16 h. ago Ten fire engines and 70 firefighters tackle south London house blaze as three taken to hospital

London Fire Brigade said it received 17 calls about the fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning

Events

20 h. ago LIVE: South London house fire sees three including child rushed to hospital

LIVE: South London house fire sees three including child rushed to hospital  mylondon.news

Society

20 h. ago LIVE South London house fire sees 60 firefighters rush to scene to control blaze

LIVE South London house fire sees 60 firefighters rush to scene to control blaze  mylondon.news

Society

26 h. ago Temporary accommodation in England is ‘torture’ for neurodivergent children, report finds

Exclusive: Parents said their children had become withdrawn or hypervigilant because of uncertainty, unsafe environments and removal of supportNeurodivergent children living in temporary accommodation (TA) in England are subjected to conditions that amount to “torture”, and the harm it causes them is “psychologically excruciating” and a form of “child cruelty”, a report has found.The report by King’s College London through the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) for households in temporary accommodation, found that while living in TA was damaging for any child, it had a particularly severe impact on neurodivergent children and those with special education needs and disabilities (Send). Continue reading...

Politics

27 h. ago Two displaced in New London house fire on Williams Street, officials say

Two displaced in New London house fire on Williams Street, officials say  thehour.com

Politics

28 h. ago Only 5,547 housing starts last year in London – against 88,000 target

Only 5,547 housing starts last year in London – against 88,000 target  walthamforestecho.co.uk

Events

31 h. ago Before & After: Near London, a Basic Brick House Breaks Free From the ’70s

Before & After: Near London, a Basic Brick House Breaks Free From the ’70s  Yahoo

Politics

33 h. ago Marvel star Dominic Cooper fights plans for housing development in south east London

Dominic Cooper has called on Lewisham Council to revisit the controversial housing proposals in Blackheath

Politics

40 h. ago Battersea Power Station set for 200 new council homes in £9bn transformation

The new homes are part of a drive to provide more affordable housing in south London

Economics

44 h. ago Fix capital's homes crisis to stop Londoners' pay being swallowed up by housing costs, new report says

Centre for Cities highlights how much many young people in London are having to pay in sky-high rent or to get their foot on the property ladder

Economics

45 h. ago Life after Molly: Ian Russell on big tech, his daughter’s death – and why a social media ban won’t work

Molly Russell was just 14 when she took her own life in 2017, and an inquest later found negative online content was a significant factor. With many people now pushing for teenagers to be kept off tech platforms, her father explains why he backs a different approachIan Russell describes his life as being split into two parts: before and after 20 November 2017, the day his youngest daughter, Molly, took her own life as a result of depression and negative social media content. “Our life before Molly’s death was very ordinary. Unremarkable,” he says. He was a television producer and director, married with three daughters. “We lived in an ordinary London suburb, in an ordinary semi-detached house, the children went to ordinary schools.” The weekend before Molly’s death, they had a celebration for all three girls’ birthdays, which are in November. One was turning 21, another 18 and Molly was soon to be 15. “And I remember being in the kitchen of a house full of friends and family and thi...

Events

50 h. ago Fix homes crisis to stop Londoners' pay being eaten up by housing costs, new report

Fix homes crisis to stop Londoners' pay being eaten up by housing costs, new report  standard.co.uk

Economics

50 h. ago Fix capital's homes crisis to stop Londoners' pay being swallowed up by housing costs, new report

The Centre for Cities highlighted how much many young people in London are having to pay in sky-high rent or to get their foot on the property ladder

Economics

60 h. ago North London house named 1 of most beautiful in the world on sale for £10m

North London house named 1 of most beautiful in the world on sale for £10m  mylondon.news

Economics

62 h. ago Underrated seaside 'town' 2 hours from London where houses are nearly £400K cheaper

Underrated seaside 'town' 2 hours from London where houses are nearly £400K cheaper  mylondon.news

Economics

66 h. ago Housebuilding in London fall by 84% in a decade, study finds

Housebuilding in London fall by 84% in a decade, study finds  BBC

Politics

66 h. ago The London postcode so desirable it’s almost impossible to buy a house there

The London postcode so desirable it’s almost impossible to buy a house there  mylondon.news

Politics

4 d. ago North London borough's high housing costs tipping more children into poverty than neighbouring areas

North London borough's high housing costs tipping more children into poverty than neighbouring areas  mylondon.news

Economics

4 d. ago Rogue London landlord fined £5000 after housing mother and child in 'dangerous' outbuilding

‘This landlord put lives at risk – and that is simply unacceptable’, said Harrow Council

Economics

4 d. ago London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Partners with AWS, Launches Digital Settlement House

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Partners with AWS, Launches Digital Settlement House  Crowdfund Insider

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