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

Campaigners have accused the property roadshow of promoting the sale of land in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank

Bexley councillors were discussing controversial plans for a new Go Ape adventure playground in Danson Park when the extraordinary allegations were made

Industry leaders travelled to Scotland to learn how the housing is produced as developers and ministers look for ways to increase the number of homes being built in London

Mr Carns joins John Healey in resigning from his role in Government in protest over funding for the armed forces

Ole & Steen was prosecuted by Westminster town hall, which found that the company knew there was a serious mouse infestation at its Haymarket site but failed to act

John Healey posted his resignation letter social media, telling the PM is was something he ‘never expected to write’

The Mayor of London has criticised the Soho Society after the group vowed to object to every new venue licence in the area
Southwark Council confirmed it had taken possession of Fatima Jabbe-Bio’s two-bedroom property in Walworth

Sir Keir Starmer accused Richard Tice and his party of trying to ‘whip up fear and division’ after disorder in north Belfast

Westminster council strikes ‘pioneering’ agreement with Lime that will see the e-bike rental company share real-time information on the location and number of cycles across the borough

Laila Cunningham said ‘we should only have British flags’ flying from buildings in the UK

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