Will the Met's Harry Potter-themed facial recognition solve the shoplifting crisis?
As worries about unaddressed petty crime hit fever pitch, we look into the police force's efforts to clamp down on it
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The body in the wheelchair: How did a troubled family get lost by the state?
A decayed corpse was found being wheeled through the centre of Walthamstow. Who was she? And who is to blame for her death?
The man behind Borough Market was an avowed socialist. So how did it become a bougie hotspot?
‘We never really liked what it became’
Exclusive: The real reason Hammersmith Bridge is closed
How a series of engineering and council failures risked the ‘catastrophic collapse’ of one of London’s oldest bridges
Inside the Barbican's 'Game of Thrones' power struggle
How the brutalist arts centre lost its artistic director — and its direction
The men who saved Golders Green
As an armed attacker roamed a Jewish community, two visitors sprung into action
The flag police of Finchley
'People will publicly denounce you if you don’t have the imperial flag up'
London has a frostbite plague. What's behind it?
How a government crackdown created a spate of mysterious injuries in the capital's A&Es
E-bike fires are killing Londoners. Nothing can put them out
556 fires in three years, six dead and a call-out every other day. We speak to the firefighters and doctors struggling to cope with a deadly new epidemic.
Fare-dodging in London is going down. So why do people think otherwise?
The psychology behind an 'epidemic'
How to design a tube line
Plague pits, secret teams at TfL and a massive Bedfordshire warehouse: Making a new underground line is about a lot more than digging a big tunnel
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?
Hampstead's cafe wars are heating up
The City of London is pitted against cannabis experts and Benedict Cumberbatch. Who will win?
Abuse at a north London nursery: The disturbing, perplexing case of Vincent Chan
There are questions for the police and one of London’s biggest nursery chains after today’s shocking news
They claim to save London pubs. So why have they shut so many down?
Linea Homes has been called the “grim reaper” of pubs. Their targets include some of Peckham, Wimbledon and Camden’s most iconic boozers.
He's one of London’s most famous chefs. So why do so many people say Victor Garvey owes them money?
Giles Coren called him his “favourite kind of chef”. But former staff and business partners paint a different picture of the Michelin star winner.