London’s population reached a historic high of 8,945,300 in the middle of last year, according to new estimates released by the Office for National Statistics. After slower growth at the end of the 2010s and a slight decline between 2019 and 2021, the number of people living in the city rose by 0.9 per cent […]
Despite losing 4-0 to Manchester United in the FA Cup Final on 12 May, there’s no doubt the Tottenham Hotspur Women’s team is on the up. It was only five years ago that the club won promotion to the Women’s Super League and turned professional. Until 2022, they were training at a school in Mill […]
Ahead of the mayoral election, Sadiq Khan set out an ambitious pledge to boost economic growth across the city with a target of creating more than 150,000 “good” jobs by 2028. This week, a new report from the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) sets out just how challenging that might be. Produced with […]
The names of the 13 candidates who will appear on the ballot paper for the 2024 Mayor of London election have been released. They are, in alphabetical order by surname: Femy Amin (Animal Welfare Party) Count Binface (Count Binface for Mayor Rob Blackie (Liberal Demorcat) Natalie Campbell (Independent) Howard Cox (Reform UK) Amy Gallagher (Social […]
Back in December, housing secretary Michael Gove was threatening urgent action against City Hall to get more housebuilding underway in London. Announcing a quickfire probe of possible changes to Sadiq Khan’s London Plan – which was allegedly preventing “thousands of homes” coming forward on brownfield sites in the “heart of our capital” – the minister […]
London’s falling birth rate, already prompting school cutbacks, mergers and even closures, is now resulting in controversial plans coming forward north of the river to shut down maternity services too, at either the Royal Free (pictured) or Whittington hospitals. The proposals from the North Central London integrated care board, responsible for planning health services and […]
House building may be stuttering, but purpose-built student accommodation seems to be springing up across the city. Planning applications for student schemes have “skyrocketed” post-Covid, and that trend is set to continue, according to recent research by property consultancy Turley. In November, a 27-storey tower block scheme by Deptford Creek for 414 student rooms received […]
London’s Green Party is celebrating a big victory in yesterday’s Highgate ward by-election for Camden Council after their candidate Lorna Jane Russell held the seat vacated by Sian Berry with an impressive swing in their favour. There are some places where the boundaries of the London boroughs make little sense, and Highgate is one of […]
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