In response, Councillor Sital Punja, deputy leader of Hillingdon Labour, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service that “Hillingdon Labour are focused on one thing and that is winning next year’s ...

The images in this show are mainly drawn from the series Circling Saturn and Rollercoasting which recount the many minor mysteries of fraying English life in tucked-away spots. Why does a low concrete ...

These fabulations may be familiar to those of us who wince at the triviality of our own lives spent scrolling and shopping for trinkets while others wreak unbearable harm on our neighbours through ...

To mark the first day of Awaab’s Law, the message ‘Mould Kills! Safe Council Homes Now!’ was projected onto the Town Hall building at 6pm. Awaab’s Law is named after Awaab Ishak, a two-year-old boy ...

Parents allege that changes brought in by the Community Schools Trust – including excessive detentions for minor disobedience – have caused a decline in the mental health of pupils, and staff to leave ...

“It is not f***ing okay!”, said Cllr Alastair Binnie-Lubbock, arguing that the subtext of Labour’s amendments was tacit approval for Israel’s “murdering innocent people”. Though he apologised to the ...

Campaigners have raised a ‘litany of concerns’ regarding a potential contract between a Hackney hospital trust and a controversial US data company.

Hackney Council’s CEO Dawn Carter-McDonald was in court on Wednesday (22 October 2025) after resident Thomas Leveritt filed a contempt application against her which alleged she had failed to comply ...

Have you ever been swimming with eels? A nightmare for some, a strange fascination for my friend and me. We spent last night sampling treats and tipples in the “Buckingham Palace of pie shops”. The ...

“Our goal is to keep Hackney’s markets fair and competitive. For most traders at Ridley Road, the proposed changes mean only small daily increases (often under £4, and sometimes less than £1), with ...

A forgotten London is glimpsed as you dip away from Liverpool Street and into the warren of snaking streets. Rain and a light fog add to the medievalism, although our destination is far from archaic.