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Pensioners’ fear of going out after dark spotlights security and cost‑of‑living squeeze

A survey released this week portraying Britain’s older citizens as increasingly frightened to ventur...

Politics category • 2025-08-14 05:10

Khan faces crisis as affordable homes fall far short of 2026 target

Sadiq Khan has been warned that London’s housing crisis is intensifying as the gap between his affor...

Politics category • 2025-08-14 05:09

TfL extends average‑speed cameras along A10 after fatal crash and injunction prosecutions

Transport for London has extended the average‑speed camera system on the A10 in north London to cove...

Politics category • 2025-08-14 05:07

Met urges refusal of Ilford alcohol licence after alleged unlawful shisha use

Met police urge Redbridge councillors to refuse Brothers Lounge alcohol licence amid shisha breaches...

Politics category • 2025-08-14 05:07

Surbiton swap: why a quieter commute and green space beat a Shepherd’s Bush flat for one Londoner

A 25-year-old woman, Alice Giddings, has swapped a cramped flat in Shepherd’s Bush for a more spacio...

Politics category • 2025-08-14 05:07

Chakrabarti warns Palestine Action ban could spark ‘I am Spartacus’ backlash

Baroness Shami Chakrabarti has warned that the government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action r...

Politics category • 2025-08-13 11:41

Ministers eye CKI as backstop buyer as Thames Water SAR planning accelerates

Thames Water’s future is once again being dictated in Whitehall, with CK Infrastructure (CKI) emergi...

Politics category • 2025-08-13 11:32

Barnes Bridge works to close Hounslow Loop for eight days, affecting Brentford match day travel

Network Rail has announced that South Western Railway services on the Hounslow Loop will be suspende...

Politics category • 2025-08-13 11:29

TfL plans £18 congestion charge and end to blanket EV exemption, sparking business and political backlash

Transport for London has unveiled a sweeping revision to the central London Congestion Charge, propo...

Politics category • 2025-08-13 11:28

Ombudsman finds systemic failures in window repairs that left children and vulnerable tenants at risk

The Housing Ombudsman’s latest “Learning from severe maladministration” publication lays bare a cata...

Politics category • 2025-08-13 11:27

Backlog at Building Safety Regulator leaves 18,000 homes in limbo as Gateway Two delays bite

A regulatory bottleneck cloaks hundreds of high‑risk housing schemes in uncertainty as the Building ...

Politics category • 2025-08-13 11:26

Five-year-old boy dies after falling from 15th-floor window as family allege ignored warnings

A five-year-old boy has died after falling from the 15th-floor kitchen window of his family’s flat i...

Politics category • 2025-08-13 11:24

Thirteen children’s deaths expose patchy window safety in rented homes

Thirteen children have died after falling from windows in rented or temporary homes in England betwe...

Politics category • 2025-08-13 06:28

Ministers must choose between legal duty and a Reform UK-style clampdown on asylum costs

Labour’s asylum policy has once again become a political football, with taxpayer-funded perks splash...

Politics category • 2025-08-13 00:58

Ministers quietly line up administrators as Thames Water recap plan collapses

Labour ministers have quietly begun lining up insolvency advisers in case Thames Water slips into sp...

Politics category • 2025-08-12 13:29

Andrew Saint championed a social history of buildings against top‑down planning

Andrew Saint, who has died of lymphoma aged 78, was one of the most influential historians to widen ...

Politics category • 2025-08-12 13:29

New government urged to back targeted 20mph and vehicle measures rather than blanket mandates

Every 17 minutes — that is the stark arithmetic of harm on Britain’s roads. According to provisional...

Politics category • 2025-08-12 13:28

Ministers ready Special Administration Regime as Thames Water rescue talks collapse

Ministers have quietly begun assembling contingency plans for the possible insolvency of Thames Wate...

Politics category • 2025-08-12 13:26

Westminster unveils tiled Parliament Street toilets as £12.7m upgrade prompts value-for-money row

Hugh Broughton Architects has completed the refurbishment of the public conveniences beneath Parliam...

Politics category • 2025-08-12 13:24

Met and MIB seize 72 high‑value cars in central London sweep

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Politics category • 2025-08-12 13:23

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Pensioners’ fear of going out after dark spotlights security and cost‑of‑living squeeze

Khan faces crisis as affordable homes fall far short of 2026 target

TfL extends average‑speed cameras along A10 after fatal crash and injunction prosecutions

Met urges refusal of Ilford alcohol licence after alleged unlawful shisha use

Surbiton swap: why a quieter commute and green space beat a Shepherd’s Bush flat for one Londoner

Chakrabarti warns Palestine Action ban could spark ‘I am Spartacus’ backlash

Ministers eye CKI as backstop buyer as Thames Water SAR planning accelerates

Barnes Bridge works to close Hounslow Loop for eight days, affecting Brentford match day travel

TfL plans £18 congestion charge and end to blanket EV exemption, sparking business and political backlash

Ombudsman finds systemic failures in window repairs that left children and vulnerable tenants at risk

Backlog at Building Safety Regulator leaves 18,000 homes in limbo as Gateway Two delays bite

Five-year-old boy dies after falling from 15th-floor window as family allege ignored warnings

Thirteen children’s deaths expose patchy window safety in rented homes

Ministers must choose between legal duty and a Reform UK-style clampdown on asylum costs

Ministers quietly line up administrators as Thames Water recap plan collapses

Andrew Saint championed a social history of buildings against top‑down planning

New government urged to back targeted 20mph and vehicle measures rather than blanket mandates

Ministers ready Special Administration Regime as Thames Water rescue talks collapse

Westminster unveils tiled Parliament Street toilets as £12.7m upgrade prompts value-for-money row

Met and MIB seize 72 high‑value cars in central London sweep

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