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 ...

Hackney Coalition against Palantir has held its first rally protesting Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust possibly entering into a deal with a controversial US data company. The group, which ...

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

Introducing the motion, Cllr Sam Pallis (Cazenove ward) said rent controls were “common sense” and “would not lead to the skies collapsing”. The petition in full slammed the private rental sector for ...

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 ...

Westminster City Council, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Hammersmith and Fulham Council say they are working ‘closely together’ after identifying the ‘cyber security incidents’ on ...

Sir Sadiq Khan was challenged to take action on marketing that encourages car use and other behaviour that contradicts his goal of making London a net zero city. But the mayor said any ban would need ...

The Mayor of London has welcomed new powers for an overnight visitor levy which could generate up to £240million a year for the capital. Sir Sadiq Khan has been consistently lobbying ministers to ...

Some 13 bus routes are expected to be impacted, including several that service Hackney and seven to Westfield Stratford shopping centre – meaning Londoners hoping to pick up Christmas presents or ...