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Outrage as 1,500 sign petition to block north-west London council’s plan to twin with Palestinian city

Brent Council has faced a backlash after approving plans to twin the borough with the city of Nablus in Palestine

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London council deputy mayor is suspended - but Labour won't say why

Councillor Kathleen Fraser is the second consecutive deputy mayor of Brent to face an investigation

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'Enough is enough': Hackney residents trapped in failing lifts as council blames nesting falcons

A leaseholder living at Rozel Court told the council residents were getting stuck in the lifts daily

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South London residents in battle over '£500-a-month service charges for 24-hour concierge and garden built for wealthy neighbours'

Residents say the charges have become like a ‘second mortgage’ after spiralling in price

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Life ‘unbearable’ for residents of central London flats flooded with sewage and scalding water

Once award-winning estate now known as ‘leaky Lillington’

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Family living in mouldy west London home 'told by landlord to refuse repairs and appear homeless to be rehoused'

Resident Ali Hersi said: “It feels like the landlord abused us”

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Hundreds of east London homes 'went without basic fire safety checks', claims whistleblower

A former employee of Populo Living claims a string of safety checks being missed was potentially putting people’s lives at risk

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Health minister admits state of London's crumbling hospitals is 'unacceptable'

Karin Smyth said she ‘knows Londoners deserve better services’ after visiting dilapidated NHS wards

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London football academy threatened with closure as council eviction looms

Football Samurai Academy is based in North Acton Playing Fields and partners with several local schools serving over 360 children from 25 nationalities

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London council tenant: 'I've been bitten alive by fleas and left with scabies - now I have to wear a hazmat suit'

Residents in Renown Close, West Croydon, have been told to avoid a flea-infested communal area

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London council under fire as school crossing 'lollipop' patrols are axed

Anxious parents have raised concerns about the move to axe school crossing patrols by the end of the year

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Disabled man trapped in Hackney flat for months slams landlord over rehousing delays

Wheelchair user Malcolm Cripps asked for a transfer from his third-floor housing association flat, after being repeatedly trapped inside due to a faulty communal lift

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Pregnant domestic abuse survivor fleeing ex told by London council 'patch up smashed front door with cardboard'

The woman, who feared that her ex had found her and that she was in danger, has criticised council for their response

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'Persistent smell of decay': Bins go uncollected for seven weeks in London borough amid refuse contract problems

Streets left overflowing with rubbish following launch of a new eight-year waste contract between local council and Veolia Waste Management

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'Despicable and dangerous': Chauffeur hits out at state of London's pothole-ridden roads after car damage

Andy Sozos lost a day’s pay after a pothole damaged his Mercedes

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'Completely shocking': West London council under fire after mum told to lock autistic daughter in room

Lauryn Henderson said she found the advice ‘completely shocking’ and is pushing for her family to be relocated

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‘I can’t wash in my own home’: West London mum forced to use neighbour’s toilet for 10 years as housing repairs ignored

A West London mum has been forced to use her neighbours loo and shower for several years because of her housing association’s failure to repair pipes and toilets.

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Grandma, 93, broke neck and died in London care home due to 'failings' in her care, daughter claims

Paula Geeves-Booth, 93, was found dead on the floor at Viera Gray House in Barnes after falling from her bed

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Two central London schools face merger due to falling number of pupils

Parents from both schools have however started an online petition opposing the plans

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Swastikas painted in children's play area at popular north London park

The Met are investigating a hate crime incident after Nazi-era symbols were daubed on rocks in Stoke Newington’s Clissold Park

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Residents block London street to stop controversial £650,000 plan to replace parking spaces with benches

Locals sealed off the road with fake crime scene tape to stop council employees from entering to start on scheme

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Crowdfunding campaign launched to save beloved south London theatre

Cryer Arts has built a strong local following

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West London teacher who tried to teach class drunk and crashed car with child banned for five years

Ms Alexandra Zbanca, 41, was found to be under the influence of alcohol while at work

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'Impossible choice': West London council tells homeless family to move 275 miles to Hartlepool or lose housing support

Soheila Serkani was told she and her daughter must move to Hartlepool after being evicted from their private rented home last month

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'I thought I was going to die': Mum’s terror as lift plunges two floors in Shepherd’s Bush Westfield housing block

Newall Court was built as part of the Westfield development project

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