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April 2025

Revealed: The admin error that may have cost London schools millions of pounds
Plus: boarding the Woolwich Ferry in protest, a boost for al fresco dining in London, and Eric Schmidt's £42m mansion in Holland Park
Exclusive: East London bureaucrat fired after 'allocating themselves council house'
Plus: Idris Elba for mayor, blowing up Hammersmith Bridge, and the Peckham pimp aesthetic
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The £47m secret deal upending an arts centre in north London
A backroom agreement over the iconic Hornsey Town Hall has reminded locals: they've lost control
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March 2025

London's new £13,000 logo
Plus: TfL's e-bike ban, permanent facial recognition cameras, and David Bowie's childhood home for sale
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Surveillance Soho: CCTV with listening AI installed in West End
Cameras that can detect "excessive noise" are being deployed in Westminster. Residents welcome it, but some fear for local nightlife
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The hidden wave of local austerity hitting the poorest in London
Plus: park campaigners lawyer up, the Vagina Museum saved, and a solution for "ghost marks" on the Elizabeth line
A 'wake-up call' or 'witch hunt'? Inside the Tower Hamlets inquisition
Government envoys have landed in east London. They are navigating decades-old political tensions, resentments and rivalries
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Cramming ten tenants into a Clapton terraced house
Plus: the mayor's hamper from Qatar, a major ULEZ report, and a massive rucksack getting stuck in Tube doors
The truth about Tube fare hikes
Plus: wrong'uns at Foxtons, a new London borough, and the Dalston cafe getting a shoutout at the Oscars
The London students turning to sex work
As the cost of studying in the capital soars, students are pursuing higher paid — and riskier — options

February 2025

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