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Reform’s first London councillor is a “rogue landlord” with a 33-person HMO
Mark Shooter has been fined thousands of pounds for illegally renting out crammed bedsits in Camden. One of his former tenants just became Green Party leader.
The secret army keeping the city pedalling
On an unassuming Elephant & Castle side-street we meet the people who fix your e-bike, 24/7
Is another London pub getting shut by Asif Aziz?
Plus: Tube strikes, Latin American strip malls and the convicted pedophile attending anti-migrant protests for the "protection of women and children"
The South London lock up home to one of the world's best cultural archives
James Hyman has built up a globally renowned magazine collection. What should he do with it?
London’s Brazilian Blood Couriers
'If you’re delivering food, nobody gives a fuck about you. With blood it’s more respect.'
My first year in London: David Ginsberg
'My best friend’s father was from the West Indies — a chap called Russ Henderson, who was one of the founders of [Notting Hill] Carnival'
Honouring London's outcast dead
Outside a cemetery for sex workers and paupers, the Crossbones Vigil happens every month without fail. What brings people back?
A rotten business: Inside London's spoilt meat dealing ring
How a visit to a Walworth cutting shop blew open a nationwide scheme to sell pet-food grade meat to unsuspecting customers
Is London running out of water?
Between data centres, industry and new homes, London is facing record demand for water just as climate change leaves the capital drier than ever. The real problem is what comes next.
An immovable feast? How Dalston fishmongers took on the City of London
Smithfield and Billingsgate markets are due to close, with no replacement site identified. So why aren't more people fighting back?
Weighing time at the zoo
Inside London Zoo's annual weigh-in, where penguins, capybaras and some very mischievous lemurs cause a media frenzy
How to freeze a Londoner
We visited the rag-tag group of men determined to ensure you live forever — all from a dilapidated South Ealing YMCA