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London mayor vows to combat air pollution during school visit
‘I want to act before an emergency,’ says the newly-elected mayor, who has recently been diagnosed with asthma
Read MoreHomeless cook up plans to raise housing deposits
YMCA residents turn their hands to fine dining for supper club nights throughout May
Read MoreControversial cleric Abdullah Hakim Quick cancels speech at Water Lily
Concerns raised over Abdullah Hakim Quick’s past comments about Islam’s position on homosexuality
Read MoreNorton Folgate scheme to go ahead following High Court battle
Campaigners’ hopes dashed as judge rules that Boris Johnson’s decision to ‘call in’ the planning application was lawful
Read MoreAltab Ali Day: ‘The blood made us realise we could not ignore it, or who would be next?’
Friend of murdered Bengali factory worker remembers protests sparked by killing
Read MoreSpitalfields café owner despairs at £100 penalty for leaving bay tree on pavement
‘The whole thing seems absurd,’ says Danni Orsi, whose plant was also confiscated by Tower Hamlets Council
Read MoreGovernment’s Right to Buy policy to cost Tower Hamlets over £20m a year
Local authorities are concerned they will bear the brunt of funding the government’s controversial policy
Read MoreCounting East London’s eels as they ebb from the River Lea
Once omnipresent in culture and waterways, efforts are now under way to tally – and save – the area’s dwindling eel population
Read MoreBishopsgate Goodsyard top of new Mayor’s planning agenda
Sadiq Khan has a golden chance to rework the controversial Bishopsgate Goodsyard scheme, in a test case for the newly-elected London mayor
Read MoreBoris Johnson approves major Isle of Dogs schemes days before leaving office
Alpha Square and Westferry Printworks given green light by London mayor’s office despite local criticism
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