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Normal waste collection with resume in Islington from 5 January 2026placeholder image

All the changes to Islington bin collections you need to know about

Trees can also be taken to various drop-off sites in Hackney for free from January 2 to 31placeholder image

Hackney bin collection changes and how to get rid of your tree

Normal services will resume on 5 January 2026placeholder image

Everyone affected by bin collection changes in Camden

Pensioner using a mobility scooter crosses the Euston Puddleplaceholder image

TfL thought the Euston Puddle had gone forever – now it's a no-go zone

Kenneth Ikpefuran of Puff Puff Man in Shoreditchplaceholder image

How TfL plans to fix one of London's most dangerous junctions

Urban Chocolatier in Kentish Town Road late at nightplaceholder image

London gets fine new gelato shop – but locals fear drunks and druggies

Architecture firm BGY's designs for the new tower blocks in Dalstonplaceholder image

Massive new towers and shopping centre demolition are just terrible

Designs for the O2 Masterplan siteplaceholder image

O2 Centre land seized to fast-track massive development

Malcolm Cripps says Sanctuary Housing Association have treated him 'not like a person but a problem'placeholder image

My housing nightmare: Landlord ghosted me, lied, and left me trapped

Designs for the new cycle lanes for Shaftesbury Avenueplaceholder image

West End: Dramatic overhaul to bring cycle lanes and rain gardens

Last summer saw curtains for the Odeon at Shaftesbury Avenue, after freeholder YC Saville Theatre Ltd refused to renew the cinema chain’s lease ahead of plans to redevelop the siteplaceholder image

West End Odeon to become a hotel with something unusual underground

Hobbled sign post on Castlewood Road near Springfield Community Schoolplaceholder image

I'm appalled at criminal sabotage and fear a kid will be hit by a car

The future of Hackney Carnival is under threat as Town Hall withdraws fundingplaceholder image

Uncertain future for carnival with fire breathers and stellar costumes

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