How 25,000 kilograms of ‘toxic’ tar was spilled in the Thames
'You start to think: hang on, if that’s floating in the water, what's that giving off?'
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'There are a lot of fake roles being posted'
London’s unemployment rate keeps rising. Here, we speak to the people behind the statistics.
Fast and furious on Exhibition Road
Underground drag races have taken over London's iconic museum district. What's driving them?
Does London have a slum landlord problem?
Plus: the best pub near Brick Lane, bike theft hot-spots and a historic restaurant back from the dead
How a rogue landlord built an empire in London’s poshest streets
‘In 35 years, I can confidently say I’ve never seen anyone like Rasool’
Nudists, satanists and fake cat poo: Inside London’s underground cinema scene
The capital's rep cinema scene is flourishing. But can these micro theatres survive?
In for the dill at the London Pickle Festival
Expect heaving crowds, phallic signs and lots of vinegar
Inside the Met’s West End crime crackdown
Plus, bagpipe parades, George Lucas’ new pad and the truth behind reports of a 'war on motorists'
Rediscovering the tomb of Britain's most salacious explorer
Sir Richard Francis Burton's outrageous exploits shocked Victorian society. So why was he forgotten?
Is London’s council tax system fair?
A group of MPs are claiming that council tax is biased towards London. The truth is more complicated.
Another council gets embroiled with London’s 'cult-like' church
Plus: the best pub in Angel, TfL fines for rollerskaters and the woman known as Mother Thames, all in today's Monday briefing
'You & I are Earth': How a 17th century plate became a globally beloved treasure
Found in a cesspit, the anonymous plate has made its way to luxury bags, tattoos and album titles — much to the bemusement of its curators
Gripped by the Ripper: The enduring fascination with London's most infamous killer
137 years on, the Whitechapel Murders remain an obsession — and a lucrative business opportunity
London's high streets all look the same. Why?
How Covid, private finance and reformed planning regulations led to an increasingly homogeneous city
Outrage over Asif Aziz’s newest London hotel
Plus, the late night parties at Comic-Con, a ghostly murder and fighting between the capital’s vampire hunters