Youth Lates: £30m investment to reverse 'catastrophic' youth club closures
City Hall announced funding for at least one late-night youth club in every London borough, offering young Londoners 'somewhere safe to go'.
Kumail Jaffer - Local Democracy Reporter
Deptford: Greens launch campaign to topple Labour across London
In a sign of the Green Party's hopes for Lewisham, they chose Deptford for the launch of their local elections campaign, promising to topple Labour and hold off Reform.
London’s temporary accommodation crisis - Lewisham pledges 'five basics’
With 76,000 households now in temporary accommodation across London, councils have been asked to commit to provide the 'five basics' covering cooking facilities, laundry, Wi-Fi, storage and clear information.
Is mid-rise housing the key to solving London's housing crisis?
The London Assembly Planning and Regeneration Committee advised that City Hall prioritise mid-rise housing to increase density across the capital and build more homes.
SUV dangers: new road safety plans 'not anti-motorist, anti-death', says Sadiq Khan
31% of London's cars are now SUVs and they present a greater danger to pedestrians than other cars, children under nine are at the highest risk of death.
SUV proliferation in London: '77% more likely to kill a child'
Research from Clean Cities finds that London's increasing numbers of SUVs present a unique danger to cyclists, pedestrians and particularly to children, alongside high emissions.
London councillors call for mega-pension fund to divest for Palestine
Campaign group Shake the CIV said London CIV currently invests £7bn of its £34bn portfolio in companies involved in Israel's human rights violations against Palestinians, including nearly £1bn in arms manufacturers.