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How the Met targeted 140 phone thieves, shoplifters and other offenders in a new operation in the West End.
Plus, bagpipe parades, George Lucas’ new pad and the truth behind reports of a ‘war on motorists’.
Check out our Monday Briefing:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/inside-the-m...
Plus, bagpipe parades, George Lucas’ new pad and the truth behind reports of a ‘war on motorists’.
Check out our Monday Briefing:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/inside-the-m...
Inside the Met’s West End crime crackdown
Plus, bagpipe parades, George Lucas’ new pad and the truth behind reports of a 'war on motorists'
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November 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
How the Met targeted 140 phone thieves, shoplifters and other offenders in a new operation in the West End.
Plus, bagpipe parades, George Lucas’ new pad and the truth behind reports of a ‘war on motorists’.
Check out our Monday Briefing:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/inside-the-m...
Plus, bagpipe parades, George Lucas’ new pad and the truth behind reports of a ‘war on motorists’.
Check out our Monday Briefing:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/inside-the-m...
Chinese billionaire Hui Ka Yan spent £205m to purchase Britain’s most expensive house in 2020, a 45-room mansion overlooking Hyde Park. But he still pays less in council tax than many two bedroom houses in Croydon and Haringey.
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www.the-londoner.co.uk/is-londons-c...
Is London’s council tax system fair?
A group of MPs are claiming that council tax is biased towards London. The truth is more complicated.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Chinese billionaire Hui Ka Yan spent £205m to purchase Britain’s most expensive house in 2020, a 45-room mansion overlooking Hyde Park. But he still pays less in council tax than many two bedroom houses in Croydon and Haringey.
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www.the-londoner.co.uk/is-londons-c...
Why did Islington's mayor go to an event run by a church accused of conducting conversion therapy?
Plus, the best pub in Angel, TfL fines for rollerskates and the woman known as Mother Thames, all in today’s Monday briefing
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Plus, the best pub in Angel, TfL fines for rollerskates and the woman known as Mother Thames, all in today’s Monday briefing
www.the-londoner.co.uk/another-coun...
Another council gets embroiled with London’s 'cult-like' church
Plus: the best pub in Angel, TfL fines for rollerskaters and the woman known as Mother Thames, all in today's Monday briefing
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November 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Why did Islington's mayor go to an event run by a church accused of conducting conversion therapy?
Plus, the best pub in Angel, TfL fines for rollerskates and the woman known as Mother Thames, all in today’s Monday briefing
www.the-londoner.co.uk/another-coun...
Plus, the best pub in Angel, TfL fines for rollerskates and the woman known as Mother Thames, all in today’s Monday briefing
www.the-londoner.co.uk/another-coun...
Some 137 years on from the Whitechapel Murders are still a societal obsession.
Today, The Londoner goes behind the scenes on the capital's booming, and ethically dubious, sector of Jack the Ripper tours.
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Today, The Londoner goes behind the scenes on the capital's booming, and ethically dubious, sector of Jack the Ripper tours.
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Gripped by the Ripper: The enduring fascination with London's most infamous killer
137 years on, the Whitechapel Murders remain an obsession — and a lucrative business opportunity
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October 30, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Some 137 years on from the Whitechapel Murders are still a societal obsession.
Today, The Londoner goes behind the scenes on the capital's booming, and ethically dubious, sector of Jack the Ripper tours.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/gripped-by-t...
Today, The Londoner goes behind the scenes on the capital's booming, and ethically dubious, sector of Jack the Ripper tours.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/gripped-by-t...
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We're proud to see @rachaelhealy.bsky.social has been shortlisted at The British Journalism Awards, in part for her Londoner exposé on the comedy club 21Soho.
We're proud to see @rachaelhealy.bsky.social has been shortlisted at The British Journalism Awards, in part for her Londoner exposé on the comedy club 21Soho.
October 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🎉 Big News 🎉
We're proud to see @rachaelhealy.bsky.social has been shortlisted at The British Journalism Awards, in part for her Londoner exposé on the comedy club 21Soho.
