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‘Scared’ women surrounded by 7 men in park who forced them to hand over social media details

Two women were surrounded by seven men who didn’t let them leave a West London Park until they gave the thugs their social media accounts. Two women, from Northolt West London, were... Read more »
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Family beg for help from social services after brother and sister lose both parents in just 4 months

A South London family have been begging social services to help after their niece and nephew lost both parents within four months of each other. In April earlier this year, a boy,... Read more »
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Housing association L&Q is still failing residents years after exposé | Social housing

Social housing tenants claim their health is being affected by damp, mould and vermin because their complaints have been ignored by one of Britain’s largest housing associations. Two years after an independent... Read more »
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‘Super-strict’ London headteacher in running to be social mobility champion | Social mobility

A headteacher who rose to public attention by addressing a Conservative conference about some “utterly chaotic” state schools is a frontrunner to become the government’s new social mobility commissioner. Katharine Birbalsingh, the... Read more »
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Woman shares joyful moment ‘butterfly’ joins her on London Underground, but social media spots major problem

Anyone who gets around London via public transport has to agree the experience is full of surprises. You can say what you like about the Central line, but it has its perks.... Read more »
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Woman crushed by ceiling collapse as ITV News exposes yet more social housing failures

Play video ITV News Political Correspondent Daniel Hewitt uncovers more shocking social housing failures Words by ITV News Producer Sophie Alexander Imagine if you were standing in your bedroom and suddenly the entire... Read more »
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Social worker, 61, stabbed with attacker slashing police trying to save him

A social worker was stabbed while trying to defuse a situation involving young children at a home in Wood Green, Haringey, North London, with two police officers also attacked when they entered... Read more »

Call to halt merger involving Isle of Dogs social landlord

Calls have been made by Tower Hamlets councillors to halt a social landlord which runs estates on the Isle of Dogs from merging with a larger organisation in the north of England.   One Housing Group, which made an £8.6 million loss last year, is seeking... Read more »
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Maccreanor Lavington and Erect cleared to boost estate’s social housing | News

Show Fullscreen Maccreanor Lavington and Erect Architecture have won planning for 91 social housing homes in north London. The scheme will also provide a community centre, landscaping improvements and new play spaces.... Read more »
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Help The Hungry: Our social kitchen serves first meals for the needy

The huge social kitchen created thanks to the generosity of readers who backed our Help The Hungry campaign has served its first set of hot meals. The site in east London’s Tower... Read more »