Archive - London Spy

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

'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

June 2025

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

'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

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

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

May 2025

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

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

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

Exclusive: Met Police snubs fundraising drive for London firearms officers backed by Nigel Farage

Plus: City Hall pushes for al fresco, the Tube goes dark, and the exact spot with the most robberies on Oxford Street

May 15

Trump tariffs 'cancel' affordable housing scheme in north London

Plus: a Brockwell Park conspiracy, a Tube Girl takedown, and a Nicholas Cage look-a-like contest

May 10

A Paralympian, a rooftop bar and 1,200 objections: The fight to shape London Fields

Controversial plans come to Hackney's hippest neighbourhood

May 3

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