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Westminster Council apologises after residents' tap water turns brown and smells like petrol

Residents in Morgan House have said that they are scared to use the tap water as they don’t think the council has carried out sufficient testing

Evening Standard

Edgware Road chaos as police clash with fans after France World Cup win

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Council tax could be doubled in central London authority as it admits there are ‘no easy options’

Westminster City Council said it faces ‘stark and very tough choices’ amid changes from the ‘fair funding’ review

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Council tax bombshell: Bills 'to rise 54%' in flagship London borough hit by Labour funding reforms

Exclusive: Westminster is having to plug a £100 million funding shortfall and will also have to cut services to balance its books

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham warned 'don't level down London' as tens of thousands of jobs to be axed in Whitehall

‘Real devolution means backing councils to grow, not hollowing out London,’ says Westminster City Council leader Cllr Paul Swaddle

Evening Standard

Westminster City Council bans anti-social car meet-ups following High Court injunction

Drivers who breach the injunction face substantial fines or possible asset seizure, Westminster City Council says

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Sadiq Khan in 'democratic stitch-up' storm over Oxford Street pedestrianisation

The London Mayor is pressing ahead with the controversial change to Britain’s flagship shopping street

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Westminster Tories accused of ‘U-turning’ on promise for Oxford Street after plans for judicial review ditched

The leader of Westminster City Council said a legal challenge against pedestrianisation was ‘simply impossible at this late stage’

Evening Standard

Westminster council leader hits out at ‘Temu’ Oxford Street pedestrianisation plans

If all goes to plan, Oxford Street will become fully pedestrianised by the end of summer 2026

Evening Standard

Westminster Council leader calls for pro-Palestine marches to be suspended

The leader of Westminster City Council has called for the suspension of pro-Palestine marches. He has written a letter to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to express his concerns over planned protests in Westminster on Saturday.

Evening Standard

Mouse poo and gnawed packets of food found in London school kitchen

Ark Atwood Primary Academy was handed a 0 rating for food hygiene – meaning urgent improvement is necessary – after an inspection by Westminster City Council

Evening Standard

London council apologises to Millwall for 'KKK member' wearing football club's logo in brochure

The club is considering legal action after the image appeared on a pamphlet for schoolchildren

Evening Standard

West Brom handed two-point deduction; Prestianni hit with six-match ban for ‘homophobic conduct’ – as it happened

West Brom were docked two points after being found to have breached the EFL’s financial rules and Gianluca Prestianni was banned for six European matches

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Council apologises to Millwall over use of club badge in racism booklet

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Millwall receive apology over ‘insensitive’ use of club logo in racism booklet

Millwall’s logo was used to “illustrate the historic problem of racism within football” in a children’s education booklet by Westminster City Council

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'Simply wrong': London council evicting 30 households to buy block for temporary accommodation use

‘Disturbing disregard’ shown for tenants as more than 30 households in Garden Court, Richmond issued with Section 21 eviction notices

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Former Government building in central London set to become 650-bedroom hotel

If approved, the hotel at Noble House could accommodate 1,332 guests at a time

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Two west London restaurants could be shut down after hiring 15 illegal workers

During one visit immigration officers reportedly faced faced ‘significant hostility’ including violent and threatening behaviour from staff

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Flagship London council signs off 'borough of sanctuary' for asylum seekers plan

Westminster has the highest rate of international migration in England, with more than 20,000 residents arriving over the past two years

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London council warns 100,000 households' personal details could have been stolen in cyber attack

Borough home to some of Britain’s wealthiest residents said the attack was carried out ‘with criminal intent’

Evening Standard

Our vision: how to make London's world famous West End even greater

Yes vote unlocks £60million investment package driving growth and visitor numbers

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Sir Paul McCartney in tree row with neighbour over plan to chop down sycamores at London home

Beatles legend wants to fell two protected trees at £10m North London home but wealthy investor raises objections

Evening Standard

London's homelessness crisis this Christmas: Rough sleepers 'dying on the streets all the time'

The Connection at St Martin’s will provide 50 beds for rough sleepers this Christmas under a new initiative with Westminster City Council

Evening Standard

London council hit by cyber attack says personal data ‘copied and taken away’

Westminster City Council stressed the data was not lost or deleted and there is no indication at this stage that it has been published online

Evening Standard

Inside my leasehold hell: sewage floods, illegal scaffolding, and misspent service charges

After the horror of dealing with Westminster City Council, leasehold reform can’t come quickly enough for Madeleine Spencer — here’s why she thinks the council should be ruled out of being freeholders

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