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The City of London Corporation has confirmed that an area within the Royal Docks enterprise zone in Newham has been identified as “a preferred new site” for the Smithfield and Billingsgate wholesale markets, which are to leave their current locations as part of severing their historic links with the City.

The chosen spot is Albert Island, a 25-acre space owned by the G...

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Professor Greg Clark is one of the most distinguished advisors and commentators on cities there is, a man who travels the world helping urban leaders do their jobs better. Speaking with me and London Society chair Leanne Tritton for our latest Talk About London podcast, he revealed that he has visited 400 cities around the globe. In each case, his hosts are excited to discove...

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Sir Mark Rowley was appointed Metropolitan Police commissioner in July 2022, right at the end of Boris Johnson’s time as Prime Minister. In March 2023, Louise Casey’s scathing review of the Met’s standards and culture, commissioned before Rowley’s appointment, was published.

At the start of this year, the Met was href="https://hmicfrs.justicei...

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Government backing for the Docklands Light Railway extension to Thamesmead was the capital’s big win in the budget, even though it wasn’t actually mentioned in Rachel Reeves’s speech.

The green light for the £1.7 billion scheme

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The decision by Rachel Reeves to end the so-called “two child limit” on benefit entitlements for families with low incomes has been warmly welcomed by those who’ve long campaigned for it. In the capital, however, even those rejoicing are also warning that another aspect of the system could blunt the good effects of the change, which will take effect from April.

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