Rachael Burford is Chief Political Correspondent at Evening Standard
Rachael Burford is Chief Political Correspondent at Evening Standard

The capital's youth unemployment rate is the highest in the country at almost 25%

Official figures suggest there were some 1,300 homeless households relocated from London to places where rental accommodation is cheaper in the year to March 2025

In a speech at London Tech Week, the Prime Minister warned tech firms they must stop allowing children to send and receive explicit images
Lewisham Mayor Liam Shrivastava vowed to take a 20% pay cut but instead hiked his wage by £4,832 and said 20% would be donated to ‘food justice initiatives’

A total number of 11 people have so far been charged after disorder in Southampton

The household name was reportedly questioned after a complaint related to unwanted sexual touching

The broadcaster’s lawyers dismissed claims of a ‘fishing expedition’, saying the details are needed to assess the president’s claim.
Esther Lie said of the now-deleted post from 2013: ‘It is clearly inappropriate and I apologise’

The most recent raid, carried out by Westminster council officers in Piccadilly, uncovered a stash of counterfeit fashion items alongside dangerous and illegal products
Sir Keir Starmer will tell mayors that the Government will back them to push them through large projects that have stalled or been watered down

Construction on Universal United Kingdom Resort in Bedfordshire is expected to begin soon

Police have ‘serious questions’ to answer over the Henry Nowak murder, says London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan
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Violent scenes erupt in Southampton after Tommy Robinson and Laurence Fox joined hundreds outside police station

Lambeth was one of seven town halls in the city where no party managed to win a majority at the local elections on May 7

Kensington and Chelsea council has slapped operators with £210,000 in fines, storage and release fees since the town hall began its enforcement action

The Royal Parks wants to expand the capacity for the British Summer Time music festival by 75,000 people

Thousands of documents and messages related to Lord Mandelson’s appointment and activity as US ambassador have been released

Boroughs which fell into no over control are now deciding who should lead them
Labour lost control of the borough for the first time in 16 years in a devestating set of local elections for the party on May 7

Two people were injured in the attack on Thursday night in south-eastern Romania
Tower Hamlets council plans to increase the special responsibility allowances for members by between 10% and 130%, while two new paid posts will be created