London
Tenants win more than £250,000 of rent back from billionaire landlord in five-year legal battle
Tenants win more than £250,000 of rent back from billionaire landlord in five-year legal battle
Renters living in 15 Hackney flats have been awarded a rent repayment order after a tribunal found billionaire landlord John Christodoulou failed to meet basic legal safety obligations
Electric van to help charity deliver 50,000 meals to homeless people
Electric van to help charity deliver 50,000 meals to homeless people
Big Issue Changemaker Feeding Communities will be able to more than double the number of meals it can give out to people experiencing homelessness, thanks to the new van
London’s Black Cabs are iconic. But their future is in jeopardy
London’s Black Cabs are iconic. But their future is in jeopardy
Black Cabs could disappear entirely from London’s streets by 2045, a new report warns. Here’s why that matters
‘They had nowhere to go’: The story of rough sleepers left outside in London’s Covid-19 lockdowns
‘They had nowhere to go’: The story of rough sleepers left outside in London’s Covid-19 lockdowns
Piccadilly Circus was once the ‘best display of popular art anywhere in London’. What happened?
Piccadilly Circus was once the ‘best display of popular art anywhere in London’. What happened?
The remarkable story of Fare Dodgers’ Liberation Front and their fight for free public transport
The remarkable story of Fare Dodgers’ Liberation Front and their fight for free public transport
Revealed: First published photos from graffiti writer and ‘king of the tube’ Bas DDS
Revealed: First published photos from graffiti writer and ‘king of the tube’ Bas DDS
BBC’s Crongton is a ‘celebration of Alex Wheatle’s incredible life and powerful stories’
BBC’s Crongton is a ‘celebration of Alex Wheatle’s incredible life and powerful stories’
Graffiti writer 10Foot on finding meaning in the ugly and his ‘disgustingly deep love of London’
Graffiti writer 10Foot on finding meaning in the ugly and his ‘disgustingly deep love of London’
‘Making your mark on your landscape is ancient practice’: How tagging became modern folklore
‘Making your mark on your landscape is ancient practice’: How tagging became modern folklore
Graffiti writer Fume: ‘All the bad things that happened to me ended up strengthening me’
Graffiti writer Fume: ‘All the bad things that happened to me ended up strengthening me’
‘We don’t live single issue lives’: This exhibition is celebrating trans joy amid the culture wars
‘We don’t live single issue lives’: This exhibition is celebrating trans joy amid the culture wars
Single mum forced to share bed with daughter in ‘severely overcrowded’ flat wins legal battle
Single mum forced to share bed with daughter in ‘severely overcrowded’ flat wins legal battle
Meet the 83-year-old activist who’s fought gentrification for 50 years – and is still going strong
Meet the 83-year-old activist who’s fought gentrification for 50 years – and is still going strong
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Stephen Graham and Steven Knight on class, boxing and new drama A Thousand Blows
Stephen Graham and Steven Knight on class, boxing and new drama A Thousand Blows
The gentrification of EastEnders: How life has changed for people in the real Albert Square
The gentrification of EastEnders: How life has changed for people in the real Albert Square
Inside the ‘David vs Goliath’ fight to stop China building a ‘super-fortress’ embassy
Inside the ‘David vs Goliath’ fight to stop China building a ‘super-fortress’ embassy
Rough sleeping in London ‘as bad as it’s been’ but Sadiq Khan warns things won’t improve until 2026
Rough sleeping in London ‘as bad as it’s been’ but Sadiq Khan warns things won’t improve until 2026
Rough sleeping in London won’t get better until 2026, says Sadiq Khan
Rough sleeping in London won’t get better until 2026, says Sadiq Khan
From Henry Moore to refugees: London’s remarkable post-war public art deserves to be noticed
From Henry Moore to refugees: London’s remarkable post-war public art deserves to be noticed
‘I’m going to miss him’: Calls for plaque in memory to ‘gentle’ Big Issue vendor who died aged 57
‘I’m going to miss him’: Calls for plaque in memory to ‘gentle’ Big Issue vendor who died aged 57
Social housing went from a source of pride to a place of prejudice. It’s time to smash the stigma
Social housing went from a source of pride to a place of prejudice. It’s time to smash the stigma
Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel
Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel
I was made homeless in my 60s and slept on night buses. Then I found opera – and it saved me
