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London mayor says Soho Society’s decision to challenge all new licensing applications is ‘bad’ for citySadiq Khan, the London mayor, has suggested he will overrule a residents’ society that has…
June 2, 2026
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Nicholas Cullinan says cultural institutions ‘caught between opposing political pressures’ after row over eventThe director of the British Museum has said that cultural institutions are “caught between opposing political pressures”,…
June 1, 2026
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Fans celebrated a first Premier League title in 22 years, having lost the Champions League final to PSG the night before Continue reading...
June 1, 2026
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Young people
Research for Roundhouse in London shows 87% of 18- to 30-year-olds believe they have fewer artistic opportunities Rising costs, the disappearance of third spaces and reduced access to artistic opportunities…
June 1, 2026
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Wildlife
Exclusive: Local authority asked what steps it is taking after hordes of splashing revellers seen disturbing nesting birdsMinisters have written to the City of London demanding it stop people from…
May 30, 2026
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While some found this week’s heat a breeze, many in poorer areas face health risks in furnace-like homesTravelling from his air-conditioned flat to the air-conditioned Elizabeth line to his air-conditioned…
May 30, 2026
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Across Europe
The court was told that Iran International journalists have been "openly targeted" by the Iranian government
May 29, 2026
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Israel & the Region
Unnamed reporter works for London-based Persian news outlet Iran International, whose premises were also targeted in April in an attempted arson claimed by pro-Tehran group The post Greek man charged…
May 29, 2026
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Schools
Waltham Forest in the east of the capital has seen a wave of industrial action in schools, with more to come The gates to South Grove primary school in Walthamstow…
May 28, 2026
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Law
My friend Pip Salvador-Jones, who has died aged 61 of gall-bladder cancer, was director of Citizens Advice in the London borough of Barking and Dagenham, one of the UK’s most…
May 27, 2026
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Birds
Nature groups urge people to avoid unauthorised areas to protect birds during nesting seasonNature groups have pleaded with swimmers to give wildlife a wide berth after dozens of people swam…
May 27, 2026
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Green party
After the initial euphoria of victory, Zoë Garbett prepares to begin running one of England’s most diverse and deprived boroughsFor the first time in decades the person sitting behind the…
May 27, 2026
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