City Hall gave a £1.6mn grant to a university after it employed the mayor’s wife
The record subsidy was supposed to create hundreds of green jobs across East London. But 18 months later, has it had any impact?
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Counting the homeless dead
Every year, over a hundred homeless people die in London. If we don't know they existed, how can we mourn them?
From Uber senior manager to London’s youngest mayor
Plus, why the Bakerloo line has so much graffiti, an update on Notting Hill Genesis and the future of the Elgin Marbles
No laughing matter: Why didn’t a top Soho comedy club pay its performers?
21Soho was meant to breathe life into London's stand-up scene. Yet dozens of artists and former staff members paint a portrait of a company in utter chaos.
Why is London’s rental housing so bad?
In cash-strapped councils, there's nobody left to enforce any standards, reports Peter Apps
My first year in London: Moya Lothian-McLean
"I fell asleep listening to the traffic and thinking, 'this is the place'”
Should London legalise cannabis?
Plus: canal boat wars, more planes and one of the city's best mews pubs
“I thought I was in heaven.” How residents actually feel about "the deadliest estate in Britain".
Back in 1961 the Brandon estate was meant to revolutionise social housing. Then its reputation declined.
Black Panthers, Gucci bags, and Hollywood stars: my night at London's strangest art opening
Plus: has American TV star Todrick Hall staged a coup at the West End run of Burlesque? And is a disgraced former gallerist making a comeback? Find out in our culture edition.
The maverick who built London's best club
Jan Mohammed shot AK-47s with the Mujahideen and raved in prison. Now he's remaking the capital's nightlife in his image.
Do those ‘We R Blighty’ fundraisers outside stations really deserve your cash?
The group says it raises money for homeless veterans. But we found it was pretending to be a charity and is accused of letting volunteers steal funds
London’s lonely young men are lining up to join the Freemasons
'I think maybe the younger generation is moving towards Freemasonry because it’s got something that’s pure.'
The shaman who killed Brockwell Park’s festivals
Plus: James Corden considers a run for Mayor and Czech beer in Finsbury Park
