It's local elections day in London and we have a full guide to every candidate standing in every ward in every borough plus a roundup of manifesto promises in 24 boroughs www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...

In our quest to publish a list of election candidates in every ward in every London borough, here are the Redbridge and Tower Hamlets lists. We're also doing manifesto roundups in 24 boroughs, so for crying out loud please vote🥵 www.mylondon.news/news/north-l... www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...

If you live in Newham, you've got two different votes next week - choosing the Mayor and your ward councillor. Here's a full list of candidates and some info on what's happening in the borough's local elections next week www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...

Greenwich Council's high earning Chief Executive took her own family member to court in an attempt to reclaim £1,000 her mother gave as a gift before she died. Story by Cameron Blackshaw www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...

Rule number 1 when it comes to election leaflets - spell the place name correctly. Story by @benlynch07.bsky.social www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...

Waleed Ali had a high risk of suicide, which was noted in his records by police. But nobody in the prisoner transport service or at HMP Wandsworth checked his records. Within hours of arriving at the prison he was dead. Story by Charlotte Lillywhite www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...

Camden reporter @jslondonldr.bsky.social has put together the key promises being made by each party in the borough's local elections to help you decide who to vote for www.mylondon.news/news/north-l...

Here's a list of every local election candidate in Haringey, and info on the current makeup of the council, ahead of next week's vote www.mylondon.news/news/north-l...

Recently Harrison Galliven reported on a yellow box junction near East Croydon station that'd raked in nearly £2m in fines. The excessively large box has now been cut in half so fewer drivers will be fined www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...

Pretty staggering decision by @citywestminster.bsky.social to publish this pamphlet. Story by @katherineegray.bsky.social www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...

Really excited to see two of my reporters shortlisted for the AOP Award for Inspiring Local Journalism. Amazing work Kumail Jaffer and PJ Lynch www.ukaop.org/digital-publ...

Islington Council has previously admitted culpability for historic child sex abuse in its children's homes. They committed to specialist trauma therapy for survivors. That support is now being ended. A survivor has told @jslondonldr.bsky.social she's 'devastated' www.mylondon.news/news/north-l...

A Brent councillor who allowed a convicted murderer and rapist to volunteer at a mental health drop-in claims she didn't know about his past. He went on to sexually assault a woman he met there. Story by Grant Williams www.mylondon.news/news/north-l...

A disability charity organised an election hustings in Hammersmith and Fulham, complete with BSL interpreter. Only one party (Conservatives) confirmed attendance so it's been cancelled. Way to make disabled people feel valued. Story by @benlynch07.bsky.social www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...

Kenton's Jewish community 'will not be intimidated' after an attempted arson attack on a synagogue at the weekend. Iran is suspected of paying people to carry out attacks on Israel and Jewish-linked premises in London. Grant Williams has the full story www.mylondon.news/news/north-l...

@reformuk.bsky.social has been urged to axe a local election candidate in Hillingdon over a series of Islamophobic and ableist social media posts from his account. One appeared to call for a mass shooting of Muslims. Story by PJ Lynch www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...

The @libdems.org.uk are targeting two more South London boroughs as leader @eddavey.libdems.org.uk says people are 'moving away from Labour big time'. He spoke to Ruby Gregory in Blackfriars today www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...

Wowsers. Labour's statement about Reform's new Hounslow councillor delivers absolute pelters, as the Scots would say. Story by PJ Lynch www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...

A fire at a council block in Sutton left a dog dead and residents worried about whether ongoing pest and disrepair issues were a factor in the blaze. It's also left a dad and two children living in a Travelodge. Harrison Galliven reports www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...

Nigel Farage has predicted that outer London boroughs will want to hold referenda in a few years on splitting from the city. He spoke to Cameron Blackshaw at the launch of Reform's local election campaign in Bromley www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...

A Green Party councillor in Greenwich (who defected from Labour) has defended his career in oil and gas. He told Cameron Blackshaw "it's not really an issue" www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...

A Hounslow Labour councillor who parked a Lamborghini in a disabled bay without a blue badge breached the council's code of conduct, it has been found. PJ Lynch reports www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...

Andrew Retter initially denied taking the leaflet but then told PJ Lynch when presented with video evidence that he was sorry, but everyone does it www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...

Traders at Ridley Road's indoor market in Dalston were due to be kicked out on Tuesday but they wouldn't go quietly. @jslondonldr.bsky.social was there to witness the 'resistance' www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...

If you lose your sight, navigating London's streets suddenly becomes terrifying. Blind and partially sighted people marched on the Department of Health to ask for better support for those needing to adapt their lives. Grant Williams spoke to some of them www.mylondon.news/news/north-l...

There have been plenty of stories of leasehold nightmares in the past few years. Richard and Anna Bell are caught up in one with their unsellable Hackney flat. @jslondonldr.bsky.social spoke to them www.mylondon.news/news/propert...

