12 h. ago Mayfair and Bayswater in demand as prime central London sees first house prices rises since 2023

Sales of £5 million-plus homes are up, with high demand around luxury new developments and a growing number of US buyers

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16 h. ago Van 'flew through air' before hitting and killing woman on bench near The Strand

Two others were injured in the crash in central London on Tuesday

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21 h. ago Tube drivers on £70,000 are now 'demanding priority for social housing in London'

The request is one of 12 pay and working conditions demands made by the union as part of their negotiations with TfL .

Economics

33 h. ago Woman killed as van crashes into group of people in central London

A 26-year-old driver has been arrested on suspicion of drug-driving following the fatal crash near Somerset House

Events

33 h. ago The Strand crash LIVE: Van hits pedestrians killing woman near Somerset House as police arrest 'drug

A woman in her 20s has been pronounced dead at the scene, while two pedestrians have been rushed to hospital

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34 h. ago London shopping centre described as "worst in UK" sold to housing developer

Deal is Abu Dhabi owned London Square’s 14th acquisition in the capital in less than 18 months

Economics

34 h. ago Woman in 20s killed in horror crash as van ploughs into crowd in central London

A woman in her 20s has died after being hit by a van close to Somerset House in central London. A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and drug driving

Events

34 h. ago The Strand crash LIVE: Van hits pedestrians near Somerset House as emergency services rush to scene

Police and paramedics scrambled to the scene on the junction with Melbourne Place, Aldwych just after 12pm on Tuesday

Events

34 h. ago Breaking: Van crashes into people outside Bush House at King's College London, reports say

Breaking: Van crashes into people outside Bush House at King's College London, reports say  The Tab

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55 h. ago Plan for 1,500 new homes in Finchley considered by Barnet Council after securing City Hall support

The scheme includes a 25-storey tower and ‘re-provision’ of a demolished leisure centre

Politics

69 h. ago We're being swallowed by London: The town being forced to pay more to live... and there's nothing they can do about it

Residents of a once thriving enclave are outraged by proposals to merge Slough into the capital - despite claims it could yet revive the place dubbed Britain's 'ugliest' and 'most miserable' town.

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3 d. ago Can a midcentury house be sustainable? Yes, say the architects of this 1960s London townhouse

Can a midcentury house be sustainable? Yes, say the architects of this 1960s London townhouse  Wallpaper*

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4 d. ago 50,000 social homes being used for fraud in London as scammers cost taxpayers £1bn a year, report claims

London social rent homes are being illegally sublet among other forms of fraud, new research warns

Economics

4 d. ago East London paedophile drugged and raped girls at 'highly sexualised' open house

East London paedophile drugged and raped girls at 'highly sexualised' open house  My London

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4 d. ago Nova Scotia House by Charlie Porter review – radical visions of gay 90s London

Memories of love and heartbreak during the Aids epidemic are brought vividly to life in this exhilarating, risk-taking debutHalfway through his debut novel, Charlie Porter has a character ask the question that still haunts generations of British gay men: “What am I to do with this anger?” The book is Porter’s answer. The starting point is simple. Johnny is 19, and on the run from a small-town childhood; arriving in London, he falls in love with Jerry, who is 45 and HIV positive. Their affair coincides exactly with the last four years in which the virus was untreatable; Jerry dies of an Aids-related illness in the summer of 1995, just months before effective combination therapies began to be prescribed.Twenty-six years later, Johnny is still living in Jerry’s flat. This is in the Nova Scotia House of the title, an oasis of public housing in one of the last pockets of unredeveloped land in London’s East End. Inevitably, a tower of flats is now being built right nex...

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4 d. ago London MP Arielle Kayabaga appointed House leader in Mark Carney's cabinet

London MP Arielle Kayabaga appointed House leader in Mark Carney's cabinet  CBC.ca

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5 d. ago Research to explore how two London suburbs can get thousands more homes

Studies will examine how more housing can be built in two neighbourhoods at opposite ends of London - along with several other areas

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5 d. ago London’s Luxury Housing Shortage Pushes Posh Buyers Into Fixer Uppers

London’s Luxury Housing Shortage Pushes Posh Buyers Into Fixer Uppers  Bloomberg

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5 d. ago London's Luxury Housing Shortage Pushes Buyers Into Fixer Uppers

London's Luxury Housing Shortage Pushes Buyers Into Fixer Uppers  Bloomberg

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6 d. ago Bereaved pensioner afraid to answer the door as she faces eviction from home of over 30 years

Maureen Brum applied for tenancy succession in 2021 and failed to hear back - but has now been informed she has to vacate her home of 30 years

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