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Toynbee Hall ‘disassociates itself’ from meeting attended by Lutfur Rahman
Disgraced former mayor turns up to help pick the Independent Group’s next mayoral candidate, but venue says it was ‘not told of the political nature of the meeting’
Read MoreNocturnal rattling from ‘noisy’ Night Tube prompts complaints across London
Hotspots for noise include Seven Sisters area and parts of the East End, TfL documents show
Read More‘Every two or three minutes, it roars’ – East End areas are among Night Tube noise hotspots
Anne Orsi, who runs Verdi’s restaurant in Stepney, says she is kept awake by trains as TfL pledges to tackle problems
Read MoreCuts and population boom pushing councils to financial black hole, lobby group warns
Claims the capital is being treated unfairly as Whitehall funding deals fail to take account of demographic factors
Read MoreTeenager accuses police of ‘brutality’ after clash in Stepney
Mayor of Tower Hamlets demands ‘urgent meeting’ with senior officers after footage of the incident in Stepney was posted online
Read MoreRodents, damp and collapsed bathrooms – Londoners reveal their ‘bad landlord’ experiences
Renters in the capital give details of their personal struggles with landlords ranging from constant rent increases to shoddy maintenance
Read MoreMayor launches taskforce to tackle ‘shameful’ rise in rough sleeping
Announcement comes as leading charity marks World Homelessness Day by handing Downing Street a petition signed by 15,000 people
Read MoreReport finds ‘gross financial mismanagement’ at East End charity
Bangladeshi Parents and Carers Association was given large amounts of money by Tower Hamlets Council between 2009 and 2011
Read More‘Nobody knows’ how many unregistered schools exist in London
Assembly Members investigating counter-extremism strategies describe ‘under the radar’ institutions such as madrassas and Haredi Jewish schools as an ‘unmapped sector’
Read MoreWhy apps won’t replace teachers in London’s schools
According to education professionals, teachers have nothing to fear – for now at least
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