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8,000 homes planned for new south London neighbourhood

Charlton Riverside is planned to unlock investment in the area, improve transport links and guide long-term transformation

Evening Standard

Mercedes reinvents its best-selling GLA with 406-mile range and AI on board

The all-new Mercedes GLA arrives with a fresh look, a much cleverer cabin and electric versions promising more than 400 miles between charges

The Independent UK

London MPs furious over new law set to hand over health powers to Sadiq Khan

Health Bill currently making its way through Parliament would be detrimental for healthcare planning in the capital, MPs have claimed

Evening Standard

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Led By Donkeys wins compensation over seizure of Gaza protest banner

Waste firm Veolia pays £27k after ‘Yes It’s A Genocide’ banner taken by Greater London Authority was destroyed

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London vs the machines: three in four jobs are at risk to AI

Sadiq Khan needs to come up with an AI plan soon, writes Chris Blackhurst — or it’s time to brush up on those floristry skills...

Evening Standard

Controversial plans for 586 homes on south London gasholders site approved

A letter from London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he had called in the plans as they could make a ‘significant and positive contribution’ towards London’s housing targets

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TfL and GLA top UK local authority debt list with combined £20bn borrowing

New analysis from the TaxPayers’ Alliance shows TfL holds almost £14 billion of the record high total £155 billion of local authority debt in the UK

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Legendary London gym which trained Olympians and Sean Connery faces closure

The much-loved venue is one of the oldest powerlifting gyms in the country - but is facing an uncertain future amid a rent hike

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Met Police could reopen more than 4,000 grooming gang cases

Scotland Yard identified the cases that could be reinvestigated while carrying out an audit of group-based exploitation and sexual abuse in the capital dating back to 2010

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One million London homes need retrofitting amid rising temperatures

The city’s properties are particularly vulnerable to heat due to the urban heat island (UHI) effect

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Greens leader Zack Polanski cleared over London houseboat council tax row

Polanski explained in a witness statement published on Wednesday that he believed council tax fees were being managed through the mooring fees he regularly paid for the boat

The Independent UK

Green leader Zack Polanski cleared in GLA probe over London houseboat council tax

The Green Party leader suggested ‘financial hardship and housing insecurity’ linked to his ‘unconventional housing arrangements’ meant he had not made the payments

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan takes on Trump and Vance as he launches £7m campaign to battle ‘scourge’ of disinformation about London

Mayor of London says city subjected to ‘unprecedented attack of lies and hatred’ on social media

The Independent UK

City Hall overturns council decision to reject 1,700 new north London homes

The Mayor of London used his devolved powers to ‘call in’ proposals for 1,500 homes on the Great North Leisure Park site and 283 homes near a tube station car park

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New Reform UK council leader hits back at Farage over Havering leaving London

Keith Prince said they will not waste time pursuing ‘Hexit’ for Havering

The Independent UK

Reform UK council leader rejects Nigel Farage’s call for ‘Hexit’ referendum on leaving London

Reform MP Andrew Rosindell also insisted the borough should have an option to rejoin Essex

Evening Standard

Bare necessities: could a Naked House be the blueprint for affordability?

How four friends came up with the idea that unfinished — but liveable — homes can cut asking prices by a fifth. By Ruth Bloomfield

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80 City Hall jobs face being cut in £6.6 million 'efficiency' programme

In March, City Hall stated it needed to save about £10 million through cuts to staffing posts

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Londoners hit with £2.5million bill as West Ham relegated

Cost to taxpayer for operating London Stadium to escalate as West Ham are relegated

The Guardian - UK

GLA considering investigation into Zack Polanski over houseboat council tax

Official assessing formal complaint into Green party leader’s potential ‘breach of conduct’ as assembly member

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan: ‘Londoners should be hoping West Ham stay up as £2.5m bill looms if Hammers are relegated’

London Mayor blames predecessor Boris Johnson for doing ‘worst deal imaginable’ that means if West Ham go down City Hall will be hit with huge bill

Evening Standard

Plans for 1,500 flats on Greenwich Peninsula approved but affordable home numbers slashed

Several huge tower blocks to be built despite reduction in the scheme’s affordable housing

The Guardian - UK

Will revival of Crystal Palace’s ‘hallowed turf’ create more athletics history?

The redevelopment of the National Sports Centre would be a welcome boost to locals and those who have fought for its return

Evening Standard

1,500 new homes on Greenwich peninsula set for green light

The original proposal to build several tower blocks at Morden Wharf on the southwestern part of the peninsula was approved by Greenwich Council in 2022

The Guardian - UK

Dagenham leaseholders left homeless by fire could be forced to pay for cladding works

Greater London Authority seeks £6m refund for unfinished fire safety work on destroyed Spectrum Building

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