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Why isn't London having babies anymore?

Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025

Is the cost of living crisis contributing to a childless London?

The capital’s families are shrinking, as new data confirms that young women will have less children than previous generations. Why, and what does it mean for our city?

Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025

Elizabeth line drivers to stage train strike starting this month

Aslef seeks a rise from the current £72,465 salary that recognises ‘the value of drivers in the line’s success’

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2025

Where are the most notable blue plaques in London? Audrey Hepburn and Marc Bolan to be honoured

Legends to be given a plauque to celebrate their lives and where they lived

Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025

London council tax soars: two-thirds of boroughs will charge in excess of £2,000 a year

Lib-Dem and Tory boroughs at top of table - while Labour councils will issue cheapest bills

Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025

Family of father shot dead outside London birthday party call on revellers for help

Four months on from his death, Hanif Redwood’s family are appealing for any information which could help find his killer

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2025

Unilever’s ice cream arm set for Amsterdam main listing in blow to London

The Ben & Jerry’s and Magnum maker announced plans last year for a demerger of the ice cream arm as part of a major turnaround plan.

Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025

Sadler's Wells East: the insider story behind London's new dance mecca

Sadler’s Wells East has finally opened on the new East Bank: here is the story behind a long but fruitful journey

Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025

Urgent appeal to help south London cats facing eviction from waste ground home

The group of 'inbetweener' cats are living on waste ground in New Cross that is set for development

Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025

As a young reporter, I was sent to cover the Moorgate train disaster. I had no idea it had killed my father

Laurence Marks was a 25-year-old journalist when he was asked to cover the biggest catastrophe in the City of London since the blitz. That day would change his life forever

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2025