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London council facing bankruptcy to make raft of extreme cost cutting measures

Newham to ditch free tea and biscuits, raise charges and axe Christmas lights as it requests emergency bailout

Evening Standard

UK Landlord Catches 'Influencer' Tenant Renting Out Her London Home For £190/Night To Fund Luxury Lifestyle

A London woman was shocked to discover her tenant secretly rented out her home on Airbnb for £190 a night while enjoying luxurious holidays in Dubai.

International Business Times UK

‘We are all concerned’ Locals say mother who abandoned three babies needs support

Plaistow locals react in shock as baby siblings abandoned over a half-mile stretch of east London seven years apart turn out to be related

The Independent UK

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TfL announces new 'leisurely' cycle routes in bid to get more Londoners on their bikes

The cycle routes stretching up to 10 miles are thought to help increase the use of active transport on weekends

Evening Standard

Boy, 5, killed in east London tower block tragedy fell from 15th floor kitchen window, inquest hears

Further harrowing details of Aalim Ahmed’s death have come to light as his inquest was opened

Evening Standard

Mother ‘complained about dangerous window’ before son, 5, fell to his death

Mother claimed she emailed Newham Council warning of danger before Aalim Makial Jibril plunged to his death

The Independent UK

Council promise full investigation into death of ‘happy, beautiful’ boy who fell from high-rise

Arsenal fan Aalim Makial was ‘much loved’ by his family and staff at New City primary, said headteacher Caroline Stone

Evening Standard

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Stratford Market Village saved from closure after council steps in

Newham Council is to take on the lease of Stratford Market Village after traders were forced to leave their units in January after the company running the site went into administration.

Evening Standard

CCTV shows mother who left baby in shopping bag, police believe

Baby Elsa, born after a concealed pregnancy, has now left hospital and is in the care of Newham Council

Evening Standard

Affordable housing campaign launched for site of scrapped MSG Sphere in Stratford

Land earmarked for glowing orb arena should now be used to address local housing crisis, says Mayor of Newham

Evening Standard

Newham Council IT chief charged over £250,000 fraud

Jagdeep Nagra is accused of using the money to buy 135 mobile phones, 130 laptops, and 40 tablets for himself

Evening Standard

Newham is first council to successfully prosecute building owner for delays in removing dangerous cladding

Newham Council in landmark legal case following order to remove cladding following Grenfell disaster

Evening Standard

Revealed: Scandal of renters facing deadly hazards in their homes

Exclusive: One in eight privately rented homes poses a serious health hazard, as government urged to clean up ‘Wild West’ sector by going after ‘slum’ landlords

The Independent UK

London City Airport to launch appeal after expansion bid rejected by Newham Council

The airport’s bid to increase its passenger numbers and extend its flight hours were rejected over noise pollution fears

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Daily Mirror

Ruthless fly-tippers dump 11 barrels filled with 'high strength' ACID on street

Newham Council in East London says 11 barrels of "high strength" industrial acid was dumped off a slip road in Beckton last week with officers hoping for witnesses or dashcam footage to emerge

Evening Standard

Nearly a dozen barrels of ‘toxic acid’ dumped by side of east London road

Council calls abandoning of 11 barrels of suspected acid ‘outrageous criminal act’

Daily Mirror

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

Evening Standard

London City Airport wants to expand flight hours and add 3 million customers a year

Newham Council receive application to boost airport capacity

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Wales Online

Man baffled after getting fly-tipping fine despite not even living in the country

Ben Cormack moved to France to live with his girlfriend earlier this year

Daily Mirror

Life on 'worst estate in the UK' riddled with rubbish, guns and hordes of invading rats

Long time neighbours Kevin Solomon, 51, and Roy Winn, 81, have criticised Newham Council after their estate in Radley Terrace has become a breeding ground for large rats

Evening Standard

Ten years since London 2012: who are the real winners and losers of the Olympics regeneration game?

Hosting the games was slated to improve the fortunes of this corner of London but, while the cost of buying is certainly higher, price growth is not the legacy London actually needs.

Wales Online

'There’s no space here' Mum offered housing in Manchester due to living conditions in London accommodation

Naima Bazizi pays £800 per month to live in temporary accommodation in London

Daily Mirror

Council offers mum new home 200 miles away after she complains about 'tiny' flat

Hundreds of families in the building are forced to share just eight washing machines in the tower block - which is used as temporary housing by Newham Council

Manchester Evening News

Mum complains to council about size of her tiny London flat - so is offered home 200 miles away in Manchester

Naima Bazizi pays £800 a month for her compact two-room flat

Daily Mirror

'My flat is so mouldy it spreads to furniture and clothes and makes my daughter itch'

Shauni-Leigh Tyson says cleaning products and paint have failed to stop the mould and damp coming back and it has now ruined the family's furniture, bedding and clothing

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