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Dorothy Stein

Drone footage of houses in St John's conservation area.

London homes at "acute risk of overheating" - can we adapt fast enough?

UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) modelling found 6m homes in London and the south east are likely to face 2 weeks of extreme indoor heat annually, while schools will swelter through 10 weeks. Are our homes, workplaces and public buildings fit to protect us?

Entrance to Forest Hill Pools leisure centre, a "tier 1 cool space".

"Silent killer" - Extreme heat hits London

Research shows that heatwaves are the most dangerous type of extreme weather and London is the UK city most at risk. People living in deprived areas face the greatest risks to their health. We asked Lewisham council how it is responding to the threat.

St John's Medical Centre, Loampit Hill

St John's GP surgery opens PrEP clinic in UK first

St John's Medical Centre has started a weekly clinic offering HIV prevention medicine to anyone who lives in Lewisham. This is the first time that a full PrEP service has been offered from a GP in the UK, and Lewisham council hope that it will widen access.

Lewisham council is using Milford Towers for Temporary Accommodation and short term tenancies

Will Labour's housebuilding plans ease Lewisham's housing crisis? Part 2: Social rent

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced £39bn of grants for building affordable housing in her spending review. Will it deliver the social rent homes that Lewisham needs?

Juvenile Heron perched on wall at Brookmill Park

Lewisham's wildlife struggles in early summer heatwave - here's how you can help

The climate crisis is eroding the familiar pattern of the seasons and causing heatwaves, droughts and flash floods. How is this affecting our fragile local wildlife and what can we do to help?

Lewisham Greens and supporters with Cllr Shrivasta and Cllr Hau-Yu Tam

Lewisham councillor Liam Shrivastava defects to Greens

Councillor Shrivastava said that Labour has abandoned its democratic socialist values, is aping far-right rhetoric and allowing Reform to surge in the polls. "Its gravest crime is its continued .. support for the genocidal Israeli regime which has killed over 55,000 including 18,000 children."

Vicky Foxcroft

Vicky Foxcroft resigns Labour whip over disability benefit cuts

Lewisham North MP Vicky Foxcroft said that she cannot vote for cuts to disability payments. Lewisham campaigners, alongside several Lewisham Labour councillors, have been protesting the cuts since March.