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The Peel’s Street Party returns!

The Peel are really excited to be hosting another street party this year. Join in the fun on Fri 24th July.

Bright yellow flyer for The Peel Street Party on July 24, 12-4pm, with activities, free food, and free entry on Northampton Road, EC1R 0HU.

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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

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London children face summer hunger as schools close

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

17 July 2026

A High Court judge has rejected a legal challenge against Islington Council over the closure of a nursery, as the local authority says it will provide interim childcare...

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DNA exhibition opens today at The Francis Crick Institute

16 July 2026

We Go Way Back is an exhibition exploring how ancient DNA is revealing new insights into human evolution, migration, culture and disease.

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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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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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London Assembly back Bus Driver Bill of Rights

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Islington Council faces High Court challenge over nursery closure

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