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Residents to be consulted on floating homes scheme at Royal Victoria Dock West

Royal Docks Waterways has started a nine‑month feasibility study and will begin public engagement in October for a 12‑hectare residential mooring project.

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Residents to be consulted on floating homes scheme at Royal Victoria Dock West
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Mayor Sadiq Khan’s messages to be searched in Palantir legal dispute
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Mayor Sadiq Khan’s messages to be searched in Palantir legal dispute

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East London residents face low‑risk mosquito breeding alert

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Trump says police avoid parts of London as homicide count hits record low

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GLA spends £1.35m on TfL ads for mayor’s ten‑year anniversary, Assembly raises transparency concerns

The Greater London Authority used £1.35 million for 1,533 posters and 53 digital screens, prompting Assembly Member Hina Bokhari to demand clearer rules while the GLA cites help for thousands of Londoners.

GLA spends £1.35m on TfL ads for mayor’s ten‑year anniversary, Assembly raises transparency concerns
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Sadiq Khan urged to condemn RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s London visit

Campaign groups demand security boost and Home Office review as Hindu nationalist leader arrives this week

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Sadiq Khan convicted over untaxed Nissan Micra he says he does not ownLondon

Sadiq Khan convicted over untaxed Nissan Micra he says he does not own

City Hall insists the 2002 car is not linked to the Mayor or Transport for London

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Stop‑and‑search surge cuts knife crime in Greenwich, 14 arrests madeGreenwich

Stop‑and‑search surge cuts knife crime in Greenwich, 14 arrests made

July and August operations saw 317 searches, 30 arrests and a 14.9% drop in knife‑enabled offences across London, according to the Metropolitan Police.

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Barnet joins London councils to challenge £292m funding cutWandsworth

Barnet joins London councils to challenge £292m funding cut

Wandsworth, Kensington and Chelsea, and Westminster launch joint legal bid under Sustainable Communities Act

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Tottenham sign Mykhailo Mudryk on loan from Chelsea with £75m optionCity of London

Tottenham sign Mykhailo Mudryk on loan from Chelsea with £75m option

Ukrainian winger reunites with Roberto De Zerbi after eight months without a competitive match

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Jonathan Bailey exits Sondheim musical after Ariana GrandeLondon

Jonathan Bailey exits Sondheim musical after Ariana Grande

The Barbican production of Sunday In The Park With George is now recasting lead roles for its 2027 staging.

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UK borrowing costs hit 28-year high as FTSE 100 drops 0.3%London

UK borrowing costs hit 28-year high as FTSE 100 drops 0.3%

Rising oil prices and eurozone inflation push gilt yields to levels last seen in 1998 ahead of Budget

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Finance worker jailed for stealing £92,000 from breast cancer charityLondon

Finance worker jailed for stealing £92,000 from breast cancer charity

Tameem Choudhury diverted a refund payment from The Royal Marsden to his personal account.

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Sonora Taquería in Stoke Newington closes on 31 October 2026Hackney

Sonora Taquería in Stoke Newington closes on 31 October 2026

The Mexican eatery at 208 Stoke Newington High Street will shut its doors after three years, leaving local diners to seek alternatives

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Driverless Taxis Delayed as TfL Fails to Publish GuidelinesBrent

Driverless Taxis Delayed as TfL Fails to Publish Guidelines

Regulatory hurdles and a recent incident in Harlesden have stalled the planned rollout of autonomous vehicles in the capital.

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City of London school childcare subsidy recommendedCity of London

City of London school childcare subsidy recommended

Officers propose £60,000 annual funding for The Aldgate School's provision for under-threes.

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One in six London prison leavers face homelessnessLondon

One in six London prison leavers face homelessness

Social justice group analysis highlights "chronic workload crisis" for Probation Service supporting vulnerable individuals.

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North Kensington streets reopened after 300‑tonne carnival clean‑up

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More than 300 tonnes of waste were removed from North Kensington after the Notting Hill Carnival. The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea led a two‑night operation with 200 staff and 30 vehicles, while Met Police recorded 636 arrests and a fatal chase.

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Sadiq Khan urged to condemn RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s London visit

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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan faces calls to condemn the visit of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat, whose organisation critics link to violence against religious minorities in India. Campaigners want security increased and the Home Office to assess whether Bhagwat should be banned.

