The BBC’s naff greenwashing of gentrified south London
As if it hasn’t suffered enough, Elephant and Castle is blighted with pineapple lamps and cactus headboards in the latest…
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Rye Lane is a bright, euphoric south London romcom
Raine Allen-Miller’s visually dynamic debut turns a boy-meets-girl story into a joyous fantasy.
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Why are London’s housing estates choosing to be demolished?
Sadiq Khan promised residents would decide the future of their homes. Critics say it’s a false choice.
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Can you ever escape from London? I doubt it
Tiring of the city really is the same thing as tiring of life.
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The need to grow London’s EV infrastructure at speed and scale
London has made great strides in growing its electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
Environmental utopias can save the planet
Stories about better futures inspire humanity to make them happen.
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This England: Dad dancing
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…
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Has cartel violence come to the UK?
The Euston shooting suggests the drug trafficking netherworld is no longer confined to the Americas.
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Sadiq Khan’s Brexit intervention is a headache for Keir Starmer
The London mayor’s call for the UK to rejoin the single market and customs union puts him at odds with…
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Howard Jacobson’s Diary: Escaping an icy fate in the Highlands, celebrity-spotting in London, and my soft spot for the King
Finding poetic consolation on a quest for snow, solace and Santa.
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London isn’t unfriendly – it’s one of the most welcoming places in the world
Just don’t try to make friends by harassing strangers on the Tube.
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Seven swans not swimming: how bird flu came to Christmas
A family of London swans offer both warning and hope in the face of an overlooked crisis.
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Is Labour getting tired of Sadiq Khan?
As the London mayor bids for a third term in 2024, party insiders fear he is vulnerable to a Tory…
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The women who shaped modernism
A new exhibition at the Royal Academy reveals how a formidable group of artists brought new perspectives to 20th-century German…
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Londoners must stop complaining about arts cuts – culture exists outside the M25 too
The Arts Council England portfolio is a significant shift in the funding of culture across the country. But it corrects…
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UK cities must adapt to a changing climate
Faced with heatwaves and flooding, the UK needs to invest in resilient infrastructure alongside cutting its carbon emissions.
Why do the Tories hate north London?
There’s something uncomfortable about how the area has become the butt of Tory jokes about out-of-touch elites.
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How Battersea Power Station became a palace of consumerism
After decades of refurbishment, the power station reopens today as the home of £18m flats and a luxury complex of…
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London’s housing crisis is worsening
There are 106,000 people searching for rooms in the capital, but fewer than 15,000 available.
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Should we have a statue of the Queen in Trafalgar Square?
It’s not as straightforward as a culture war between Sadiq Khan and right-wing royalists.
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