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London's first month without rain
Plus: There's nowhere to bury the dead • London wants to keep its money • When will it stop being so damn hot • Who is to blame for turning off the air…
Aug 3
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Jim Waterson
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Polly Smythe
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July 2026
"If you're poor, you can sweat": One building's air conditioning divide
The struggles of residents in a London tower block sum up the challenges of heatwave-era London.
Jul 29
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Polly Smythe
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The Thames Water customers who can't shower in their own homes
Plus: The Oxford Street cable car that never was • Khan and the Met go to war over Palantir • The London council closing its children's water play areas…
Jul 25
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Jim Waterson
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Polly Smythe
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Sophie Wilkinson
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How to end rough sleeping in London
Plus: Hampstead Heath's new chain cafe review • Knightsbridge Ferrari rental scam • Can you spot the notable south London mum?
Jul 22
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Jim Waterson
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Polly Smythe
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Sadiq Khan to the Lords
What's up with the mayor's peerage? • The Soho House founder and the women-only sculpture gallery facing eviction • In court for the sentencing of the…
Jul 18
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Jim Waterson
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Polly Smythe
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How American tipping culture came to London
Plus: Andy Burnham's copy-and-paste pledge to the capital • Dawn Butler's mayoral fundraiser • The ongoing hunt for a luxury children's meal.
Jul 14
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Jim Waterson
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Polly Smythe
, and
Cormac Kehoe
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We tried London's first driverless bus
Scroll to the end for: Berlin Wall latest • More on the TfL hacker's motive • Picturehouse Central fully reopens • London's Norwegian connections
Jul 11
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Jim Waterson
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The teenage millionaire hacker from Tower Hamlets who took down TfL
Traced through his takeaway order • Began playing Roblox • Allegedly handled £200m in Crypto • Based in his family flat near Bow Road station • One of…
Jul 8
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Polly Smythe
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Jim Waterson
, and
Cormac Kehoe
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London's rental scammers have infiltrated the schemes meant to stop them
London's scammers find a new tactic • "I felt sick... They’re doing everything except for actually having a flat." • What happens when the scammers get…
Jul 4
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David Hall
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Who wants to be the Greens' mayoral candidate?
Plus: High street scam shops go to parliament • Palantir sues the mayor • Google's foxy HQ finally opens • Pret cornichon shortage latest
Jul 1
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Jim Waterson
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Polly Smythe
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June 2026
The heat is too damn high
The politicisation of air con • Frozen treats for animals • Deliveroo pays heat bonuses • Exclusive photo essay • Flash flood sewage spills • Refuse…
Jun 26
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Jim Waterson
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Polly Smythe
, and
David Hall
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London's schools can't cope with the heat
Plus: Boris Johnson's mystery plan for a second cable car • TfL hackers plead guilty • Brixton Market community bid submitted • It's really, really hot
Jun 23
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Jim Waterson
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Polly Smythe
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