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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
Steven Knight’s new series about boxing and crime and survival in the East End of London packs a punch. Stephen Graham and Malachi Kirby join the writer to explain how boxing was a means of survival
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
In 1985, EastEnders burst onto British TV screens, but the East End of London is a very different landscape today
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
The row over Beijing’s proposed ‘super-fortress’ embassy has put the spotlight on relations between Britain and China and Labour’s approach to planning decisions
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
The Story Hive: London’s new storytelling night is a chance for people to dream, imagine and enjoy

The Story Hive: London’s new storytelling night is a chance for people to dream, imagine and enjoy
‘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

I was made homeless in my 60s and slept on night buses. Then I found opera – and it saved me
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
I’m paying £5,000 a year on energy bills – and was left without heating and hot water as snow fell

I’m paying £5,000 a year on energy bills – and was left without heating and hot water as snow fell
A young mum was left to rot in a home not fit for animals – and everyone needs to know about it

A young mum was left to rot in a home not fit for animals – and everyone needs to know about it
‘We are sick and tired’: Hundreds of renters demand ‘rent controls now’ in Christmas protest

‘We are sick and tired’: Hundreds of renters demand ‘rent controls now’ in Christmas protest
‘There’s a war against buskers’: Inside the crackdown on buskers – and why street artists are at risk

‘There’s a war against buskers’: Inside the crackdown on buskers – and why street artists are at risk
Cost of buying an average home in England now unaffordable for all but very rich people

Cost of buying an average home in England now unaffordable for all but very rich people
Last Christmas I was in prison. This year I’m working in a London fine-dining restaurant

Last Christmas I was in prison. This year I’m working in a London fine-dining restaurant
Pride or safety? This is the reality of being LGBTQ+ on public transport 

Pride or safety? This is the reality of being LGBTQ+ on public transport
Sadiq Khan warns lack of affordable homes causing ‘profound and devastating’ effect on Londoners

Sadiq Khan warns lack of affordable homes causing ‘profound and devastating’ effect on Londoners
‘This is the dream’: These Londoners built their own homes to beat sky-high house prices

‘This is the dream’: These Londoners built their own homes to beat sky-high house prices
Children in temporary housing want a home – not an Xbox – for Christmas, MPs told

Children in temporary housing want a home – not an Xbox – for Christmas, MPs told
Homeless families occupy council housing offices on Halloween in plea to fix ‘houses of horror’

Homeless families occupy council housing offices on Halloween in plea to fix ‘houses of horror’
‘It should incense us all’: Rough sleeping in London hits new record high

‘It should incense us all’: Rough sleeping in London hits new record high
‘I’m sorry’: London mayor Sadiq Khan apologises to homeless kids spending Christmas in hotels
