London
Sadiq Khan calls on Home Office to save lives and immediately pause asylum evictions
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Sadiq Khan calls on Home Office to save lives and immediately pause asylum evictions
'We can't stay here forever': What's it like spending Christmas inside a homeless hostel?
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'We can't stay here forever': What's it like spending Christmas inside a homeless hostel?
'Hostile architecture' appears outside hospital where rough sleepers' tents were destroyed
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'Hostile architecture' appears outside hospital where rough sleepers' tents were destroyed
Sadiq Khan gives councils new powers to buy 10,000 homes and take on social housing crisis
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Sadiq Khan gives councils new powers to buy 10,000 homes and take on social housing crisis
Rough sleepers left 'scared and disgusted' after homeless tents destroyed near London hospital
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Rough sleepers left 'scared and disgusted' after homeless tents destroyed near London hospital
Top 5 books set in historic London, selected by author Mike Delaney
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Top 5 books set in historic London, selected by author Mike Delaney
Rough sleepers have tents destroyed just days after Suella Braverman crackdown: 'This is disgusting'
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Rough sleepers have tents destroyed just days after Suella Braverman crackdown: 'This is disgusting'
Rough sleeping in London hits record highs as Home Office clears asylum backlog
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Rough sleeping in London hits record highs as Home Office clears asylum backlog
Universal credit uplift key to ensuring low income renters can stay in their homes, says Sadiq Khan
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Universal credit uplift key to ensuring low income renters can stay in their homes, says Sadiq Khan
How iconic London music venue The Windmill made Brixton a mecca for the best new bands
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How iconic London music venue The Windmill made Brixton a mecca for the best new bands
One in 50 Londoners are homeless. So this faith group decided to do something about it
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One in 50 Londoners are homeless. So this faith group decided to do something about it
'You need food to survive': London borough becomes first in country to give free school meals to all
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'You need food to survive': London borough becomes first in country to give free school meals to all
Mum whose daughter, 9, was killed by air pollution blasts Ulez critics
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Mum whose daughter, 9, was killed by air pollution blasts Ulez critics
Campaigners want blue plaque for pioneer who changed how homelessness was tackled in UK
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Campaigners want blue plaque for pioneer who changed how homelessness was tackled in UK
Squalid flats smaller than parking spaces lead to massive £285,000 fine for landlord
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Squalid flats smaller than parking spaces lead to massive £285,000 fine for landlord
Everything you need to know about London’s Ulez scrappage scheme
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Everything you need to know about London’s Ulez scrappage scheme
Rough sleeping in London increased 10% since 2022 as cost of living squeezes the most vulnerable
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Rough sleeping in London increased 10% since 2022 as cost of living squeezes the most vulnerable
A visit to The Big Issue mural was like stepping into my former life
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