London – Southwark News

Tube Strikes: Everything you need to know

News Desk — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:27:27 +0000

A series of six-hour tube strikes by drivers on the London Underground will start tomorrow, Tuesday April 21, writes Francesca Papp… Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union voted against the introduction of a four-day working week. The first 24-hour strike is set to begin on 11:59am and will last until the following […]

£30 million for late-night youth clubs, but the devil is in the detail

News Desk — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:07:00 +0000

As with all grand political announcements, especially when an election is on the horizon, the devil is in the detail. And the Mayor of London’s visit to The Marcus Lipton youth centre in Loughborough Junction last week is a case in point. There he announced a £30 million promise to set up a youth club […]

Transport for London pioneering a government drive to bring down the amount staff ‘on the sick’

Kumail Jaffer - Local Democracy Reporter — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:13:51 +0000

Transport for London (TfL) is leading the way in pioneering a government drive to bring down levels of employee absence, a minister has said. The transport body is one of the largest employers to have joined the ‘Vanguard’ group of the Keep Britain Working Review led by Sir Charlie Mayfield. This means it will trial […]

Calls for more Met Police funding as shoplifting cases triple in London since 2020

Kumail Jaffer - Local Democracy Reporter — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:44:00 +0000

Shoplifting in London has trebled in the last five years, new data has revealed as the Mayor of London was urged to lobby the government for more funding for the Met Police. Research from the Liberal Democrats showed that there were were 93,626 cases of shoplifting raised with the Metropolitan Police in 2024/2025 – up […]

Could Thameslink this year be hit with over a million passenger complaints and compensation claims?

Staff Reporter — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:35:29 +0000

Passengers claiming compensation over delays on trains run by Govia Thameslink could reach a million, just weeks before to being nationalised, writes Rich Brann… The London-based operator has received more than 800,000 compensation claims so far this financial year, putting them at serious risk of seeing over a million claims in 2025-26. According to statistics […]

£175 million for young Londoners to be trained up in clean energy and AI

Kumail Jaffer - Local Democracy Reporter — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:14:53 +0000

Thousands of young Londoners will be trained up to work in the clean energy and technology sectors thanks to investment in two specialist colleges in the capital. Capital City College Group, which runs eight colleges across the city, and South Bank College are among the 19 new Technical Excellence Colleges in the country backed by […]

Could Londoners finally be saved from agonising cladding work delays?

Kumail Jaffer - Local Democracy Reporter — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:28:02 +0000

Londoners trapped in high-rise buildings with dangerous cladding could see reparis speed up significantly under new reforms announced this month. The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) – which regulates higher risk buildings across the UK – has announced a targeted package of measures aimed at streamlining both remediation projects and approvals for new residential buildings. The […]

One year on from the National Insurance rise how is the hospitality sector coping?

Kumail Jaffer - Local Democracy Reporter — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:59:51 +0000

Punitive tax rises are stretching London’s hospitality sector to its limit, local business owners have claimed. Last April Chancellor Rachel Reeves faced heavy criticism for choosing to top up the public finances with an extra tax on businesses. The policy, intended to raise £25billion from companies nationwide, saw National Insurance (NI) rates increase from 13.8 […]

Your vote at next month’s local election will count more than ever

News Desk — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:47:17 +0000

Next month is your biggest chance to influence how your local area is run for four years. The local elections on Thursday May 7 will pit incumbents Labour against the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party and to a lesser degree the Conservatives. The News does not back any single party so cannot make your decision […]

Mayor announces £30 million for late-night youth clubs in London

Kumail Jaffer - Local Democracy Reporter — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:32:35 +0000

City Hall’s £30million investment in late-night youth clubs across London is ‘critical’ to stopping at-risk youngsters from falling into a life of gangs and crime, a veteran community leader has claimed. The Mayor of London announced a £30m investment this week that would fund a “Youth Lates” programme across all 32 boroughs in the capital. […]