2 h. ago Welcome to the Little Chagos Islands! Single London council faces £18m bill as it is forced to house hundreds from the Indian isles on top of its asylum seekers quota

Hillingdon, which is close to Heathrow, has at any time an average of 2,700 asylum seekers housed in hotels surrounding the airport, one of the highest rates in the country.

Economics

3 h. ago Welcome to the Little Chagos Islands! Single London council forced to spend £18million to house hundreds people from the Indian isles on top of their asylum seekers quota

Hillingdon, which is close to Heathrow, has at any time an average of 2,700 asylum seekers housed in hotels surrounding the airport, one of the highest rates in the country.

Economics

14 h. ago Horror as loving couple are brutally executed by their son leaving family ripped apart

David and Teresa 'Teri' Pabst, both 64, were executed by their adult son James in their home in Middleton, Wisconsin.

Events

17 h. ago Chaos at London Labour council as leader ousted by own party days after his election

Three Labour councillors in Southwark have threatened to quit over the row that has engulfed party

Politics

27 h. ago London theatre takes legal action as it faces huge rent hike by council

Local authority claims community theatre has been ‘shielded’ from rising costs for ‘many years’

Society

40 h. ago London theatre takes legal action as it is faces huge rent hike by council

Local authority claims community theatre has been ‘shielded’ from rising costs for ‘many years’

Society

42 h. ago Council tells park visitors not to sit under trees amid fears branches could collapse on people below

Harrow Council in North West London has issued safety notices after branches were reported to have suddenly fallen at parks in Stanmore, Hatch End and Pinner.

Politics

45 h. ago Christian residents launch legal challenge over trans pedestrian crossings that 'excluded and marginalised' them from affluent London neighbourhood

Four crossings were installed in upmarket Bloomsbury, central London, by Camden Council in 2021 to 'support the LGBTQ + community'.

Politics

46 h. ago Cancer patients still facing ‘dangerous treatment delays’, experts warn

It comes as new figures show the proportion of patients who had cancer diagnosed or ruled out within 28 days declined for the third consecutive month.

Science

66 h. ago London council approves 144 new homes and adult social care flats

London council approves 144 new homes and adult social care flats  My London

Politics

66 h. ago Losing weight has ‘hidden benefits’ and clears out damaged cells – scientists

Experts say their findings may help in the development of therapies for diseases such as type 2 diabetes.

Events

3 d. ago First neighbourhood health services to be rolled out from September

The initiative is part of the Government’s 10-year health plan, which was unveiled by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer last week.

Politics

3 d. ago Council tax bombshell: Eight London boroughs face big bill rises or major cuts to services

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

3 d. ago Government suing PPE Medpro because of ‘buyer’s remorse’, court told

The Department of Health and Social Care wants PPE Medpro to repay more than £120 million over an alleged breach of contract.

Politics

3 d. 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

4 d. ago Government reveals sweeping changes to fix ‘broken NHS dental system’

Newly qualified dentists could be made to work in the NHS for three years.

Politics

4 d. ago £7000 payout for homeless London mother and three children who had to live in B&B for almost 18 months

Ombudsman investigation finds family were living in the bed and breakfast accommodation for a total of 75 weeks - far beyond the legal limit of 6 weeks

Society

4 d. ago Teenage girl, 18, said 'social services destroyed my life' before she was murdered in care home by necrophilia

Melissa Mathieson, 18, was strangled at Alexandra House in Bristol in October 2014 by fellow resident Jason Conroy , who was fascinated by necrophilia.

Events

4 d. ago Waste company fined £400,000 after London council employee crushed in horror accident

Paul McDaid, an Enfield Council employee, was working at the London Energy Ltd transfer station in Edmonton when the incident happened

Economics

4 d. ago Teenager killed in care home said ‘social services destroyed my life’ – inquest

Melissa Mathieson, 18, was murdered by Jason Conroy at Alexandra House in Bristol, which provided care for adults with learning disabilities.

Events