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Calls for more trains to stop at major west London station

Commuters living near Acton Main Line have launched a petition urging TfL to improve the frequency of services

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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

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Met Police to scrap anti-social behaviour officers

Sources within City Hall have indicated concerns that combatting persistent anti-social behaviour will now be less effectively resourced

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South London neighbourhood to get £20 million in funding under government scheme

Residents in New Addington are being asked to decide how the money should be spent

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South London residents rally to save their community's last remaining bank

New Addington locals have taken to social media and signed petitions in opposition to the closure of the Lloyds branch

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Scottish Labour councillor quits role and party with no explanation

WHITBURN and Blackburn residents area facing a second by-election in a year after it was confirmed local Labour councillor David Russell had resigned

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Councillors call on government to fund Peckham Rye station upgrade

The station is the busiest interchange in the country without step-free access and saw almost six million passengers pass through it in 2024

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'Disgraceful': Surge in bus drivers being assaulted in London as union demands crackdown

New figures show a 20% increase in assaults on drivers last year, as union Unite warns attacks on driver are a daily occurence

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Croydon Council refuses to let 83-year-old lollipop man keep uniform after 20 years of service

Robert Boyce, 83, was made redundant this summer after two decades helping children cross the road in Croydon

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Are modular homes the solution to London’s temporary housing crisis?

City Hall has approved the rollout of modular homes that can be built in weeks — but are they just a sticking plaster?

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Mother whose sick child was left in damp and mouldy flat by south London council is awarded £9,400

An investigation found Lewisham Council took 13 months ‘too long’ to provide the family with interim accommodation

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Public transport in London should be free, campaigners say as fares set to rise above inflation

The capital’s Tube network is considered the most expensive of any major global city, with fares set to rise above inflation until 2030

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Oxford Street rough sleepers 'evicted from Park Lane camp' as sleeping bags line up on famous shopping destination

Park Lane encampment was dismantled by Transport for London (TfL) earlier this summer

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The 2,000 London homes pumping waste straight into the rivers

Thames Water has identified 2,294 misconnections in properties throughout London over the past five years

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South London hospital staff set to strike over 'Mickey Mouse' contracts

Ballot result showed 98% support for the strike

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Calls to scrap Over-60s free travel after 'lost revenue for TfL soars to £84 million in a year'

Fresh estimates show that the discounted 60+ Oyster card have become an increased burden on TfL’s budget

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Notting Hill Carnival should be run by City Hall, Conservative leader says amid safety fears

Fears have grown of a disaster at the event due to overcrowding and rising crime

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Teacher accuses London school of 'theft' as her classroom materials are 'dumped in skip' ahead of closure

Teachers and parents have claimed that a recently shut Hackney School was ‘gutted’ before they could collected items

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Mother sues London borough over state of 'rat-infested' council home

Family describe feeling ‘depressed’ living in the damp and rat-infested property and are desperate for the council to move them out

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London mum 'having to carry daughter, 9, up three flights of stairs' due to lack of lift

Jade Kendall’s young daughter underwent a major operation on her leg after being diagnosed with a health condition two years ago

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Contractor denies covering striking parking wardens in south London with agency workers

GMB Union said it has lodged a complaint over the alleged use of agency workers during strike action in Kingston

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'Someone will be killed’: Residents sound alarm after 10 bus crashes on south London road

Residents in Catford are calling for urgent safety measures to be implemented amid fears someone could be killed

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London council to slash e-bike hire costs with fare cap and take on 'wild west' parking

Hackney Council has told firms bidding to operate the borough’s electric bike sharing scheme that it wants trips capped at £1.75 – the same as a bus fare

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Revealed: The surprising London borough with the biggest rent rise in the past five years

The 52.5 per cent incease means that ‘very few properties are affordable to residents’

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Plans down the pan? Coffee shop proposals stall for Soho public toilet once called 'top cottaging spot in UK'

Plans to convert the underground public toilets in the heart of central London into a coffee shop have stalled

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