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An East London family facing eviction over tenancy fraud appear to have lost the support of the Mayor of Hackney after the council was granted a fresh warrant to remove them. Earlier this year, Green Party councillors twice joined activists in an ‘eviction resistance’ to block bailiffs from entering a council property where tenant Charity Oppong has lived for two ...

Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed changes to the number 19 and 38 bus routes that operate to and from central London and said it will introduce a new service. Provisionally numbered 10, the new route is planned to “maintain essential capacity” between Essex Road and Holborn, and to keep direct links between Battersea Bridge and central London, the transport ...

A man has been arrested after a 24-year-old woman was killed and a man in his 20s was injured in a stabbing in west London, police have said. Officers found the woman with stab injuries after being called to a property on Uxbridge Road in Hayes on Sunday morning. The man in his 20s was found outside the property with ...

Londoners are being put off using buses because of concerns about anti-social behaviour, according to the Conservative Party. Passenger data from Transport for London (TfL) shows bus demand in the capital fell 1.5% last year and is down 22.8% from its peak in 2015. According to a TfL study, the most cited incidents on the bus network included youth and ...

Lamborghini’s financial branch has dropped its lawsuit against London’s mayor following claims that he had allegedly defaulted on his payments for a 2019 Urus. Originally filed on July 6, the Lamborghini Financial Services complaint claimed Mayor Randall Weddle hadn’t made payments on the vehicle since Feb. 16. The lawsuit’s dismissal was electronically filed on Thursday, July 9. According to the ...

Families flying from London airports this summer will want to take note of a new rule that will affect London City, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton and Stansted airports. From today (Wednesday, 8 July), youngsters aged eight and above will be permitted to use the eGates at 13 UK airports, providing a more seamless return journey for families. Until now, the eGates ...

    By Motiar Chowdhury:   Golapganj Social and Cultural Trust UK' has accorded a civic reception to Abu Taher—a distinguished son of Golapganj and a noted poet, playwright, organizer, and accountant—in recognition of his being awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) by King Charles III for his outstanding contributions to the British-Bangladeshi community in ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk:   Apsana Begum MP, a survivor of domestic abuse and violence, has tabled two amendments to the Representation of the People Bill, seeking to increase protections for survivors standing in elections. Speaking in the House of Commons in on 30 June, Apsana informed the House of Commons about her horrific 2024 election experiences where her ex-husband ...

Bangla Mirror desk: A gathering of poets, writers and publishers was held in East London in honour of Aditya Antor, the founder of Dhaka-based Ittadi Grantho Prokash, who is visiting the UK. The friendly chat and discussion meeting was held on Monday (June 6) evening at the Darpan Media Center in East London, chaired by poet Asma Matin. This friendly ...

A Labour-run North London council has echoed opposition to the Mayor slashing affordable housing targets in the capital, following a legal challenge launched by three local authorities in June. Islington Council has stood against Sir Sadiq Khan’s controversial emergency housebuilding measures announced in October 2025 by saying it will lobby against the policy. However Islington says it rejects the recent ...