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Sadiq Khan blames “decades of neglect” from water firms as he launches plan to clean up London’s rivers and canals

Sir Sadiq Khan has blamed “decades of neglect” from water firms and Londoners for the state of the capital’s waterways.

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Islington teacher who ‘stupidly’ added ex-pupils on Snapchat avoids ban

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The Peel’s Street Party returns!

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Draft London Plan: What we know about the Mayor’s new 10-year development goals

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London has weakest tax powers of any major G7 city

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How red tape is blocking 320,000 new London homes

17 July 2026

Onerous planning processes are preventing London from potentially adding 320,000 new homes across the capital by expanding buildings upwards, the London Assembly has...

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London children face summer hunger as schools close

17 July 2026

Half of Food Bank Aid's partner food banks warn they could struggle to stay open

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High Court throws out parent’s legal challenge to council over nursery closure

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TfL and GLA top UK local authority debt list with combined £20bn borrowing

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City Hall’s property arm may struggle to hit 68,000 housing target, officials admit

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DNA exhibition opens today at The Francis Crick Institute

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City Hall urged to help boroughs turn London wasteland into food gardens

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How ultra-wealthy foreign investors are hollowing out London

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Major changes to TfL bus routes to go ahead despite passenger backlash

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Mayor failed to hit revised affordable housing targets, new report reveals

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TfL failed to expand protected cycle network on red routes last year, new data reveals

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Unveiling date announced for London’s Fourth Plinth

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Council comes out against Mayor’s housing quota cuts

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Lime is now a public company. Will London finally see the data?

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