We're proud to see @rachaelhealy.bsky.social has been shortlisted at The British Journalism Awards, in part for her Londoner exposé on the comedy club 21Soho.
Ever wondered how London's high streets suddenly got filled with Blank Street, Farmer J and Popeyes?
Today, @andrewkersley.bsky.social explains how private equity and landlords that own huge swathes of London are reshaping the city's storefronts.
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Today, @andrewkersley.bsky.social explains how private equity and landlords that own huge swathes of London are reshaping the city's storefronts.
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London's high streets all look the same. Why?
How Covid, private finance and reformed planning regulations led to an increasingly homogeneous city
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October 29, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Ever wondered how London's high streets suddenly got filled with Blank Street, Farmer J and Popeyes?
Today, @andrewkersley.bsky.social explains how private equity and landlords that own huge swathes of London are reshaping the city's storefronts.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/londons-high...
Today, @andrewkersley.bsky.social explains how private equity and landlords that own huge swathes of London are reshaping the city's storefronts.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/londons-high...
Why are so many people angry about a new hotel in Tooting? And what does it have to do with billionaire property developer Asif Aziz?
All that, plus late night parties at Comic-Con and a ghostly murder, in our latest Monday Briefing:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/outrage-over...
All that, plus late night parties at Comic-Con and a ghostly murder, in our latest Monday Briefing:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/outrage-over...
Outrage over Asif Aziz’s newest London hotel
Plus, the late night parties at Comic-Con, a ghostly murder and fighting between the capital’s vampire hunters
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October 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Why are so many people angry about a new hotel in Tooting? And what does it have to do with billionaire property developer Asif Aziz?
All that, plus late night parties at Comic-Con and a ghostly murder, in our latest Monday Briefing:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/outrage-over...
All that, plus late night parties at Comic-Con and a ghostly murder, in our latest Monday Briefing:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/outrage-over...
Between 3–5am in the morning, before the tube opens, tens of thousands of Londoners are already commuting to and from work.
@kathyswinds.bsky.social spent a night riding night buses with them:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/meet-londons...
@kathyswinds.bsky.social spent a night riding night buses with them:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/meet-londons...
Meet London's earlybirds
Between 3–5am in the morning, before the tube opens, tens of thousands of Londoners are already commuting to and from work. Who are they?
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October 27, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Between 3–5am in the morning, before the tube opens, tens of thousands of Londoners are already commuting to and from work.
@kathyswinds.bsky.social spent a night riding night buses with them:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/meet-londons...
@kathyswinds.bsky.social spent a night riding night buses with them:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/meet-londons...
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Between 3–5am in the morning, before the tube opens, tens of thousands of Londoners are already commuting to and from work. Who are they?
Fascinating piece from Katharine Swindells for @londonermag.bsky.social
Fascinating piece from Katharine Swindells for @londonermag.bsky.social
Meet London's earlybirds
Between 3–5am in the morning, before the tube opens, tens of thousands of Londoners are already commuting to and from work. Who are they?
www.the-londoner.co.uk
October 25, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Between 3–5am in the morning, before the tube opens, tens of thousands of Londoners are already commuting to and from work. Who are they?
Fascinating piece from Katharine Swindells for @londonermag.bsky.social
Fascinating piece from Katharine Swindells for @londonermag.bsky.social
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Something a bit different from me today! Really enjoyed spending a few mornings riding South London's night buses for this piece for @londonermag.bsky.social and love any opportunity to combine narrative storytelling with data journalism
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www.the-londoner.co.uk/meet-londons...
October 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Something a bit different from me today! Really enjoyed spending a few mornings riding South London's night buses for this piece for @londonermag.bsky.social and love any opportunity to combine narrative storytelling with data journalism
www.the-londoner.co.uk/meet-londons...
www.the-londoner.co.uk/meet-londons...
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This was an absolutely insane saga to report on
It started with an email and a picture of a cheap pleather manbag.
