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Could banning cars turn London's Oxford Street from 'hell' into paradise?
London

Could banning cars turn London's Oxford Street from 'hell' into paradise?

Here's a unique side of London captured through the lens of homeless photographers
two dogs on a pedicab in London
Photography

Here's a unique side of London captured through the lens of homeless photographers

London housing crisis 'breaking borough budgets' as councils warn of £700m funding shortfall
An aerial shot of central London
Housing crisis

London housing crisis 'breaking borough budgets' as councils warn of £700m funding shortfall

No Grenfell Tower criminal charges for 'at least' 12-18 months, Met Police say
Grenfell memorial
Grenfell Tower

No Grenfell Tower criminal charges for 'at least' 12-18 months, Met Police say

How a council used a little-known 20-year-old law to seize properties off a rogue landlord
Houses in London
RENTING

How a council used a little-known 20-year-old law to seize properties off a rogue landlord

Labour MP and self-professed 'renters champion' Jas Athwal faces calls to resign over mouldy flats
Labour MP Jas Athwal speaking in the House of Commons
Renting

Labour MP and self-professed 'renters champion' Jas Athwal faces calls to resign over mouldy flats

How a replica Chinese restaurant is changing the narrative on migration after UK riots
Tent installation showcasing stories, artwork and sounds from the former refugee camp in Calais, from the Migration Museum's All Our Stories exhibition
Migration

How a replica Chinese restaurant is changing the narrative on migration after UK riots

This mum used to watch her son 'struggle for breath'. After a year of Ulez, things are much better
ULEZ

This mum used to watch her son 'struggle for breath'. After a year of Ulez, things are much better

One in 10 renters spend more than 60% of their take-home pay on rent
woman at laptop looking stressed
RENTING

One in 10 renters spend more than 60% of their take-home pay on rent

'We could be the next Grenfell': Dagenham fire is a chilling reminder of the UK's cladding crisis
Firefighters battle Dagenham fire
Dagenham fire

'We could be the next Grenfell': Dagenham fire is a chilling reminder of the UK's cladding crisis

'A little bit of paradise': Residents create memorial garden to honour victim of fatal London flat fire
a group of people stands outside Shadwell Overground station in east London
Housing

'A little bit of paradise': Residents create memorial garden to honour victim of fatal London flat fire

Renters 'must earn more than £75,000' to afford to live in London
An aerial photo of London
RENTING

Renters 'must earn more than £75,000' to afford to live in London

Labour giving green light to London City airport expansion 'a sign of things to come', campaigners warn
Climate crisis

Labour giving green light to London City airport expansion 'a sign of things to come', campaigners warn

'Sport is transforming my life': Inside the community gym keeping young people from a life of crime
Local residents at the unveiling of the Northumberland Park Street Gym, developed by not-for-profit organisation Raza Sana and funded by Gymbox and Haringey Council
Community

'Sport is transforming my life': Inside the community gym keeping young people from a life of crime

Behind the secret birth of London's first baby beavers in 400 years – and what it means
A baby beaver swimming in the water
Rewilding

Behind the secret birth of London's first baby beavers in 400 years – and what it means

Rail company sparks outrage over 'profiteering' charge for water in London station: 'Total disgrace'
Water

Rail company sparks outrage over 'profiteering' charge for water in London station: 'Total disgrace'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The Bear's Will Poulter and TV chef Big Zuu host BBQ for homeless young people: 'Food is everything'
will poulter and big zuu
Food

The Bear's Will Poulter and TV chef Big Zuu host BBQ for homeless young people: 'Food is everything'

'Time to show you're serious': Rough sleeping in London up 29% amid urgent calls for action
A couple rough sleeping under a blanket in London
Rough sleeping

'Time to show you're serious': Rough sleeping in London up 29% amid urgent calls for action

Shocking art project spotlights 'insidious' anti-homeless spikes and hostile architecture
Poster of a homeless person pierced by spkes designed to deter rough sleepers, known as hostile architecture
Homelessness

Shocking art project spotlights 'insidious' anti-homeless spikes and hostile architecture

Could London follow Paris' Olympic efforts and make River Thames clean enough to swim?
A tourist boat on the River Seine, Paris
Rivers

Could London follow Paris' Olympic efforts and make River Thames clean enough to swim?

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