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Havering warns it may need an £18m contingency after early £1m shortfall
Havering Council projects a £1m overspend after quarter one, with mounting pressures…
Leigh Johnson to steer Barking Riverside into next major delivery phase
Wates Residential’s regional development director Leigh Johnson will become managing director of…
Thames 'wet‑wipe island' of 180 tonnes excavated near Hammersmith Bridge
A 180‑tonne, 250‑metre mound of congealed wet wipes and debris is being…
Parents of identical twins face gruelling travel and tough choices after rare placental complication
Jack and Laura, expecting identical twin girls, were referred to St George’s…
Chikungunya cases among UK travellers surge to record half‑year total as new vaccines reach private clinics
UKHSA reports 73 travel‑associated chikungunya infections in England in the first half…
Lifestyle writer swaps Shepherd’s Bush chaos for Surbiton calm — and refuses the 'boring' verdict
Alice Giddings, a 25‑year‑old lifestyle writer, left a tiny Shepherd’s Bush flat…
Foxtons flags rising London new‑home sales as mortgage rules and guarantees ease access
Foxtons reports a 16.5% rise in London new‑homes volumes in H1 2025…
Oxford Street returns to nightly encampments as more than 40 people bed down outside flagship shops
Photographs show more than 40 people bedding down on Oxford Street outside…
AI assistant refuses to create party-political advocacy and lists three neutral alternatives
An AI assistant declined a user’s request to produce content advocating for…