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London is struggling to manage a violent crime epidemic, yet the Manchester attack attracted global attention.
The lamps that once lit London's streets have come to symbolize a certain time and place in British history.
When people don't trust the government, the media or police, they are less inclined to play by the rules and more likely to lash out violently.
London's low emission zone has started to reduce air pollution – but not enough to protect children's lungs.
This year's London Film Festival presented a contemporary view of China rarely seen in European cinema.
For a nation in the grips of a housing crisis, you'd expect high-rise developments to be good news – unfortunately not.
There are early indicators that London's fortunes could be shifting.
Economic polarisation across Europe is becoming an important phenomenon, in part driven by monetary policies that can increase office prices and can even affect the fundamentals that drive the markets.
The closure of a London pie shop raises questions regarding the relationship between food and identity.
As climate extremes mount, let's reflect on Victorian London's 'Great Stink' sewage crisis - when things finally became so bad authorities were forced to accept evidence, reject sceptics, and act.
As traffic slows down, research is gathering momentum.
House prices in London fell by 0.6% in June after years of high growth.
Uncontrolled growth at the expense of the environment will severely exacerbate the impacts of climate change. As shown with tragic floods in India, our cities are not prepared for extreme events.
The policing of black British culture has a long history.
From the early 1980s, local governments in the UK began renaming streets, housing estates and community centres after Mandela as an act of protest.
An expert crunches the numbers to reveal just how bleak Britain's bus crisis has become.
London doesn't meet the criteria for a national park – not even close. Calling it that could undermine the label itself.
A Heathrow expansion is going to benefit the rich and hurt the poor.
Research shows if Australia encourages greenery on buildings, it will reduce temperatures in the city, as well as potential for flash flooding. It also creates new habitats and socialising spaces.
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