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Sadiq Khan convicted over untaxed Nissan Micra he says he does not own

· 4 min read

Sadiq Khan was convicted in his absence at Herefordshire Magistrates’ Court on 18 August for failing to tax a 2002 Nissan Micra. The court fined him £340.84, but City Hall states the car does not belong to the Mayor or TfL. The DVLA sent notices to a Gordon Ramsay restaurant instead of TfL’s offices.

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Stop‑and‑search surge cuts knife crime in Greenwich, 14 arrests made

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A nine‑day stop‑and‑search deployment in July and a three‑day surge in August led to 30 arrests and 16 weapons recovered in Greenwich. Knife‑enabled crime fell 14.9% in 2025/26, the Metropolitan Police said.

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Barnet joins London councils to challenge £292m funding cut

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Barnet Council has joined three inner-London boroughs in a formal challenge to government funding reforms that would remove £292 million over four years. The councils say the cuts threaten essential services and will force council tax rises. Residents can respond through a survey open until 15 October 2026.

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Jonathan Bailey exits Sondheim musical after Ariana Grande

Jonathan Bailey has withdrawn from the London revival of Stephen Sondheim's Sunday In The Park With George. His departure follows that of co-star Ariana Grande, who previously stepped back from the production. The Barbican confirmed casting discussions are ongoing for the 2027 staging.

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UK borrowing costs hit 28-year high as FTSE 100 drops 0.3%

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The FTSE 100 fell 34.98 points on Tuesday as 10-year gilt yields reached 5.22%, the highest since 1996. Rising oil prices and eurozone inflation at 3.3% increased borrowing costs, adding pressure on the Chancellor before next month’s Budget.

Finance worker jailed for stealing £92,000 from breast cancer charity

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Sonora Taquería in Stoke Newington closes on 31 October 2026

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City of London school childcare subsidy recommended

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One in six London prison leavers face homelessness

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Wandsworth Council to host developer forum at Battersea Power Station

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Property & Planning

Residents to be consulted on floating homes scheme at Royal Victoria Dock West

Royal Docks Waterways appointed consultants to assess a floating residential scheme covering 12 hectares at Royal Victoria Dock West. The nine‑month study is under way and a public engagement programme will start in October, inviting local input on the plan.

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Kilburn murder reward up to £20,000 after new CCTV released

Crime & Safety

Kilburn murder reward up to £20,000 after new CCTV released

Metropolitan Police released new CCTV of a man captured shortly before Tikquaan Stephenson‑Walters was shot on Bravington Road, Kilburn, on 4 September 2024. Crimestoppers offers up to £20,000 for information, with the reward expiring on 19 November 2026.

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Whitbread closes seven Bar + Block restaurants in London on 3 September

Business

Whitbread closes seven Bar + Block restaurants in London on 3 September

Whitbread will shut seven Bar + Block outlets in Aldgate, Hammersmith, King’s Cross, Paddington, Southwark, Sutton and Wimbledon on 3 September. The move begins a five‑year plan to close 261 restaurants, save £250 million and reshape the group into a hotel‑focused business.

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Bexley and Bromley Firms Named for Minimum Wage Failures

Chislehurst Care Limited in Bromley and Amazon Cleaning Ltd in Bexley have been named by the Government for failing to pay the National Minimum Wage. Nearly £4 million was repaid to over 27,000 workers across the UK in the latest enforcement round.

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Gatwick Airport runway closed due to departing aircraft issue

London Gatwick Airport's runway was closed this afternoon due to a technical issue with a departing aircraft. All flights were grounded, with some diverted to other airports, as teams worked to resolve the problem.

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Arteta satisfied with Arsenal's transfer window approach

Mikel Arteta has declared himself satisfied with Arsenal's summer transfer window strategy, despite the club failing to secure marquee attacking signings. The Gunners targeted Vinicius Jr and Julian Alvarez but both opted to remain in Spain, with Christos Tzolis the only forward addition.

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Bexley Council adult social care rated ‘requires improvement’ by CQC

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Bexley Council adult social care rated ‘requires improvement’ by CQC

The Care Quality Commission has rated Bexley Council’s adult social care as requiring improvement, citing 281 overdue care reviews and mixed scores across nine assessed themes. The council has begun an improvement programme and the full report will be posted on 4 September.

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Mayor Sadiq Khan’s messages to be searched in Palantir legal dispute

The High Court has instructed that Lord Khan’s texts, emails and chat logs, together with those of more than a dozen senior officials, be reviewed for relevance to Palantir’s lawsuit over a halted artificial‑intelligence deal worth £50 million. A full hearing is set for January 2027.

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