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's Freedom of the City of London cannot be removed. This was the assessment of the Corporation. A group of City of London guides disagree. @benlynch07.bsky.social explains more www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...

Jean Wayman is 90. She's lived at her sheltered housing block in Croydon for 25 years, but now feels unsafe. She says her door is spat on, people defecate outside her home and shout abuse when she goes outside. Harrison Galliven spoke to her to hear her story www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...

City Hall is desperate to hit its housing targets but many feel this sets a dangerous precedent. British Land has been allowed to cut its affordable housing offer in Canada Water from 35% to 9%, and some of that is funded by City Hall. Ruby Gregory reports www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...

Croydon Council was relying on income from fines in six unlawful Low Traffic Neighbourhoods. Now its having to revise its budget for the coming year as it faces a £10m refund bill. Story by Harrison Galliven www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...

Labour has been put on notice in Ealing as a new left-wing party is launched. They plan to stand 26 candidates in 11 wards to shake up what they call a 'one party borough'. PJ Lynch spoke to them to find out what they're about www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...

Croydon's got its first school report from the government's commissioners, brought in to oversee its efforts to bring debt down. In summary, could do better but lots of positives. Harrison Galliven has more detail www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...

Among the early generations of Asian migrants to the UK, Jagdish Sharma went on to serve Hounslow for 52 years. Today, still a serving councillor, he lost his battle with cancer. PJ Lynch reports www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...

Hackney has England's lowest vaccination rate for Meningitis B. Thankfully there are no signs of the outbreak reaching the borough yet, but @jslondonldr.bsky.social spoke to parents at a local school who had a mix of views about whether they are worried www.mylondon.news/news/health/...

Oof. No punches pulled here by Richmond Council as it responds to the mass eviction of residents at Garden Court, sparked by Westminster City Council's purchase of the housing block for temporary accommodation. Story by @katherineegray.bsky.social www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...

This is a pretty crazy situation and Westminster City Council's suggestion the evictions are nothing to do with them isn't a good look. Where's the due diligence? Story by @katherineegray.bsky.social www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...

A planning inquiry has begun today over a 29-storey tower in Battersea that thousands of people have united against. Charlotte Lillywhite was there to cover the opening day www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...

Fast food outlet LEON says it doesn't have a reopening date for its King's Cross Station branch, which was shut due to a "severe" mice infestation. Story by @jslondonldr.bsky.social www.mylondon.news/whats-on/wha...

There's a pretty remarkable licensing hearing taking place this week in Bexley. A man banned from working in a restaurant because of his behaviour wants to return there, but police say he makes women feel unsafe. Story by Cameron Blackshaw www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...

A string of Wembley businesses have been attacked by groups of youths in recent weeks. Several are run by Hindus leading to fears they're being targeted but @metpolice.bsky.social say others that aren't run by Hindus have also been hit. Story by Grant Williams www.mylondon.news/news/north-l...

Hackney Council is planning on forcing an autistic boy to ride a bus with them to confirm the stress of it would cause him a meltdown. They say an autism diagnosis, EHCP and letter from his head teacher isn't sufficient evidence, as @jslondonldr.bsky.social reports www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...

Croydon Council is selling off buildings and car parks and has just raised council tax too - all to try and get on top of its huge debt. Turns out it's owed £9m in rent arrears it hasn't been chasing. Harrison Galliven submitted a Freedom of Information request www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...

Some pretty in-your-face advertising boards planned just off Leicester Square won't be going ahead. A man with visual processing difficulties said the LED strips would have made the area a no-go zone for people like him. Story by @katherineegray.bsky.social www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...

You wouldn't have thought the new Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration in Islington would be a rowdy place - but neighbours are worried about loud parties and events spoiling the peace of their garden. @jslondonldr.bsky.social spoke to them www.mylondon.news/whats-on/wha...

Three-week-old Sidra Aliabase died at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital after an astonishing blunder that went unnoticed for 16 hours by multiple clinical staff. @katherineegray.bsky.social reports www.mylondon.news/news/health/...

We're not done yet. Help us change the law around housing offers www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...

Bexley councillor James Hunt is a Reform UK party member but he doesn't want to represent the party at a local level, so has chosen to remain an independent candidate at the local elections. Cameron Blackshaw spoke to him to find out why www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...

More bonkers Brent news. Signs that appear to have been put up by the council threaten 5 years imprisonment for feeding pigeons near Kilburn Tube station. This one is also by Grant Williams www.mylondon.news/news/north-l...

This is absolutely bloody bonkers. A woman asked for emergency housing for her and her child due to domestic abuse. Brent Council contacted the perpetrator to verify this. He said she could stay there. Story by Grant Williams www.mylondon.news/news/north-l...

Our Broken Homes housing project has been shortlisted for an Amnesty International Media Award, in the Nations and Regions category. Facundo Arrizabalaga's incredible photography for the project has seen him shortlisted in the Photojournalism category too @amnesty.org