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Disabled home care costs up 10 per cent
Wednesday 16 May 2012
Frail elderly and disabled people are being charged more for council help to get washed, dressed and fed at home, according to a survey.
Police launch electoral fraud probe in Tower Hamlets
Monday 30 April 2012
Police have launched an investigation into alleged electoral fraud in a London borough.
Urban growth: A gardening guru is getting children hooked on the joys of growing fruit and vegetables
Saturday 28 April 2012
Tom Moggach has a way of falling silent in the middle of a sentence, as though he's just remembered something he ought to be doing. When it first happened, I fully expected that he'd excuse himself from our conversation and dash out of his house into north London's busy streets. He has plenty of reasons to do so.
Widespread allegations of electoral fraud in Tower Hamlets
Thursday 26 April 2012
Complaints come as a senior judge warns local elections present 'enormous opportunities' for vote rigging.
Sex workers feeling threatened by crackdown on prostitution near Olympic site
Tuesday 03 April 2012
A crackdown on prostitution in the Olympic boroughs is putting the lives of sex workers at risk, it has been claimed.
Two hurt in Bethnal Green lava lamp flat blast
Wednesday 28 March 2012
Two people were injured when an attempt to create a home-made lava lamp caused an explosion and fire.
Ex-Russian banker German Gorbuntsov hurt in shooting
Friday 23 March 2012
A former Russian banker is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot several times in London.
Pay £10 to watch Olympics on screen
Tuesday 21 February 2012
People who missed out on Olympics tickets in the first and second ballots are to be given the first opportunity to buy tickets when the remaining 1 million go on sale in April. Games organisers are considering allowing a 24-hour headstart for the estimated one million people who bid for tickets but didn't receive any.
Canary Wharf is soaring to new heights
Thursday 19 January 2012
London's centre of gravity is making another move to the east as the booming Docklands location is set to expand again, writes Russell Lynch
Worst areas for child poverty are in London
Tuesday 10 January 2012
A "child poverty map" exposes the UK's most stricken areas today, as campaigners warn that cuts targeted at families will lead to an "economic and a social disaster".
Social care 'not fit for purpose'
Friday 30 December 2011
The social care system has been branded "not fit for purpose" after figures revealed elderly people are paying up to £7,000 a year for home care services.
EDL to stage 'static' protest in Tower Hamlets
Saturday 03 September 2011
Far right activists will protest in the capital today after ignoring moves by police and the Home Secretary to stop them.
EDL planning 'static' London protest
Thursday 01 September 2011
The English Defence League is still planning to demonstrate in the capital this weekend despite the 30-day ban against marching.
Theresa May extends London marches ban
Wednesday 31 August 2011
The Home Secretary today extended her ban against marches in the capital after a request from police chiefs.
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