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On the Night Bus, review: London’s own nocturnal animals – in pictures

By London Citizen | Friday 18 November 2016

Taken over the course of three winters, Nick Turpin’s photographs are portraits of ordinary people in that limbo space between work and home

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‘London visas’ idea being taken seriously by Sadiq Khan

By London Citizen | Thursday 17 November 2016
Stay within this area! Holders of 'London visas' would be permitted to live and work only in the capital. Image: NASA

But idea would ironically place restrictions on freedom of movement within the UK for workers who entered under such a scheme

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Questions asked after Sadiq Khan says he will deploy more police into schools

By London Citizen | Tuesday 15 November 2016
Sian Berry

Green Party politician says there is ‘no convincing evidence’ Safer Schools Officers have a ‘genuine effect’ on youth offending locally

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‘Brandalism’ ads stuck up on London Underground by Special Patrol Group

By London Citizen | Monday 14 November 2016
Some of the so-called 'subverts'. Photo: Special Patrol Group

Organisation wants Sadiq Khan to ban all outdoor advertising, calling it a form of psychological pollution that ‘sh*ts in your head’

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Hopes for expansion of Boris Bike cycle hire scheme punctured by Transport for London

By London Citizen | Monday 14 November 2016
A docking station in Camden. Hackney has comparatively few. © Copyright Bill Nicholls and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence CC BY-SA 2.0

Campaigners want further roll-out of Boris Bikes – but TfL lacks funds to expand scheme beyond current footprint

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Kosher chicken slaughterhouse stormed by vegan group East London Chicken Save

By London Citizen | Thursday 10 November 2016
Chickens being transported in crates to the slaughterhouse today

Food business manager for Kedassia Ltd says facility is tightly regulated and conforms to welfare rules laid down by government

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SOAS students are leading ‘green power revolution’ after installing solar panels on university’s roof

By London Citizen | Wednesday 9 November 2016
SOAS alumnus Robert van Maaren, who helped lead the project

Bloomsbury-based institution embraces renewable energy revolution following crowdfunding campaign

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‘Involve us in regeneration plans’ say residents of Tottenham’s Broad Water Farm Estate

By London Citizen | Tuesday 8 November 2016
The Broadwater Farm Estate. © Copyright Nigel Cox and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence CC BY-SA 2.0

1970s-era housing estate is in redevelopers’ crosshairs – and its inhabitants say a Sword of Damocles is dangling over their homes

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‘Social cleansing’ plan for Sutton Estate in Chelsea dealt major blow

By London Citizen | Tuesday 8 November 2016
© Copyright Danny P Robinson and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence BY-SA 2.0

Campaign group SOS Save Our Sutton has said the estate should be refurbished rather than rebuilt for millions in profits

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Fate of closed Holloway Prison will be ‘test case’, warns charity ahead of possible sell off

By London Citizen | Monday 7 November 2016
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Jail in Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s constituency closed earlier this year and could become luxury flats

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