The East London river bandit
Paul Powlesland has the press skills of Alistair Campbell and the politics of Swampy. Now he's taking matters into his own hands.
East London
Lidos, lagers and LLPs: The reinvention of Canary Wharf
The financial district is selling itself as a 'Hong Kong along the Thames'. Will it succeed?
London’s pubs are in crisis. Can a new generation of landlords save them?
‘I don’t think anyone has woken up and said it’s my dream to be the district manager of a Wetherspoons in Woking’
Roller-skaters vs QR codes: the battle for Bethnal Green
A padel court landed in the middle of east London's beloved roller-skating park. People aren't having it.
The Green army taking on London
A teenage deputy mayor and an army of new recruits: Polanski sets his sights on Hackney
Exclusive: Ridley Road market traders forced out by tax haven registered landlord
Hackney’s iconic street market is under threat again, seven years after its last fight for survival
Feuding with the superpower next door
China's Tower Hamlets embassy saga isn't an espionage thriller. It's a neighbourhood drama.
Data centres are winning the war for London’s electricity
Inside the AI gold rush rewiring the capital
East End gamblers, five-a-side glory and a perfect lamb curry
Introducing Peter Carlyon, The Londoner's newest team member
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?'
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
Is the Cockney extinct?
Newspapers are full of stories about the disappearance of London's historical East Enders. The truth is a lot more complicated
Haggerston Baths is sinking into ruin — and locals fear it won't be saved
The Grade-II listed pool has been shuttered for 25 years. But with a private-equity-funded redevelopment falling through and a cash-strapped council, will it ever reopen, wonders Peter Carlyon.
The battle for Mudchute Farm
On the Isle of Dogs, London's largest city farm faces an uncertain future
The strange death of east London’s most radical bookshop
Clogged toilets, trade unions and Google researchers: this is the saga of the Scarlett Letters