University to host talk on controversial statues and their colonial past
The events come after recent Government guidance on the fate of “historic” statues.
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Author: Claudia Lee
Residents puzzled by ‘nightmare’ utility pole blocking cycle lane
The cycle lane cost the council £673,000 and has been criticised as a poor use of taxpayers’ money.
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Serving soldiers and veterans travel for free on Remembrance Sunday
The offer is available to anyone who is travelling in military uniform.
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Sadiq Khan urges Londoners to report hate crimes as tensions rise in the capital
Data has shown a recent increase in anti-Semitic and Islamophobic hate crimes in London.
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Stray firework sets balcony alight
Part of a six-roomed flat and a balcony were damaged in the blaze.
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Flats sprinkler system saves building from being destroyed by blaze
Five fire engines and around 35 firefighters attended the scene.
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Green Party member in the running for two mayoralties
Ms Garbett previously ran as Green candidate for the Hackney mayoralty in 2022.
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Homeless mothers living in Travelodges after being in ‘disgusting’ homes with rodent infestations
One mum said she wants to get back to work but fears the price of private accommodation.
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Met hands out six charges after arrests at pro-Palestine protest
Four of those arrested have been referred to youth offending teams.
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Man charged with murdering his mother
Her son was arrested at the scene and taken into custody.
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Met uses new facial recognition system for arrests at pro-Palestine march
The Met have estimated 30,000 people packed into Trafalgar Square on Saturday.
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Two women charged with terrorism offences
The Met still want to identify a third woman.
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Artists are all hitting right notes at this year’s London Jazz Festival
A group of Jamaican jazz artists are taking this year’s London Jazz Festival by storm, writes Claudia Lee. Each artist will perform their own fresh take on the genre, and their own stories on how Jamaica has influenced their sound.
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Reunited at St Francesca Cabrini primary school gates 50 years on
A group of school friends reunited for the first time in 50 years – exactly where they left off, writes Claudia Lee.
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Plumber who lost 5 stone after catching TB turns life around to help others
Daniel Pierre lost five stone, dropping from 12 stone to 7.3 stone in the three months after he caught TB.
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Ex-offenders ‘determined’ to shine a light on mental health with new film
The film will focus on the positive impact of rehabilitative services.
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Woman taken to hospital after blaze rips through flat on seventh floor of block
Eight fire engines and about 60 firefighters responded to the blaze.
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‘He’s scared to go back’: School denies responsibility after autistic boy burnt in lesson
Ms Dhana said her son’s hand is now healing but he is “scared” to go back to school.
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‘Imagine if it was your child’: Homelessness volunteer speaks out after soaring levels of rough sleepers
A South London borough has the third most rough sleepers in the capital.
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