City Hall pitches for 558,000 new homes by 2037 — well short of the 850,000 set by ministers — as deputy mayor Jules Pipe insists lower figure is the only 'deliverable' number
A coroner will examine whether Newham Council and the Metropolitan Police failed to protect the 14-year-old, who was shot dead at a playground while with friends
Newham Council admits bill for mothballing Plaistow's shuttered Balaam Leisure Centre keeps climbing, with more than £260,000 already spent on security since 2021
With 41,223 households waiting for a home, Newham has the longest list in London — even as next-door Tower Hamlets builds more affordable homes than anywhere else