It spiralled into a saga of assassinations, ambulances and a “catastrophic and potentially fatal” chemical explosion.
@andrewkersley.bsky.social on maybe the craziest housing story in South London
It spiralled into a saga of assassinations, ambulances and a “catastrophic and potentially fatal” chemical explosion.
@andrewkersley.bsky.social on maybe the craziest housing story in South London
Man-bags at dawn on the Loughborough Estate
Alleged assassination attempts, hazardous chemicals and £374,000 of gifts
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October 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
This was an absolutely insane saga to report on
Did you miss Frieze festival this year? Well no worries.
We went behind the scenes at London's biggest annual art show, featuring parties, "man cave" art and an undercover DiCaprio.
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We went behind the scenes at London's biggest annual art show, featuring parties, "man cave" art and an undercover DiCaprio.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/champagne-hu...
Champagne, humiliation and Leonardo DiCaprio: It's Frieze 2025
Going native at the art fair to end all art fairs
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October 23, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Did you miss Frieze festival this year? Well no worries.
We went behind the scenes at London's biggest annual art show, featuring parties, "man cave" art and an undercover DiCaprio.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/champagne-hu...
We went behind the scenes at London's biggest annual art show, featuring parties, "man cave" art and an undercover DiCaprio.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/champagne-hu...
It started with an email and a picture of a cheap pleather manbag.
It spiralled into a saga of assassinations, ambulances and a “catastrophic and potentially fatal” chemical explosion.
@andrewkersley.bsky.social on maybe the craziest housing story in South London
It spiralled into a saga of assassinations, ambulances and a “catastrophic and potentially fatal” chemical explosion.
@andrewkersley.bsky.social on maybe the craziest housing story in South London
Man-bags at dawn on the Loughborough Estate
Alleged assassination attempts, hazardous chemicals and £374,000 of gifts
www.the-londoner.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 8:58 AM
It started with an email and a picture of a cheap pleather manbag.
It spiralled into a saga of assassinations, ambulances and a “catastrophic and potentially fatal” chemical explosion.
@andrewkersley.bsky.social on maybe the craziest housing story in South London
It spiralled into a saga of assassinations, ambulances and a “catastrophic and potentially fatal” chemical explosion.
@andrewkersley.bsky.social on maybe the craziest housing story in South London
In May, we wrote about the 15 Gentoo penguins trapped in the windowless basement of the London Aquarium.
On Sunday, almost 300 people including celebs like Feargal Sharkey and Chris Packham picketed the aquarium over the conditions:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-campaign...
On Sunday, almost 300 people including celebs like Feargal Sharkey and Chris Packham picketed the aquarium over the conditions:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-campaign...
The campaign to free London Aquarium's penguins heats up
Plus: rumours of a new overground line, a history of celebrity séances and whether the British Museum Ball was a flop
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October 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
In May, we wrote about the 15 Gentoo penguins trapped in the windowless basement of the London Aquarium.
On Sunday, almost 300 people including celebs like Feargal Sharkey and Chris Packham picketed the aquarium over the conditions:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-campaign...
On Sunday, almost 300 people including celebs like Feargal Sharkey and Chris Packham picketed the aquarium over the conditions:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-campaign...
Ever wondered where the best church cafes are in London? Or need a guide to the London Film Festival, which starts next week?
Then make sure to catch up on our last Londoner culture edition from earlier this month:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/from-beaton-...
Then make sure to catch up on our last Londoner culture edition from earlier this month:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/from-beaton-...
From Beaton to Blitz: Lee Miller's astonishing life
Plus: the capital's best church cafes and your exclusive guide to the season's festivals
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October 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Ever wondered where the best church cafes are in London? Or need a guide to the London Film Festival, which starts next week?
Then make sure to catch up on our last Londoner culture edition from earlier this month:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/from-beaton-...
Then make sure to catch up on our last Londoner culture edition from earlier this month:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/from-beaton-...
