36 h. ago Junk food sponsorship deals 'should be banned from 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow'

Obesity Action Scotland said 170 experts had signed its petition demanding no deals with unhealthy food and drink companies at next year's Games.

Economics

40 h. ago Council tax bombshell: Bills in London borough 'would have to soar 27%' to plug funding reforms black hole

EXCLUSIVE: London boroughs facing being hard hit by the controversial shake-up include Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster, Wandsworth, Richmond, Hammersmith and Fulham, Islington, Camden and the City of London

Economics

41 h. ago Inside RFK Jr’s conflicted attempt to rid America of junk food

‘Maha’ promised to tackle ultra-processed foods – but is it hijacking the food movement instead?Over the space of the last year, Robert F Kennedy Jr. has made the term “ultra-processed foods” something of a household phrase.Once a term only used by nutritionists and food policy researchers to describe the most processed foods in the supply chain (think: chips and sodas, packaged bread, microwave dinners and even some yogurts), ultra-processing has become a calling card of the “Make America Healthy Again” (“Maha”) movement. Continue reading...

Events

60 h. ago London borough that doubled 20mph zones shoots up league table of best places in capital to walk and cycle

Newham, City of London and Islington praised - but Tower Hamlets, Lewisham and Bexley criticised

Sport

6 d. ago Hundreds object as London borough declares it wants to twin with city in Palestine

Hundreds object as London borough declares it wants to twin with city in Palestine  Daily Express

Politics

8 d. ago Vegan restaurant leaves customers fuming after adding a 'diversity role models' charge to people's bills

Mallow restaurant in Borough Market, London, is fundraising for Diversity Role Models, a UK-wide charity dedicated to ending LGBTQ + bullying in schools.

Economics

1 week ago London population heading to 10 million over next decade, with one borough up 20%

London population heading to 10 million over next decade, with one borough up 20%  London Evening Standard

Politics

1 week ago Revealed: The London Borough With The Most Surveillance Cameras

Revealed: The London Borough With The Most Surveillance Cameras  Time Out

Politics

1 week ago Ministers considering alcohol advertising restrictions in line with junk food

Wes Streeting is set to announce radical reforms for the NHS in England after the recent spending review allocated £29 billion to the health service

Politics

2 w. ago Now THAT jigsaw wasn't built in a day! Experts recreate 2,000

The parts were discovered at a site in Southwark, near London Bridge and Borough Market, during an excavation in 2021.

Politics

3 w. ago MP outrage at NHS over 'unfair' closure of only maternity unit in London borough with highest birthrate

Exclusive: Campaigners have warned that shutting Barking Birth Centre puts women at risk

Politics

3 w. ago Stereophonics star Kelly Jones ditches junk food and alcohol from tour rider

The Stereophonics frontman has confessed that he opts for healthier snacks backstage in order to make sure that his jeans still fit him

Society

3 w. ago House prices in every London borough after unexpected jump in average property value

The annual rate of house price growth fell to 3.5% in April, from 7.0% in March, the Office for National Statistics said.

Society

3 w. ago 'I spent twice as much on junk food as on mortgage until holiday chair moment'

Michelle was on holiday with her family in Lanzarote when an accident left her mortified, and knowing she needed to change

Society

3 w. ago Mum who spent double her mortgage on junk food loses 8st after mortifying holiday moment

Michelle was on holiday with her family in Lanzarote when an accident left her mortified, and knowing she needed to change

Economics

3 w. ago Voices: Why I am walking backwards in every London borough – for refugees like me

As queer African refugees, we are walking – one forwards, one backwards – to challenge cruelty in the asylum system and protest against structures that criminalises who we are, write Joel Mordi and Amanda Kamanda

Events

3 w. ago Why I am walking backwards in every London borough – for refugees like me

Why I am walking backwards in every London borough – for refugees like me  The Independent

Events

3 w. ago London borough to completely ban junk food adverts amid obesity crisis

The policy would ban adverts for unhealthy products linked to obesity and diabetes

Events