In July this year, six-month-old Abdullah Ali died after contracting chicken pox. On Monday (1 December) an inquest into his death concluded that he had succumbed to encephalitis, a rare but serious ...

Campaigners have now called on Sir Sadiq Khan, the chair of TfL, to implement a similar plan when it comes to tackling violence and harassment of women and girls on London’s tubes and buses.

Hackney’s Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission has issued a Call for Evidence as part of a review into how the council and its partners can better support children and young people.

A new Aldi is set to open its doors in east London but scores of residents fear it could stoke anti-social behaviour in the area. In October, Hackney Council granted planning permission for the German ...

Organisers of the annual Winter Toy Appeal are hoping for a Christmas miracle as they issue an urgent plea for donations.

London could deliver major transport projects at half the cost if officials adopt planning and financing processes seen in other European nations, a City Hall report has said. The capital has seen a ...

Under a new scheme by the council, from May 2026, most private landlords will need to apply for a licence for each property they let. The scheme aims to protect renters from rogue landlords and ...

Labour MPs have celebrated the end of the two-child benefit cap policy despite voting not to scrap it last year.

Hackney Council has announced plans for nine new terraced houses, the first of hundreds of new council houses officials hope to build in the borough. The houses will replace a row of underused garages ...

Sir Sadiq Khan has been urged to increase efforts to reduce deaths on London’s roads and transport network after new figures showed just three fewer people were killed or seriously injured in 2024 ...