After The Londoner got the scoop about a Proceeds of Crime Act prosecution being used by Lewisham Council over a planning dispute with a Turkish restaurant, the issue just got mentioned in parliament.
Catch up on the original story here: www.the-londoner.co.uk/one-of-south...
Catch up on the original story here: www.the-londoner.co.uk/one-of-south...
October 14, 2025 at 9:10 AM
After The Londoner got the scoop about a Proceeds of Crime Act prosecution being used by Lewisham Council over a planning dispute with a Turkish restaurant, the issue just got mentioned in parliament.
Catch up on the original story here: www.the-londoner.co.uk/one-of-south...
Catch up on the original story here: www.the-londoner.co.uk/one-of-south...
Which London's bus routes are dealing with a cockroach infestation?
Plus, an update on Meze Mangal, the new operators of the Midland Grand and County Kilburn rides again.
Read our Monday Briefing:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-capitals...
Plus, an update on Meze Mangal, the new operators of the Midland Grand and County Kilburn rides again.
Read our Monday Briefing:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-capitals...
The capital's buses have a cockroach problem
Plus: an update on Meze Mangal, the new operators of the Midland Grand and County Kilburn rides again
www.the-londoner.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Which London's bus routes are dealing with a cockroach infestation?
Plus, an update on Meze Mangal, the new operators of the Midland Grand and County Kilburn rides again.
Read our Monday Briefing:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-capitals...
Plus, an update on Meze Mangal, the new operators of the Midland Grand and County Kilburn rides again.
Read our Monday Briefing:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-capitals...
Across the capital, more and more parents are choosing to remove their kids from mainstream education.
@petercarlyon.bsky.social met them, and profiled the growing subculture developing around them:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/epping-fores...
@petercarlyon.bsky.social met them, and profiled the growing subculture developing around them:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/epping-fores...
Epping Forest campsites and measles raves: Inside London's home schooling boom
Across the capital, more and more parents are choosing to remove their kids from mainstream education. Why?
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October 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Across the capital, more and more parents are choosing to remove their kids from mainstream education.
@petercarlyon.bsky.social met them, and profiled the growing subculture developing around them:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/epping-fores...
@petercarlyon.bsky.social met them, and profiled the growing subculture developing around them:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/epping-fores...
Newspapers are full of stories about the disappearance of London’s historical East Enders.
But the reality is a lot more complex: a strange story of 14th century chickens, Yiddish slang and 1960s town planning.
Check out @andrewkersley.bsky.social's story:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/is-the-cockn...
But the reality is a lot more complex: a strange story of 14th century chickens, Yiddish slang and 1960s town planning.
Check out @andrewkersley.bsky.social's story:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/is-the-cockn...
Is the Cockney extinct?
Newspapers are full of stories about the disappearance of London's historical East Enders. The truth is a lot more complicated
www.the-londoner.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Newspapers are full of stories about the disappearance of London’s historical East Enders.
But the reality is a lot more complex: a strange story of 14th century chickens, Yiddish slang and 1960s town planning.
Check out @andrewkersley.bsky.social's story:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/is-the-cockn...
But the reality is a lot more complex: a strange story of 14th century chickens, Yiddish slang and 1960s town planning.
Check out @andrewkersley.bsky.social's story:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/is-the-cockn...
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Hard-hitting journalism from the capital's premier conker competition. Great to report this one for @londonermag.bsky.social!
www.the-londoner.co.uk/they-came-th...
www.the-londoner.co.uk/they-came-th...
They came, they saw, they conkered
How the Peckham Conker Championships became the capital's dirtiest fight
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October 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Hard-hitting journalism from the capital's premier conker competition. Great to report this one for @londonermag.bsky.social!
www.the-londoner.co.uk/they-came-th...
www.the-londoner.co.uk/they-came-th...
Welcome to the Peckham Conker Championship, which is slowly becoming one of the capital's most outrageous, and bloody, sporting competitions.
