Josef Steen

London

New Popeyes restaurant to stay open until 2am despite opposition

Local residents warned Camden Council that later hours would ’erode the residential character of the local area’

8 Jun 2026
London

'Beloved’ Hackney sweeper to stay in her patch after community outcry

Kim Archer has served the streets of Dalston Square in Hackney for more than 15 years

3 Jun 2026
London

Council admits restructure led to backlog in housing safety checks

The council has now agreed to shell out £2.2m to specialist contractors

29 May 2026
London

Parents urge council to save ‘amazing’ London nursery facing closure

The council’s announcement came days after 29 staff were told their jobs were at risk

27 May 2026
London

First look at plans to turn London's BT Tower into luxury hotel

Opened in 1965 by then Prime Minister Harold Wilson, the 177-metre tower in Fitzrovia served as a major telecommunications hub for decades

20 May 2026
Politics

Green councillor quits straight after election win for breaking rules

James Tilden was elected to represent Hackney Central ward with 1,681 votes following the council elections last Thursday, but his party failed to realise this breached electoral law

13 May 2026
Zoë Garbett, Green candidate for Mayor of London
London

Green candidate under fire for ‘blocking’ letter praising police

Councillor Zoë Garbett, who co-leads the Green Party in Hackney, raised objections to the proposed missive

7 May 2026
London

Who should I vote for in the local elections? Spotlight on Hackney

Residents across Hackney are voting in two elections on Thursday, May 7

7 May 2026
Politics

London local elections 2026: What are the parties promising in Camden?

Labour has held control of the north London borough for all but four years in the last five decades

6 May 2026
Politics

Greens drop London candidate over Golders Green 'false flag' claims

A post shared by Aziz Rahman Hakimi suggested the torching of Hatzola ambulances in March was carried out by Israel

6 May 2026
Politics

Islington Council election: Who should I vote for?

Labour is defending its hefty majority in the north London borough against an insurgent Green Party

6 May 2026
Politics

Green candidate suspended over Golders Green 'false flag' claims

An account linked to Camden candidate Aziz Rahman Hakimi also reposted allegations that ‘Zionists’ were responsible for 9/11

2 May 2026
London

London prison warned after ex-police officer takes own life in cell

Rickie Poon, 38, took his own life in HMP Pentonville while awaiting trial for alleged sexual offences

28 Apr 2026
London

London council spends £15.6 million on fire safety consultants

Hackney Council made several pledges to improve fire safety across its housing estates following the 2017 Grenfell disaster

24 Apr 2026
London

Owners of ‘worthless’ £850k Camden flats tell of 'trauma'

Leaseholders at 53 Agar Grove have been locked in a legal battle over properties worth nothing due to structural disrepair

23 Apr 2026
London

London Green candidate shares 'false flag' ambulance attack claim

Aziz Rahman Hakimi, a candidate for Haverstock ward in Camden, has been accused of ‘abhorrent and anti-Semitic’ conduct over his social media activity, including reposting allegations that ‘Zionists’ were behind the 9/11 attacks

16 Apr 2026
London

London council steps in over ‘worthless’ luxury flats debacle

The High Court ruled the insurer was liable to pay up to £1.5m towards repairs or rebuild works for the entire building

14 Mar 2026
London

New growth plan could bring ‘up to 11,000 jobs’ to Shoreditch

Shoreditch could see ‘30 aircraft hangars’ worth of commercial floorspace and hundreds of new homes under the plans

5 Mar 2026
London

North London GP suspended for sending colleague Islamophobic messages

Dr Cinderella Nonoo-Cohen was suspended for four months over remarks she made following the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7 2023

2 Mar 2026
London

London's 'greenest' council cuts back net-zero schemes

Borough considered the best local authority in the UK for its climate change actions says it has been hamstrung by a lack of government cash

5 Feb 2026