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1 week ago | 
bbc.com | Tony Grew
Older Londoners 'losing sleep over money worries'Age UKFinancial insecurity is leaving some older Londoners in a constant state of anxietyGrowing economic hardship is leaving many older Londoners anxious, causing them to lose sleep and feel isolated, according to Age UK. A report from the charity has found many older people struggling financially, facing digital exclusion, and having difficulties dealing with increasing costs of housing and home maintenance.
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1 week ago | 
bbc.com | Tony Grew
Week of events to showcase London's local riversGetty ImagesThe Lea is one of many rivers that flow through London's urban landscapeWhen Londoners say "the river", most will mean the River Thames. But there are 25 other rivers in the Greater London area, with familiar names like the Brent, the Fleet, the Ravensbourne, Stamford Brook and the Westbourne.
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1 week ago | 
bbc.com | Tony Grew
'I kept pretending everything was normal'Noah VickersLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceGetty ImagesThousands of families are trapped in what charities describe as "a broken system""He was asking questions about why we were moving again."Khadija, a mum from south London, recalls how she struggled to answer the questions her son asked her when they were living in temporary accommodation.
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1 week ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Tony Grew |Noah Vickers
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Thousands of families are trapped in what charities describe as "a broken system"Local Democracy Reporting Service"He was asking questions about why we were moving again."Khadija, a mum from south London, recalls how she struggled to answer the questions her son asked her when they were living in temporary accommodation.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Tony Grew
Media caption, The ambulance service has released the footage in a bid to trace the offenderFootage of a thief breaking into an ambulance and making off with the paramedics' belongings has been released by the London Ambulance Service (LAS). The locked ambulance was parked in Sandridge Close in Harrow, north London while the crew were treating a patient inside their home. The CCTV from the ambulance was taken at around 17:00 BST on 6 May.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Tony Grew
Woman jailed for taking fraudulent citizen testsHome OfficeJosephine Maurice pretended to be both women and men to take the testsA woman who used "an array of wigs" while completing UK citizenship tests for other people has been sentenced to more than four years in jail. Josephine Maurice, from Enfield in north London, pretended to be both women and men when she took the Life in the UK Test on behalf of 13 applicants between 1 June 2022 and 14 August 2023.
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2 weeks 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.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Tony Grew
Mayor aims to end rough sleeping in London by 2030Karl MercerBBC London political editorEPAHomeless charity St Mungo's says rough sleeping is a crisis and said it "should not be a prerequisite for help"The 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.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Tony Grew
Mural 'rediscovered' in Blackheath to be preservedGreenwich CouncilThe mural was "rediscovered" in Blackheath while preparing for the construction of new council homesA mural by a leading 20th Century London artist installed in a now-disused community centre in south London is to be moved to a local primary school. William Mitchell, who was born in Maida Vale in 1925, has a body of work that ranges from a zoo in Qatar to the Egyptian escalator at Harrods.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Tony Grew
Image source, Greenwich CouncilImage caption, The mural was "rediscovered" in Blackheath while preparing for the construction of new council homesA mural by a leading 20th Century London artist installed in a now-disused community centre in south London is to be moved to a local primary school. William Mitchell, who was born in Maida Vale in 1925, has a body of work that ranges from a zoo in Qatar to the Egyptian escalator at Harrods.
