Will the last person in London turn off the lights?
How rising rents, closing schools and the unstoppable ascendancy of Clapham are pushing London’s population into decline for the first time in decades
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44 buses crash every day in London. Why can’t TfL get it under control?
With collisions at record highs, engineers are trying everything from experimental sleep pods to eye-monitoring cameras to stop it
A tech bro promised to solve homelessness. The reality was a mess
City Hall lavished Beam with support. Ex-staffers claim it’s powered by a “cult"-like culture, a MAGA AI and sheer lies
Palantir cleared 183,000 patients from one hospital's waiting list. Or did it?
Chelsea and Westminster Trust claimed the tech giant’s software helped it clear a patient backlog, even as its actual waiting list was rising fast
Mini-casinos are coming to your local high street
And it's almost impossible to stop them. Why? We mapped out the scale of the problem and went on a hunt for answers
The big bus bust: How TfL lost a quarter of its passengers
London's once world-beating bus network has been in decline for a decade. Can a new plan turn things around?
You’ve never been less likely to be murdered in London. Unless you’re black.
Homicides in the capital are at a historic low. But it’s not that simple.
Meet London's earlybirds
Between 3–5am in the morning, before the tube opens, tens of thousands of Londoners are already commuting to and from work. Who are they?