6 h. ago Mother whose sick child was left in damp and mouldy flat by south London council is awarded £9,400

An investigation found Lewisham Council took 13 months ‘too long’ to provide the family with interim accommodation

Economics

8 h. ago Ross McGill's gangland enforcers take credit for brutal machete attack in Rutherglen flat

A gang of masked assailants launched brutally attacked a 50-year-old man and a dog in a flat in South Lanarkshire.

Events

13 h. ago Council warns fake Labubu dolls pose choking risk to children

More than 230 'unsafe' counterfeit dolls seized by south-west London council in July and August

Events

35 h. ago 'Eyesore' £18,000 mural Labour council painted without permission sparks war with locals who have branded it 'hideous'

Enfield Council, in north London, commissioned the brightly coloured To Autumn artwork on the side of Enfield Town Library, claiming it celebrates local culture.

Economics

41 h. ago Seriously ill child left in mouldy Lewisham accommodation due to council's policy

Seriously ill child left in mouldy Lewisham accommodation due to council's policy  News Shopper

Events

3 d. ago East London council ordered to pay mum more than £5K over failure in child's education

East London council ordered to pay mum more than £5K over failure in child's education  My London

Economics

3 d. ago London City Council votes to approve new charges against mayor

London City Council votes to approve new charges against mayor  WKYT

Politics

5 d. ago Latest from London: Council member tenders resignation ahead of mayor’s impeachment hearing

Latest from London: Council member tenders resignation ahead of mayor’s impeachment hearing  FOX 56 News

Politics

5 d. ago West London council's £70 green waste service falls 14k short of sign

West London council's £70 green waste service falls 14k short of sign-up target - it used to be free  My London

Economics

5 d. ago People left scratching their head over viral maths problem for child

A popular maths social media account, called @Mathclass88, posted the equation on Twitter, where people from all over the world filled the comments section.

Politics

6 d. ago Funeral director who 'left dead child in baby bouncer watching cartoons' speaks out

EXCLUSIVE: A funeral director says claims she left a dead child in a baby bouncer 'watching cartoons' were ridiculous and says she only ever wanted to help grieving mums

Events

7 d. ago Arizona dust storm engulfs Phoenix, bringing power outages and flight delays

Haboob swept through capital, rattling homes, terrifying drivers and leaving tens of thousands without powerA powerful storm kicked up a towering wall of dust that rolled through the city of Phoenix, Arizona, on Monday, darkening the sky, blinding drivers, knocking out power and damaging one of the nation’s busiest airports.The dust storm, known as a haboob, is pushed by the wind and produced by a weather front or thunderstorm. It typically occurs in flat, arid areas. The storm came from the south-east, and was followed by heavy rain, wind and lightning. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago Woman handed suspended sentence and ordered to pay over £6k for submitting false council housing application

Amira Issa, 41, who lives in Southwark, was sentenced to six months in prison suspended for 12 months

Economics

9 d. ago Council boss running 'bankrupt' local authority in one of Britain's poorest boroughs is being paid £1,500 per day

Paul Martin's appointment as the new interim chief executive of Newham Council in East London is now believed to have made him the highest paid local authority boss in the country.

Economics

1 week ago Win for drivers after they get refunds on 10,000 bus lane fines from council

A London council is refunding several thousand bus fines which were handed out to motorists between February and June 2025 after the the wrong legislation appeared on the notices

Transport

1 week ago Emmerdale child star died after horrifying accident left her with burns all over body

Her distraught family said she leaned over a gas fire and the bottom of her dress touched the flame and ignited instantly into a fireball.

Events

1 week ago Flagship London council hires own police officers for the first time to tackle crime

Nine Met officers will join Westminster town hall’s new Police and Council Tasking Team (PACT)

Events

1 week ago Back with a bang: Blackheath Fireworks set to host up to 30,000 people in November after six

Events company in charge of the Alexandra Palace fireworks display has applied for a premises licence application so it can host the spectacle

Events

1 week ago Tenant renting out London council house while living in Ethiopia among dozens to have property seized back

Fraud investigations discovered some council tenants had illegally sub-let their homes despite living abroad in countries as far away as Ethiopia

Society

2 w. ago Don't call married couple 'husband and wife' in case it offends non

Civil servants at the Royal Borough of Greenwich council in southeast London, have been told to use 'spouse' or 'partner' rather than 'husband and wife' in case it offends non-binary people.

Politics