Justin Wright is one of scores of renters who have had deposits and fees refunded after a tough campaign by Tower Hamlets Council. Fines totalling £361,000 have been slapped on landlords and agents in the past three years, it has emerged. ... Read more »
A 20-year-old man who was found guilty of six counts of rape, including on underage children has been jailed for nine years following a trial. Jay Connor, from Tadworth, was sentenced at... Read more »
The housing market is on track to record its strongest year since 2007 for transactions and house price inflation says Zoopla. The portal says an imbalance of supply and demand is continuing... Read more »
A giant owl that has gone almost unseen in African rainforests for 150 years has been photographed in the wild for the first time by British scientists working in Ghana. Shelley’s Eagle... Read more »
An East London town with more people packed together than anywhere else in the UK could become “Little Manhattan” in the next few years, locals have said. The Isle of Dogs in... Read more »
A group of passengers has been given permission by a London court to sue two of London’s biggest train operators as they believe cheaper fares available to them were effectively hidden. If... Read more »
A trip to the hospital, whether as a patient or a visitor to see someone being treated, is very rarely an enjoyable experience, WHICH is why a warm welcome can be so... Read more »
Is Quex Park Bonfire Night cancelled after London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks display was called off?
With London’s famous riverside New Year’s Eve fireworks display cancelled for a second year, many will be wondering if Quex Park Bonfire and Fireworks will go ahead. The city’s event was called... Read more »
The mother of 24-year-old football coach Billy Hood, who is serving a 25 year prison sentence in Dubai, has said she is ‘completely broken’ by the situation. Billy, from Kensington in West... Read more »
Political gamble and against-the-odds are both descriptions used to describe probably one of the few private sector successes in challenging a major government infrastructure scheme. Mark Bostock is former director with Arup... Read more »