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The Spy is taking a summer break
Here's one last round-up before we return at the end of August
Jul 23
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The 3,800 London homes that would be hit by a wealth tax
We calculate the tax bill for Drake's east London pad. Plus: Notting Hill Carnival saved and London's biggest new park since the Olympics
Jul 12
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'A bunch of c***s': A new battle in Hackney's long war on illegal raves
Plus: TfL's Wimbledon "embarrassment" and London cyclists vs red lights
Jul 5
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Jun 28, 2024
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'The last rotten borough': Why it's time to abolish the City of London Corporation
Feb 1
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Soho's dirty word
Oct 5, 2024
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The truth about the Tube panic at Clapham Common
May 16, 2024
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The incinerator, the nature reserve and the missing £2.2m bond
Jan 25
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Inside London's helicopter wars: How the skies became a fast lane for the rich
May 24
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Could Zohran Mamdani's NYC ideas work in London?
Plus: Met officers sacked over Child Q search, pedicabs move closer to crackdown, and a JustEat driver saving stranded Thameslink passengers
Jun 28
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'Housebuilding at risk for a decade': How data centres could overload the Docklands
Plus: Notting Hill Carnival ‘in jeopardy’, 32C temps recorded at Kew, and the final boss of Soho pop-ups
Jun 21
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Revealed: The internal TfL memo offering Tube drivers a four-day week
An exclusive deep dive into TfL's plans to cut time at work on the Underground
Jun 14
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The London borough cutting sick pay and holidays for school cooks and cleaners
Plus: DLR and Bakerloo extensions on the line, Apple and Google under fire over phone theft, and an overlay of the Great Fire of London on the city…
Jun 11
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Exclusive: London Fire Brigade rejects push to hire more women and minorities as 'unrealistic'
Plus: Khan calls for weed decriminalisation, Jenrick chases fare dodgers, and swingers descend on a stately home in south London
May 31
11
Inside London's helicopter wars: How the skies became a fast lane for the rich
Battersea residents are fed up with private helicopters — and a lack of accountability
May 24
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Revealed: Protected ancient woodland in London to become wedding venue
Plus: the battle for Brockwell Park, the Spy gets the Met in trouble, and the most embarrassing place to sit on a London bus
May 22
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