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GG the Illustrator standing in front of her 'Social Cleansing' posters.

One artist’s mission to paint every council estate in London amid regeneration concerns

As 139 of London’s council estates face demolition or redevelopment, creatives across the city are immortalising the legacies and lives

Live facial recognition: 3.5 million faces scanned, Black Londoners still disproportionately flagged

In 2025, more than 3.5 million Londoners’ faces were scanned by the Metropolitan Police — resulting in just 1,010 arrests,

A guide to London 2025 Pride

Photographer – Olivia Bath

The 29 bus heading towards Trafalgar Square

Post-Covid slump hits London’s busiest bus routes

None of London’s seven busiest bus routes have attracted the same passenger levels as before the pandemic, TfL data has

London’s LGBTQ+ night-time venues in rapid decline

London’s nightlife is under threat as iconic venues continue to close amid gentrification and rising rents, with a specific hit

A classroom

South East London claims highest school exclusion rates in London

South East London has the highest rate of permanent school exclusions in London, according to available data starting in 2016

A image of Hackney Downs Station

Disability campaigners question Hackney Downs step-free access delays

Disabled people still don’t have step-free access to Hackney Downs station six years after it was promised by the previous

A full church service of clowns and the public

The story behind London’s church service for clowns

Around 600 people gathered to honour the father of clowning at London’s annual celebration of his life. The service takes

Empty classroom image credit: Ivan Aleksic from unsplash.com

London pupil numbers set to plumet causing concern for schools

Pupil numbers in London are projected to fall dramatically in the next decade, with new data predicting an over 10%

Westminster named London’s most dangerous borough

Westminster has been found to be London’s most dangerous borough, with criminal offences in the area reaching nearly 100,000 in

Gardener from Hackney grows bananas after June heatwave

A debt expert from Hackney managed to grow bananas in his back garden for the first time this summer. Ripon

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