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A London council has warned camera-toting influencers and tourists descending on Kensington and Chelsea that they could face consequences for causing a nuisance.

Tower Hamlets has already spent £124,332.50 on challenges against the LTNs in Bethnal Green in the High Court and Court of Appeal.

The council says it could spend up to £153,745 more on continuing the fight in the Supreme Court.

Hackney Altfest will be held across Mare Street, Morning Lane and Lower Clapton Road from Monday May 4 to Sunday May 10, and showcase a host of alternative bars and venues in the area

556 fires in three years, six dead and a call-out every other day. We speak to the firefighters and doctors struggling to cope with a deadly new epidemic.

Hackney Art Week is back, and in 2026 it’s going to be even bigger than last year’s event.

The east London art festival has promised it will ‘expand across the borough’ this summer, with the fair taking place in Hackney from June 4 to 14. The extravaganza will bring together 60 artists and creatives across 50 venues in the borough, taking place across Dalston, Clapton, London Fields, De Beauvoir, Stoke Newington, Haggerston, and Hackney Wick.

Today we have another packed edition, ranging from the east London mayoral candidate who made a tidy profit after buying a council house from his own council, Nike co-opting public spaces, why Austin Powers and Oliver Cromwell are running for election in London, and a chance to buy your own red phone box in west London – if you’re quick.

The next strike will take place from Tuesday 21st until Friday 24th April – and, if not called off, a third will take place from Tuesday 19th until Friday 22nd May.