New research funded by smol and The Hygiene Bank finds a 68% year-on-year rise in hygiene-related disruption in state schools, with almost three million children affected and millions of learning days lost, prompting a push for in-school laundries.Almost three million children in the UK are now believed to experience hygiene…

Notting Hill Carnival is due to go ahead this weekend after months of funding rows and policing concerns, with a temporary package in place as organisers urge lasting, government-backed support. Notting Hill Carnival is finally set to go ahead this weekend, with organisers hoping the relief will outstrip the anxiety…

Following a nappies shortage warning from the Camden New Journal, readers rallied to support Little Village with nappies, clothing and cash gifts. The charity’s Great Big Baby Shower now spans 25 NHS maternity units across 23 London boroughs, reflecting a widening community response to rising demand while emphasising dignity and…

Westminster Council unveils a £3 million plan to deploy an 18-strong Police and Council Tasking Team and a six-person Street Based Intervention unit, boosting visible policing in Victoria and central Westminster through multi-agency collaboration and CCTV. Westminster’s policing approach is no longer just a talking point but a tangible expansion…

Lambeth Council has secured a £250m partnership with Vistry Group to deliver up to 450 mixed-tenure homes across six council-owned sites, with at least half affordable and 70% of that affordable housing ring-fenced for social rent. The first project, Denby Court in Kennington, will deliver 141 homes and is slated…

London’s Notting Hill Carnival is set to be policed by an intelligence-led operation centred on CCTV, screening arches and live facial recognition, a plan critics say signals a drift from civil liberties toward security theatre. Notting Hill Carnival is being yoked to a heavy, intelligence-led policing thrust that critics say…

TRL will bring together road-safety researchers, data scientists and healthcare professionals in London on 16 September 2025 to explore how linking anonymised health records with collision data can accelerate progress toward Vision Zero. The half-day event will showcase data-driven safety interventions, including demonstrations and a national collision investigation framework developed…

AHMM’s Camden Town Xchange at 180 Arlington Road would blend a cultural venue with student accommodation and affordable housing, restoring the site’s historic frontage while inviting public input ahead of a planned autumn planning submission. Ahmm’s Camden Town Xchange project at 180 Arlington Road sits at a pivotal moment for…

Arsenal look set to seal a deal for Crystal Palace forward Eberechi Eze as talks converge on a structure worth up to £67.5 million, with a medical possible this week amid a broader recruitment push and Havertz’s injury. Arsenal’s bid for Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze appears poised to move from…

London-based Max Radford Gallery presents 53 works across ceramics, furniture, lighting and sculpture in a warehouse near Borough Market, marking the gallery’s first open-call group exhibition since 2021 and signalling a broader international push for London’s emergent designers. London-based Max Radford Gallery has transformed a warehouse space near Borough Market…

The government plans to fold the UK Space Agency into the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology by 2026 in a bid to streamline policy and delivery, but industry players warn the move could threaten transparency and complicate funding negotiations with European partners. LONDON — The government’s plan to fold…

Notting Hill Carnival is depicted as cultural infrastructure and a force for social healing in London, with its value lying as much in belonging and resilience as in spectacle—yet the festival’s scale also raises safety and policing questions. Notting Hill Carnival cannot be reduced to pounds and pence. It is…