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Toynbee Hall ‘disassociates itself’ from meeting attended by Lutfur Rahman

By London Citizen | Wednesday 19 October 2016

Disgraced former mayor turns up to help pick the Independent Group’s next mayoral candidate, but venue says it was ‘not told of the political nature of the meeting’

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Nocturnal rattling from ‘noisy’ Night Tube prompts complaints across London

By London Citizen | Monday 17 October 2016
Map showing the current and future night tube network. Image: TransportJone (Creative Commons)

Hotspots for noise include Seven Sisters area and parts of the East End, TfL documents show

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‘Every two or three minutes, it roars’ – East End areas are among Night Tube noise hotspots

By London Citizen | Monday 17 October 2016

Anne Orsi, who runs Verdi’s restaurant in Stepney, says she is kept awake by trains as TfL pledges to tackle problems

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Cuts and population boom pushing councils to financial black hole, lobby group warns

By London Citizen | Thursday 13 October 2016
Claire Kober

Claims the capital is being treated unfairly as Whitehall funding deals fail to take account of demographic factors

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Teenager accuses police of ‘brutality’ after clash in Stepney

By London Citizen | Wednesday 12 October 2016

Mayor of Tower Hamlets demands ‘urgent meeting’ with senior officers after footage of the incident in Stepney was posted online

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Rodents, damp and collapsed bathrooms – Londoners reveal their ‘bad landlord’ experiences

By London Citizen | Tuesday 11 October 2016
Sian Berry

Renters in the capital give details of their personal struggles with landlords ranging from constant rent increases to shoddy maintenance

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Mayor launches taskforce to tackle ‘shameful’ rise in rough sleeping

By London Citizen | Monday 10 October 2016
Sadiq Khan

Announcement comes as leading charity marks World Homelessness Day by handing Downing Street a petition signed by 15,000 people

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Report finds ‘gross financial mismanagement’ at East End charity

By London Citizen | Monday 10 October 2016

Bangladeshi Parents and Carers Association was given large amounts of money by Tower Hamlets Council between 2009 and 2011

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‘Nobody knows’ how many unregistered schools exist in London

By London Citizen | Thursday 6 October 2016
Ghaffar Hussain addresses members of the Police and Crime Commitee

Assembly Members investigating counter-extremism strategies describe ‘under the radar’ institutions such as madrassas and Haredi Jewish schools as an ‘unmapped sector’

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Why apps won’t replace teachers in London’s schools

By London Citizen | Wednesday 5 October 2016
eSchools staff. Photograph: eSchools

According to education professionals, teachers have nothing to fear – for now at least

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