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Approval of east London datacentre labelled ‘slap in the face’ for local democracy

Campaigners decry Angela Rayner’s backing for Brick Lane project that has only 11 affordable homes

The Guardian - UK

Brick Lane data centre go-ahead: Campaigners 'deeply disappointed' as ministers approve controversial plans

Tower Hamlets Council and the Save Brick Lane campaign called the decision ‘deeply disappointing’

Evening Standard

Terror attack on new China mega-embassy in London 'could collapse flats and injure people within 180 metres'

Exclusive: ‘Sensitive’ document reveals how bomb at proposed diplomatic complex could devastate streets in Tower Hamlets

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‘Brick Lane is for humans, not machines’: Inside the fight against plans for data centre in east London

IN DEPTH: The proposed construction of a data centre in London’s famous Brick Lane continues to generate controversy. Suha Kidwai speaks to residents about the impact it could have on the area

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London councils in legal challenge over affordable housing quota cut

A High Court action has been launched by Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Lewisham councils.

Evening Standard

London councils launch legal action against Sadiq Khan over slashing of affordable housing

Tower Hamlets, Hackney and Lewisham launch High Court action against Mayor of London over plans to cut affordable housing targets

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Councillors in deprived London borough vote to increase own pay by over £178,000

Tower Hamlets council plans to increase the special responsibility allowances for members by between 10% and 130%, while two new paid posts will be created

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Local elections 2026: All the London results so far

Some 1,817 London council seats are up for grabs with mayoral races in Croydon, Hackney, Lewisham, Newham and Tower Hamlets

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London local elections: Which boroughs have mayors and who will win?

Residents in Newham, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Lewisham and Croydon will cast their votes to appoint a mayor for their council

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New lido revealed for London's Victoria Park as Aspire launches Tower Hamlets local election manifesto

Independent party which runs Tower Hamlets promises new outdoor swimming pool for Victoria Park and free travel for low income university students

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Ghislaine Maxwell's nephew to stand as councillor in Tower Hamlets at local elections

Ted Maxwell is running as an independent candidate for the Bethnal Green West ward in Tower Hamlets

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Vote Labour or risk Farage, warns Sadiq Khan as party launches London elections campaign amid dire approval ratings

The Mayor launched Labour’s London local elections campaign in Peckham after poll showing party could lose all but two of its councils

Evening Standard

Vision for 10,000 homes at London's Billingsgate Fish Market

Tower Hamlets says it’s working on plans to redevelop the site once the market moves to the Royal Docks in Newham

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London trials new radar speed cameras that don't flash or need road markings

Cameras are set to be installed over the coming weeks at 10 locations, including Tower Hamlets, Croydon, Hammersmith and Fulham, Ealing and Sutton

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London borough where half of adults are overweight to fund free swimming for famillies

Tower Hamlets council is also proposing a multi-million-pound major redevelopment of Whitechapel leisure centre

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The scandal of London councils' spending black holes

Are boroughs squandering their budgets? Lee Nallalingham spent a year investigating and found not only profligacy, but also that many have no idea where the money goes

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‘A safe space to come and just be’: the radical, utopian return of Britain’s youth clubs

After a decade of austerity closed more than 1,000 centres, the government has promised £500m to renew youth services. We tour a glossy new venue in Preston – and a girls-only one in London

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London councillor paid £20,000 a year while living in Bangladesh

Sabina Khan continues to collect salary despite seeking seat in national assembly elections thousands of miles away

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Cyclist, 23, dies after collision with car on busy east London road

Cyclist dies in hospital five days after the collision in Tower Hamlets

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Tower Hamlets councillors dodge questions after Government threatens takeover of ‘deteriorating’ borough

Councillors for Tower Hamlets’ ruling Aspire party voted down calls for a debate about Government claims the town hall’s ‘financial management and governance appears to be deteriorating’

The Guardian - UK

Tower Hamlets mayor acted unlawfully in attempted removal of LTN schemes

Road safety activists ‘vindicated’ after success of campaign supported by NHS trusts and headteachers

Evening Standard

East London residents win sensational victory in fight to save LTN low-traffic schemes

London-wide implications for LTNs as Court of Appeal rules that Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman acted unlawfully in trying to ignore Sadiq Khan’s transport masterplan

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London council threatened with action as ministers warn: 'Financial management is deteriorating'

Ministers formally intervened in Tower Hamlets council last year when a damning report raised concerns about a ‘toxic’ political culture under elected mayor Lutfur Rahman

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The bitter battle over the future of Truman Brewery

A £500m redevelopment plan is pitting Labour’s data-centre ambitions against Brick Lane’s heritage and a desperate need for housing — it’s a political powder keg

Evening Standard

Crackdown on rogue landlords renting out mouldy and unsafe homes to be expanded across London boroughs

A pilot scheme in Camden, to force landlords to improve properties in dismal conditions, is being rolled out to Barnet, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Waltham Forest, Havering, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets and Enfield

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