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Notting Hill Carnival's lack of funding 'a significant concern'

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Victoria Cook |Karl Mercer

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Notting Hill Carnival is Europe's biggest street festivalPolitical Editor, BBC LondonThe Metropolitan Police has said it is "significantly concerned" that Notting Hill Carnival is yet to secure "essential funding" with only a matter of weeks until the event. The concerns come after a leaked letter to the BBC showed that carnival organisers felt the event could be in doubt without "urgent funding" from the government.
Future of Notting Hill Carnival 'in jeopardy'

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Karl Mercer |James Kelly

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Notting Hill Carnival is Europe's biggest street festivalBBC London political editorThe future of the Notting Hill Carnival could be in doubt without "urgent funding" from the government, its organisers said in a letter leaked to the BBC. Carnival chair Ian Comfort has written to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy to request the funding, which he said was "essential to safeguarding the future and public safety of this iconic event".
Sadiq Khan plans to end rough sleeping in London by 2030

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Tony Grew |Karl Mercer

Image source, EPAImage caption, Homeless charity St Mungo's says rough sleeping is a crisis and said it "should not be a prerequisite for help"BBC London political editorThe mayor of London has said he will end the "trauma" of people who have to be sleeping on the streets before they can access support. He aims to ending rough sleeping by 2030, and has secured £17m in capital funding from central government for his strategy.
Housing crisis reached whole new level

Oct 29, 2024 | msn.com | Karl Mercer

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Council investigated over 'repeated' housing failings

Jul 31, 2024 | yahoo.com | Karl Mercer |Robert Firth

Karl Mercer - BBC News and Robert Firth - Local Democracy Reporting ServiceJuly 31, 2024 at 11:56 AM·3 min readLewisham Council is to be investigated by the Housing Ombudsman over "repeated failings" with in its housing services. The ombudsman, which deals with complaints about social housing providers, said it had found failings in 85% of housing complaints about the south-east London authority in the last 12 months.
Council investigated over 'repeated' housing failings

Jul 31, 2024 | msn.com | Karl Mercer |Robert Firth

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Queen's Hospital

Jul 19, 2024 | bbc.com | Karl Mercer

Patient care in hospital corridors is 'now normal'BBC Queen's Hospital, Romford, says it is "customary practice to have patients treated on our corridors pretty much all of the time"We’re at Queens hospital in Romford, east London, a hospital that serves those in the constituency of the new health secretary, Wes Streeting. And, like many across the capital it is busy. Really busy. When we were filming, 17 patients from their A&E were being treated on beds in corridors.
Cyber attacks on London's hospitals continue to disrupt services

Jun 27, 2024 | bbc.com | Karl Mercer

Hospital cyber-attack hampers GP blood servicesBy Karl Mercer, Political correspondent, BBC London BBCStreatham GP Lucy Goodeve-Docker said the situation had been "incredibly tricky"Doctors' surgeries in London have continued to struggle with the impact of a cyber attack that knocked out pathology services across the area. Synnovis, an agency which manages labs for NHS trusts and GPs in south-east London, was the victim of a hack on 3 June.
The south-west London seat where every vote counts

Jun 23, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Karl Mercer

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The south-west London seat where every vote counts

Jun 23, 2024 | yahoo.com | Karl Mercer

Karl Mercer - BBC LondonJune 23, 2024 at 3:09 AM·3 min readThe sedate surroundings of the local ponds, the locals sipping coffee nearby and the ducks sleeping in the sun hide a very real battle going on in Carshalton. This leafy part of south-west London is the Liberal Democrats' top target in the country - a key brick in the so-called "blue wall" that they aim to knock out on 4 July by unseating the Conservative candidate who won here in 2019 by just 629 votes.