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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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Fury in Queen’s Park as low-traffic trial sparks division and councillor row

A north London neighbourhood is severely divided over a controversial low traffic scheme, with a ‘perceived conflict of interest’ from a councillor who lives on one of the ‘beneficiary roads’ having left some residents feeling that trust in the process ‘has been eroded’.

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Locals fume as London's richest borough to let second homeowners buy parking permits to raise cash

Kensington and Chelsea Council said the move would help

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Labour councillor defects to Conservatives after six years, arguing that the party “will not deliver economic growth”

Cllr Shiva Tiwari told colleagues he was switching sides to the Tories after nearly seven years as a Labour councillor

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Disabled ex-Army doctor left without heating and hot water in West London housing association flat

Terry Cyrille, who served in Iraq as a combat medic, has battled life-threatening cancer and other severe illnesses

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'It's like living in a Victorian slum': Tenant's nightmare in 'rat-infested' home -as council issues apology

Housing Ombudsman ordered Ealing Council to pay compensation to Errol Baptiste over its handling of complaints about his living conditions

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‘Dangerous’ moment for Hillingdon as council faces brink of bankruptcy

Hillingdon Council ‘must deliver’ £34 million in savings outlined in its budget this year or face the possibility of declaring bankruptcy due to reserves reaching a critical position.

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London teacher sacked for turning up to work so drunk she couldn’t walk in a straight line

Alexandra Zbanca was also convicted of a drink-driving incident with a child in the car

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Wildlife returns to Hackney Marshes after community-led rewilding project

Environmental groups are celebrating after bringing local wildlife back to Hackney Marshes following the erosion of habitats in recent years.

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Dalston fire victims demand support as they remain displaced months later

Residents ;watched on in terror’ as flames ripped through the Dalston Lane block of the Pembury Estate last year

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Outrage after Croydon activist serving food to homeless issued with police warning

Ringo Vision claims to have served over 13,000 meals to those in need in Croydon town centre

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Hundreds of residents urge London council to rethink construction of ‘swamp ponds’

Ealing residents say ponds are a ‘biohazard’

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North London residents fight plans for five-storey development over loss of Wembley Stadium view

The existing two-storey homes would be dwarfed by the new building, meaning some will ‘lose [their] iconic view’

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London council's six-figure pothole and pavement accident damages bill revealed

The highest annual pay out came in 2022 when the council settled claims totalling more than £75,000

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Outrage as mystery vandal targets Hackney street trees in fresh wave of attacks

Locals have lobbied the Town Hall over “aggressive, brainless snapping”, ring-barking and other “sophisticated” techniques used to vandalise and destroy trees throughout Cazenove ward

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Holiday club at top-rated Chelsea school told to improve security after ‘incident’ put children at risk

Ofsted inspectors visited Active Day Camps at Marlborough Primary School in October after an unspecified security breach

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Row breaks out over London council's alleged links to church accused of abuse

Rival politicians clash over Lewisham council’s dealings with the United Church of the Kingdom of God

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Protesters rally for disabled mum 'trapped' in south London flat for 24 years

Michelle is unable to run basic errands because of her difficulty getting down the 30 steps separating her council home from the street

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Purpose-built £3.5m community cafe closed since Covid is a 'waste of space' and 'must be reopened'

Despite previous promises to reopen this year, Croydon Council kept the café shut due to issues with its roof

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Plan for Scotsman Group's luxury hotel on former Glasgow high school site approved

A LUXURY five-star hotel and wedding venue can be created on the old High School of Glasgow site...

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Petition over Blue Badge parking charge plan that's been labelled 'cruel'

Bromley Council approved the charging at a meeting on November 20

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'Our neighbourhood looks like a dump due to council neglect'

Locals have said Canons Park is in ‘no man’s land’ between Edgware and Stanmore

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'Drug dealers and anti-social behaviour is so bad we're scared to leave our homes'

Residents at Ayley Croft Estate in Bush Hill Park say the area is blighted by violence, fly-tipping and drug dealing

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