Read today's dispatch from Peter Carylon:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/they-came-th...
Read today's dispatch from Peter Carylon:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/they-came-th...
They came, they saw, they conkered
How the Peckham Conker Championships became the capital's dirtiest fight
www.the-londoner.co.uk
October 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Welcome to the Peckham Conker Championship, which is slowly becoming one of the capital's most outrageous, and bloody, sporting competitions.
Read today's dispatch from Peter Carylon:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/they-came-th...
Read today's dispatch from Peter Carylon:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/they-came-th...
ICYMI last week me profiled of Kollier Din-Bangura, the homeless artist of Mayfair beloved by everyone from the King to Naomi Campbell.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-homeless...
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-homeless...
The homeless artist of Mayfair
Meet Kollier Din-Bangura, London legend
www.the-londoner.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
ICYMI last week me profiled of Kollier Din-Bangura, the homeless artist of Mayfair beloved by everyone from the King to Naomi Campbell.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-homeless...
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-homeless...
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Particularly proud of my latest @londonermag.bsky.social investigation into Linea Homes, a developer that says it saves pubs but actually shuts them and turns them into luxury flats.
I spent a night with Oli Carter-Esdale, the landlord of their latest victim, The Trafalgar in Wimbledon.
I spent a night with Oli Carter-Esdale, the landlord of their latest victim, The Trafalgar in Wimbledon.
October 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Particularly proud of my latest @londonermag.bsky.social investigation into Linea Homes, a developer that says it saves pubs but actually shuts them and turns them into luxury flats.
I spent a night with Oli Carter-Esdale, the landlord of their latest victim, The Trafalgar in Wimbledon.
I spent a night with Oli Carter-Esdale, the landlord of their latest victim, The Trafalgar in Wimbledon.
Exclusive: Why is one of South London's oldest Turkish restaurants faced with a £2.5mn fine over a misplaced vent?
Plus, evicted traders in Elephant and Castle, McGlynn's set to reopen and an "anarchist bible study crush".
Read our Monday Briefing:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/one-of-south...
Plus, evicted traders in Elephant and Castle, McGlynn's set to reopen and an "anarchist bible study crush".
Read our Monday Briefing:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/one-of-south...
One of South London's oldest Turkish restaurants is being fined £2.5m over a misplaced vent
Plus, the future of McGlynn's, trader evictions in Elephant and Castle and horses on Tooting Common
www.the-londoner.co.uk
October 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Exclusive: Why is one of South London's oldest Turkish restaurants faced with a £2.5mn fine over a misplaced vent?
Plus, evicted traders in Elephant and Castle, McGlynn's set to reopen and an "anarchist bible study crush".
Read our Monday Briefing:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/one-of-south...
Plus, evicted traders in Elephant and Castle, McGlynn's set to reopen and an "anarchist bible study crush".
Read our Monday Briefing:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/one-of-south...
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This is a terrific article on pub closures, including looking at the Trafalgar near me in Colliers Wood.
It’s so impressive what @londonermag.bsky.social, and @jim.londoncentric.media’s @londoncentric.media, are doing for London journalism.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/trafalgar-wi...
It’s so impressive what @londonermag.bsky.social, and @jim.londoncentric.media’s @londoncentric.media, are doing for London journalism.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/trafalgar-wi...
They claim to save London pubs. So why have they shut so many down?
Linea Homes has been called the “grim reaper” of pubs. Their targets include some of Peckham, Wimbledon and Camden’s most iconic boozers.
www.the-londoner.co.uk
October 4, 2025 at 7:03 AM
This is a terrific article on pub closures, including looking at the Trafalgar near me in Colliers Wood.
It’s so impressive what @londonermag.bsky.social, and @jim.londoncentric.media’s @londoncentric.media, are doing for London journalism.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/trafalgar-wi...
It’s so impressive what @londonermag.bsky.social, and @jim.londoncentric.media’s @londoncentric.media, are doing for London journalism.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/trafalgar-wi...