Redbridge Council's health and wellbeing board heard how 19% of infant deaths between 2008 and 2016 were 'attributable to consanguineous relationships'.more
The health of London's children is being blighted by poverty that sees families struggle to feed themselves and heat their homes, according to a new survey of children's doctors.more
In the words of Prince Harry, Buckingham Palace had not seen that much fun, ever. He should know - and with water balloons, facepaints, cupcakes and the RAF Falcons parachuting onto the palace lawns, who would argue?more
London rents have fallen for the first time in eight years as the UK endures a slump in the post-Brexit referendum property market. New figures, published by lettings insurance company Homelet, revealed renting costs for Londoners have fallen by 1.2 per cent - the first decrease in prices since 2009.more
Police dogs could be used to protect Parliament after PC Keith Palmer was killed in the Westminster terrorist attack in March. The dogs would be deployed to help officers at the weakest points of the building - which include the gates through which terrorist Khalid Masood ran during the attack.more
Living in London isn't cheap. This is especially true if you work in a creative industry and you're expected to complete months of unpaid internships before you start earning a half-decent salary.more
Londoners drink less regularly than people in any other part of the country, official figures revealed today. The Office for National Statistics said that only 47 per cent of people in the capital had drunk alcohol in the previous week when being questioned for its annual survey on drinking habits.more
All Tube staff are to be balloted for strike action in an escalating row over the sacking of a ticket barrier worker following a fracas with an alleged fare dodger. The RMT union has already announced staff at London Bridge station are to stage a 24-hour strike from 10pm on Sunday night.more
London travelcards are by far the most expensive in the world, according to a new study. A monthly travelcard in the capital on average costs £135, more than a third more than Dublin, the world's second most expensive.more
Staff from royal residence across the UK - including Balmoral, Windsor and Sandringham - have been called to Buckingham Palace to be addressed by Lord Chamberlain, the most senior officer in the Royal Household, and Sir Christopher Geidt, the Queen's private secretary.more
They have launched Operation Sceptre in July 2015 with the aim of reducing knife crime and the number families affected by knife crime across the whole of London.more