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Ethnic minorities lead library use as overall numbers fall

Public libraries in England are used the most by people from Asian and Mixed Ethnic backgrounds, and least by white

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Young Londoners are really concerned about the housing crisis

The London housing market remains a concern for nearly three-quarters of young people, as house prices soar disproportionately to workplace

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Disabled people are more likely to become fraud victims, new report shows

Disabled people are more at risk of becoming victims of fraud as incidents have risen across England and Wales, recent

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‘I couldn’t leave the house’ – OCD cases in under 25s have tripled over last 10 years

Reports of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) affecting under 25s in England have tripled in 10 years, NHS England data shows.

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Tired of stepping in dog poo? Meet the organisation trying to clean up the streets

An organisation in Fulham is gathering data on canine waste in the city by pinning where there is uncollected faeces. 

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E-bikes leading cause of battery fires, new London Fire Brigade data shows

E-bikes and scooters were linked to more than half of lithium battery fires in the year to January 2026 in the capital, according to London Fire Brigade (LFB) data.

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Six boroughs emitting a third of London’s most harmful pollutants

Just six London boroughs produce roughly a third of the city’s most harmful air pollutants, London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory data

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Sadiq Khan’s traffic calming policies have delayed almost 16,000 fire engines on emergency calls since 2021

There has been an overwhelming increase in the average number of delayed fire engines from eight a day in 2021

London Underground routes exceeding safe daily noise levels revealed by new data

We’ve all felt the frustration of trying to chat on the Underground, only to have that familiar screech halt the

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Online ‘asbestos removal’ searches up by 438% in the past year

Online searches for information on asbestos and its removal were up by 438% in London in the past year, according

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Crime on TfL services at an all time high

Crime being committed on TfL network is the highest it has ever been, according to data. Figures from 2023/2024 show

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