BBC London

12/10/2025

The Muslim Charity Run excluded women and girls aged 13 and over from taking part.
https://bbc.in/48ny1Ep

The Muslim Charity Run says its "inclusive" race is open to men, boys - and girls under 12.

12/10/2025

Anisa Khan has warned that new immigration rules could have a "massive impact" on companies that hire skilled workers from abroad.
https://bbc.in/3J6EBVu

Aneesa Khan says she hires chefs from South Asia to meet her restaurant's need for skilled workers.

12/10/2025

Mark Phillips has spoken out about his adult ADHD diagnosis to raise awareness of the condition.
https://bbc.in/4mZKC44

Mark Phillips, who played for Millwall, Brentford, and AFC Wimbledon, was diagnosed aged 43.

12/10/2025

Steve Mills becomes an award-winning allotment gardener, celebrated for his fruit tree arched walkway.
https://bbc.in/48rNl2S

Steve Mills becomes an award-winning allotment gardener, celebrating fruit trees in his plot.

12/10/2025

An east London council has said it may not be able to fix a "design problem" where the lift shafts fill up with sewage.
https://bbc.in/3WzwMuw

Six families in Angela Court in Burdett Road, Mile End had to be rehomed while the lifts were fixed.

11/10/2025

The RSPB has thanked local people for helping restore a vandalised nature reserve building.
https://bbc.in/4mYxLzi

The reopening has timed well with birds migrating through this autumn, the charity says.

11/10/2025

Hillingdon Council said Chagos Islanders who need temporary housing are putting pressure on its housing services.
https://bbc.in/4702XrU

Dozens of Chagossians have flown in to Heathrow Airport this week, putting pressure on housing services.

11/10/2025

London's borough councils have called for greater devolutionary powers to allow them to share decision-making with the GLA.
https://bbc.in/42AlIAU

Borough councils say it will speed up decision-making but the GLA say London is too big for it to work.

11/10/2025

In 1985, rioting broke out on Broadwater Farm estate and a policeman was murdered. But decades on, its residents are optimistic about its future.
https://bbc.in/4h5Gzlm

The estate hit the headlines for social unrest in 1985 but since then locals say it's transformed.

11/10/2025

A military horse that bolted through central London after being startled by construction work has retired to the country.
https://bbc.in/3W0m4x6

Quaker, 15, was one of five Household Cavalry horses spooked while on an exercise in Belgravia.

10/10/2025

Hamit Coskun's freedom of expression includes the right to express views that offend, a judge rules.

10/10/2025

More than 1,000 Airbnb listings have been duplicated by landlords attempting to dodge short-term letting limits ➡️ https://bbc.in/42xxbBb