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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The mystery of the pine marten’s return to London
Rogue release or recolonisation? The sighting offers a sliver of hope – we should take it.
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The Policy Ask with Manny Hothi: “The world is waking up to the futility of the war on drugs”
The CEO of Trust for London on Grenfell Tower, leadership and working for Londoners.
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The Policy Ask with Nick Bowes: “It is high time we reversed the over-centralisation of our country”
Sadiq Khan's former director of policy on devolution, productivity and LGBTQ+ rights.
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Why do straight men love the Elizabeth Line?
On dates, in the pub, and on social media, men won’t stop telling me about London’s newest mode of transport.
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I am moping, having learned again that the heart does what it bloody well wants
I knew she was clever and funny but I wasn’t prepared for, well, the whole package.
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In east London I find a freshly baked croissant worth rising early for
At 4:30am I cycle to the social enterprise Dusty Knuckle and find the sweet, buttery scent of warm patisserie waiting…
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How the super-rich live
Wandering through the haunts favoured by London’s wealthiest residents reveals the gilded side of the capital hiding in plain sight.
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What summer in London taught me about loss
As a child newly arrived in the capital from Nigeria, the season seemed expansive and intoxicating. Now I realise that…
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London is still the big winner in the time of “levelling up”
Public spending has increased by 8 per cent in London over the last three years but by only 1 per…
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The building that remade London
One Hyde Park was meant to represent hope after recession almost ruined Britain’s property market. Its legacy is far more…
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