38 h. ago Dear Britain, it’s now clear: 20mph zones save lives and don’t slow traffic. Implement them | Sadiq Khan

There is too much bluff and bluster on this subject. Ordinary people just want safe streets for themselves and those they love, and we can achieve thatEvery 17 minutes. That’s how often someone is killed or seriously injured in a collision on the UK’s roads. Each and every one of these accidents brings an unbearable loss: for family and friends left mourning the loved ones who have been cruelly stolen from them, and survivors whose injuries can change their lives for ever. When we talk about how we make our roads safer, it’s easy to get distracted by bluff and bluster. But, every time we do, we lose sight of the most important fact: traffic accidents took over 1,600 lives last year, and we have the power to reduce and prevent them.Take speed limits. Rigorous new research published by Transport for London shows the number of people killed or seriously injured on London borough roads reduced by 34% following the implementation of 20mph speed limits, with the number of children killed ...

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6 d. ago Inner London boroughs will be big losers in Labour's plan to shake

Cash for inner London town halls will be 11-12% lower in 2028-29 in real terms under the reforms, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies

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7 d. ago Inner London boroughs will lose from English council funding reforms

Inner London boroughs will lose from English council funding reforms  Financial Times

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7 d. ago Inner London boroughs will lose from English council funding reforms, warns IFS

Inner London boroughs will lose from English council funding reforms, warns IFS  Financial Times

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7 d. ago The Most Common Baby Name In Every London Borough, According to 2025 Statistics

The Most Common Baby Name In Every London Borough, According to 2025 Statistics  Time Out Worldwide

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8 d. ago How YOU can grab a bargain home in London or a commuter hotspot: Experts say now is the time to get a deal

Property values have fallen by as much as 8% in some greater London boroughs and home counties neighbourhoods this year, new figures show.

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8 d. ago How rat infested is your borough? The areas with the most rodent infestations reported

FOI requests have revealed the London boroughs with the highest reported number of rat infestations

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8 d. ago More than 14,000 new homes are planned for this southwest London borough

More than 14,000 new homes are planned for this southwest London borough  Time Out Worldwide

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9 d. ago On your bike! Lime booted out of west London borough after pavement parking complaints

Hounslow council ends trial with Lime and signs new deal with rival firms Forest and Voi

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3 w. ago Interactive map reveals London’s worst boroughs for smoking – as capital shown to be lightest smokers in UK

Figures show Enfield as the smoking hotspot but Londoners puff the least nationwide

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3 w. ago 10 of the best restaurants in Borough Market and London Bridge, from Agora to Kolae

One of London’s most historic centres for food and drink isn’t short on quality or variance, says Josh Barrie

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3 w. ago Government sends team to 'take control' of London council amid financial crisis

Four commissioners will be given sweeping powers over London borough as minister warns financial position ‘deteriorating rapidly’

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3 w. ago Fury as Metropolitan Police to close half its police station front desks after budget cuts

Move would break Scotland Yard’s pledge to have one counter accessible 24/7 in all 32 London boroughs

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3 w. ago Council in crisis: Bankrupt London borough signs off £230k payment to chief exec in secret meeting

Councillors were told Abi Gbago had resigned after less than two years in the job and were asked to vote on her ‘substantial’ payout

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3 w. ago Government sends team to 'take control' of London council amid financial woes

Four commissioners will be given sweeping powers over London borough as minister warns financial position ‘deteriorating rapidly’

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3 w. ago South London borough backs tourist tax plan to raise millions

Southwark Council is considering implementing a tourist tax on visitors entering the borough

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3 w. ago Fury as Met Police to close half its front desks after budget cuts

Move would break Scotland Yard’s pledge to have one counter accessible 24/7 in all 32 London boroughs

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3 w. ago Jim Legxacy: Black British Music review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(XL Recordings)The rapper and producer doubles down on his vaulting style, lurching from alt-rock to distortion and chipmunk soul on an astonishingly coherent and melodic third recordOn Father, the first single to be taken from Jim Legxacy’s third mixtape, the listener is offered a vivid image from the author’s past. The teenage James Olaloye, as he was then, is on the streets of Lewisham, the south-east London borough where he grew up. He is “rolling up a blunt, scheming for the funds trying to come up off the roads on my own two / I never had a father”. Inevitably, this means he’s up to no good: “Making money off a phone a key’s what they want.”It’s a familiar scenario in the world of UK rap, a genre in which you seldom want for bleak descriptions of the life its stars have left behind on often deprived council estates. But in the case of Father, it comes with a small, but striking detail. “On the block,” he attests, “I was listening to Mitski.” Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Plea for more cash to support thousands of families in temporary accommodation in east London borough

Newham Council reportedly spent £69.9 million on providing temporary accommodation last year

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