue reading...

Politics

45 h. ago World’s swankiest manhole covers? A thrilling tour of the new embankments concealing London’s £4.6bn super sewer

Built to tackle 18m tonnes of rising excrement, the Tideway project has also generated dramatic new public spaces dotted with giant artworks. Our writer takes the ‘stink tower’ tour of the capitalA group of colossal black tombstones has landed on the north bank of the Thames in London, looking like mysterious monoliths from another civilisation. They stand near Blackfriars Bridge as imposing bookends, rising almost 10 metres, folded in places to form platforms and benches, slipping down in others to become one with the pavement. Water trickles from the summit of one huge slab, running down ridges and splashing into a sunken pool. Another pair rise straight out of the river wall, hoisting wooden fenders with them from the swirling brown waters below.“I wanted to make something that comes from nowhere,” says Scottish artist Nathan Coley, as he clambers on to one of his concrete blocks, which form part of the most prominent new public artwork in Britain’s capital, set to be unveiled ne...

Economics

47 h. ago Jet2 passenger left fuming after being given ‘world’s smallest armrest’ on £200 flight

Tom Pike, a financial services worker from Hackney, North London, was shocked to discover quite how small his armrest on a Jet2 flight from Menorda to London Stansted

Economics

50 h. ago North London flooding: Thames Water warns 'complex' repairs could take days to fix

Some places have been left under 44cm of water and 70 firefighters worked to stop the flooding

Events

51 h. ago Minister urges council not to revoke licence of Indian restaurant facing closure after hiring illegal workers

Sir Stephen Timms issued a letter in support of Udaya, which received a £180,000 Home Office fine for employing four illegal workers

Politics

52 h. ago Spurs open Eberechi Eze talks as they try to beat Arsenal to Crystal Palace attacker

Arsenal have been ahead but want to make sales firstSpurs do not intend to meet Eze’s £68m release clauseTottenham have opened talks over a move for Eberechi Eze and are pushing to beat Arsenal to the Crystal Palace attacker.Eze, whose £68m release clause expires on Friday, is the subject of a tussle between the north London rivals. Arsenal have been leading the race for the England international but are yet to send an offer to Palace. They have indicated they need to make sales in attack before pressing ahead with their pursuit of Eze. Continue reading...

Events

64 h. ago Minister urges council not to revoke licence of restaurant that hired illegal workers

Minister urges council not to revoke licence of restaurant that hired illegal workers  London Evening Standard

Politics

67 h. ago Minister urges London council not to revoke licence of Indian restaurant facing closure after hiring illegal workers

Sir Stephen Timms issued a letter in support of Udaya, which received a £180,000 Home Office fine for employing four illegal workers

Politics

69 h. ago North London neighbours band together to save beloved park as city looks to 'naturalize' it

North London neighbours band together to save beloved park as city looks to 'naturalize' it  CBC

Culture