Camden council was warned about paedophile nursery worker years before arrest Vincent Chan went on to abuse children after being cleared of ‘significant concerns’ following council-overseen inquiry The Guardian - UK · Oct 10
‘The real deal’: Sagal Abdi-Wali’s journey from child refugee to Labour MP in former PM’s seat Decades of volunteering combined with years of active local party politics propels Abdi-Wali to victory over Green leader Zack Polanski The Guardian - UK · Oct 9
Labour's new Holborn MP declares victory for 'hope' over fear and division after by-election win Sagal Abdi-Wali won the poll by more than 3,000 votes, with Green Party leader Zack Polanski coming in a distant second Evening Standard · Oct 9
Sagal Abdi-Wali's Holborn and St Pancras by-election victory speech in full: 'This place gave me hope' ‘I will never forget where I came from and I will always relentlessly fight to be a voice for this place’ Evening Standard · Oct 9
Polanski vows to carry on as Greens leader after by-election defeat to Labour Camden Council leader Sagal Abdi-Wali retained the seat for Labour after former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer stepped down. The Independent UK · Oct 9
Sagal Abdi-Wali says Labour by-election victory is testament to diversity New MP for Holborn and St Pancras said she hoped her win meant people ‘like her’ would feel they belong in Britain. Evening Standard · Oct 9
Voters go to polls to replace Starmer in Holborn and St Pancras by-election Green Party leader Zack Polanski hopes to win the seat and break Labour’s hold on the north London constituency. Evening Standard · Oct 8
Andy Burnham issues last minute appeal to Holborn by-election voters as Zack Polanski claims contest ‘close’ Voters go to the polls today as candidates fight to replace Sir Keir Starmer as the MP for Holborn and St Pancras Evening Standard · Oct 7
Voters go to the polls to replace Starmer in Holborn and St Pancras by-election Green Party leader Zack Polanski hopes to win the seat and break Labour’s hold on the North London constituency. Evening Standard · Oct 7
Attitude Awards 2026: Full list of winners as stars of TV and film descend on London's Camden Roundhouse The annual LGBTQ+ awards ceremony took place in Camden, with Sugababes, Orville Peck and many inspiring people celebrating the night Evening Standard · Oct 7
Holborn by-election: Leading candidates ramp up campaigns in final dash for line in north London Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali is bookies’ favourite but Green activists are trying to pull off a shock victory for party leader Zack Polanski Evening Standard · Oct 7
OPINION - Lib Dem's Patrick Stillman: Our voters aren't just those that can afford Gail's Lib Dem Holborn and St Pancras by-election candidate says: ‘We could have very easily not shown up’ Evening Standard · Oct 7
OPINION - Reform UK's Pete Newman: London and Camden are lawless - we must take back our streets Reform’s Holborn and St Pancras by-election candidate says: ‘I will call in the Mayor and the police chief for an urgent meeting about the spiralling crime rate in Camden’ Evening Standard · Oct 7
OPINION - Sagal Abdi-Wali: Camden gave me everything - now I want to give back Labour’s Holborn and St Pancras by-election candidate says: ‘I want to give you hope again’ Evening Standard · Oct 7
The Independent UK · Oct 6 ‘I’m voting anti-Starmer’: Holborn and St Pancras divided as Polanski eyes former PM’s seat in crucial by-election ON THE GROUND: Holborn and St Pancras constituents will cast their vote on Thursday in a crucial test for both Zack Polanski and Andy Burnham. Harriette Boucher asks voters whether they think this part of north London will remain red, or get swept up by the Green wave
The Independent UK · Oct 2 N-Dubz have just announced a UK arena tour. Here’s how to get tickets Trio N-Dubz have announced a UK arena tour titled The Legacy Tour for February and March 2027. The tour will launch in Glasgow on 25 February and visit Newcastle, Sheffield, Nottingham, London, Cardiff and Manchester before concluding in Birmingham on 10 March. The group, comprising Tulisa, Dappy and Fazer, formed…
The Guardian - UK · Sep 29 Dale Vince plans London-wide news operation to take on ‘rightwing bias’ in the media Green energy entrepreneur plans rescue package for the group behind the Camden New Journal, Islington Tribune and Westminster Extra
The Guardian - UK · Sep 25 Sagal Abdi-Wali: Labour’s candidate in Starmer’s former seat zeroes in on local issues amid Green challenge Camden council leader’s message is clear: she’s ‘visible, committed and local’, and has been for a long time
Evening Standard · Sep 21 'Tax rises' in Budget: How London could be hammered with £624m 'mansion' levy on homes over £1.5m Hammersmith & Fulham, Wandsworth, Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster and Camden would be areas most impacted by lower threshold for the tax
The Economic Times · Sep 14 A forgotten 17th-century portrait sat in a Maine attic for decades; estimated at $15,000, the mystery painting eventually sold for $1.41 million A forgotten 17th-century portrait sat in a Maine attic for decades; estimated at $15,000, the mystery painting eventually sold for $1.41 million. The painting, titled Portrait of a Girl, was found during an estate visit in Camden, Maine. A label linked it to Rembrandt. The artwork was sold to an…
Evening Standard · Sep 14 Parties announce candidates to fight Labour and Greens in Holborn by-election Labour has chosen Sagal Abdi-Wali, the leader of Camden Council, while the Greens’ candidate will be leader Zack Polanski.
Evening Standard · Sep 14 Conservatives announce candidate for Holborn and St Pancras by-election Ewan Cameron, a former Camden councillor, will be the Conservative representative in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election.
Evening Standard · Sep 12 Labour launches campaign in crunch London by-election against Zack Polanski’s Green Party If elected, Sagal Abdi-Wali would become the first British-Somali woman to serve as an MP in the UK
The Independent UK · Sep 10 ‘Dangerous’ teenager who murdered grandfather while on police bail jailed for life Rasheed Rahman had carried out another random stabbing attack two months before murdering Camden local Mark Carroll – but was not tracked down by police after delays in gathering CCTV
The Guardian - UK · Sep 9 Labour picks former child refugee to stand in byelection for Starmer’s seat Sagal Abdi-Wali, who came from Somalia in the 1990s, likely to face Zack Polanski in Holborn and St Pancras contest