South London pub could be community-owned by Christmas Day Locals will be able to buy shares in The Trafalgar from next week as campaigners launch a bid to secure the pub’s future Evening Standard · Sep 5
Furious row over plans to turn David Bowie's childhood London home into a tourist attraction Neighbours in quiet south London suburb battling plans that could lead to thousands of Bowie fans ‘invading’ their street each year Evening Standard · Aug 26
London bus drivers ‘forced to use bottles on board' over lack of toilets, says campaigner Transport for London accused of failing to invest in adequate provisions for bus drivers across the city Evening Standard · Aug 18
West London mum 'sexually assaulted by man in temporary accommodation' Kelly Butler, 38, says the man tried to grab and kiss her in the Chiswick Travelodge Evening Standard · Jul 13
West London residents hit out as block of flats used as toilet and fly-tipping hotspot The block is managed by Home Group, a prominent housing association and social enterprise Evening Standard · Jun 16
South London residents accuse council of 'fly-tipping' after uncollected rubbish torn apart by foxes Locals are in a long-standing dispute with Lewisham Council over rubbish regularly not being collected Evening Standard · Apr 21
West London residents dub their estate 'rat city' over infestation Burrows measuring up to eight inches have been spotted on the grounds of Guinness Trust Buildings in Chelsea Evening Standard · Mar 26
'It’s disgusting around here': The west London neighbourhood plagued by fly-tipping An area close to Heathrow Airport has become a fly-tipping hotspot Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2025
My mum suddenly died of cancer – now the council want to kick me out of our family home Kyle Rolfe, 25, says Ealing Council is asking him to leave his Hanwell flat because of the UK’s succession rules Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2025
Family living in mouldy west London home 'told by landlord to refuse repairs and appear homeless to be rehoused' Resident Ali Hersi said: “It feels like the landlord abused us” Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2025
North London mum went five months without hot water in 'horrible' room provided by council Candy Cole was moved into the single room in Queen’s Park due to the ‘appalling’ state of her housing association property Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025
Hundreds of residents urge London council to rethink construction of ‘swamp ponds’ Ealing residents say ponds are a ‘biohazard’ Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2025
'London's oldest weightlifting club' allowed to stay at venue for three more months ‘I think if Tower Hamlets Council decide to completely shut this place down, they’re potentially denying a Paralympian another shot at the games’ - a Paralympic athlete explained Evening Standard · Feb 2, 2025
Family's 'nightmare' as they are blocked from installing a lift for disabled daughter - in property they own Despite agreement from Brent Council - the freeholder of building is blocking ‘life-changing’ help due to worries about property price Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2024
Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2024 'I have to relive seeing my close friend stabbed to death every time I leave my home' Raish Ahmed, 50, was fatally attacked in Custom House, Newham in early October
Evening Standard · Nov 16, 2024 138-year-old boxing club in east London that trains people for free faces closure over massive rent increase Broad Street Amateur Boxing Club in Shadwell is the sole surviving club set up by a charity to help young people
Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2024 Rough sleepers living in shadows of London’s Square Mile face abuse ‘just for being homeless’ Rough sleepers have flooded Castle Baynard Street with tents and makeshift kitchens in an image that could ripped straight from a Dickens novel
Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2024 Mother left with huge hole in her ceiling in south London home for two years Sacha Berko alerted Lambeth Council to the problem in her and autistic son’s home but over two years later is still waiting for it to be repaired
Evening Standard · Jun 11, 2024 Inside 'dumping ground' Travelodge that is home to some of London's most vulnerable Some people are placed in the hotel for months at a time but regularly have to change rooms, causing further instability
Daily Mirror · Jun 11, 2023 'I thought I'd pulled a muscle at friend's 21st birthday party - now my legs won't move' Daisy Vass had been at a friend’s 21st birthday party celebrating when she began feeling a tightness around her chest, but she thought nothing of it - not realising she'd had a rare type of stroke
Daily Mirror · Apr 7, 2023 Family forced to sleep in single room on blow-up beds as mould and rats destroy home The Ali family has spent years trying to get the mould and rodent issue in their Plaistow, East London, home sorted but say the problem is now so bad they are living in one room
Daily Mirror · Apr 2, 2023 'I've found three bodies and an array of items in my years of mudlarking on river' Mudlarking expert Jason Sandy has found a Roman hairpin, medieval 'knuckle duster', and three dead bodies in his 10 years of mudlarking on the River Thames
Daily Mirror · Apr 2, 2023 'Terrified' mum fears one of her kids could die as mould in home 'spreads like wildfire' Tanika Alveranga says her two-bedroom home in Brent, London, is plagued by black mould and fears the issue could harm the health of her three children, including a newborn baby
Daily Mirror · Mar 31, 2023 Boy, 12, misses 7 months of school because of council error that left him without a place James Yalçın, from East London, has missed the past academic year of classroom learning after an error at Waltham Forest Council over his special educational needs
Daily Mirror · Mar 29, 2023 'Cruel' passer-by throws bottle of ketchup over homeless woman's bed The shocking scene happened in Hornchurch, London, and stoked fury in the local residents, with some calling the guilty party "cruel" while others offered to replace the woman's bedding