Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios’ six-storey Paradise SE11 has opened in Lambeth, presented by its backers as the UK’s lowest embodied‑carbon office of its type. The timber-first, offsite‑prefabricated building is engineered for disassembly and backed by performance-based fire testing, though long-term sustainability will hinge on post-occupancy carbon performance and ease of…

London start‑up Minimal has relocated from Battersea to a refurbished 10,751 sq ft unit at Prologis Park Royal DC5, consolidating vehicle production, R&D and customer operations as it aims to double headcount and move from pilots to larger‑scale urban deliveries. The Park Royal site, fitted out via Prologis Essentials and…

A small Stanley knife discovered at St Quintin’s Childcare Centre on 27 June was briefly handled by children before staff intervened, prompting an urgent probe by the borough into its facilities contractor. The council says recommendations were implemented but the episode has become a test case for how outsourced maintenance…

Bianca Jagger will join a Parliament Square demonstration to protest the government’s proscription of Palestine Action and denounce what she calls the Israeli government’s ‘genocide’ in Gaza. Rights groups, the UN and opposition parties say the ban risks chilling lawful protest and are demanding parliamentary scrutiny of policing, intelligence‑sharing and…

Police outnumbered anti-migrant protesters outside the Thistle City Barbican hotel in Islington as the Met imposed conditions on demonstrations and prepared extra officers and mutual aid. Scuffles led to several arrests, asylum seekers were seen at hotel windows, and officers warned further enforcement if conditions were breached. Police officers outnumbered…

Parkgate Aspen has instructed security to prevent food‑delivery riders from entering blocks at the Canary Riverside development after protests outside the nearby Britannia International hotel housing asylum seekers. Platforms deny widespread illegal working and ministers are tightening checks, but critics say the ban risks scapegoating couriers and normalising exclusionary security…

A small Stanley knife was found on 27 June at the St Quintin Centre in North Kensington and was briefly passed between children before being handed to staff, prompting the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to commission an urgent safety review. The council says contractor Bellrock carried out a…

Hundreds of residents, campaigners and local groups joined a counter‑protest on 8 August to shield people housed in an Islington hotel, while police — increased in number and enforcing strict conditions — kept opposing demonstrators apart; nine arrests were reported and officers said an elevated presence would remain to deter…

FCC Environment has told the Chancellor that moving to a single, flat landfill tax and removing lower-rate reliefs could sharply increase disposal costs and render major infrastructure and housing projects commercially unviable. The company’s illustrative modelling shows HS2’s tax bill rising from about £13m to over £440m and London developments…

The communities secretary has asked Beijing to justify or supply unredacted planning drawings for the proposed Royal Mint Court diplomatic campus by 20 August as she prepares to make a statutory decision by 9 September. Ministers and security agencies have pressed for a hardened perimeter and legally enforceable access for…

A one‑year, £15 million Heritage at Risk Capital Fund has awarded grants to 37 at‑risk sites across England to secure historic buildings that serve disadvantaged communities. London beneficiaries include St Mary the Virgin in Somers Town (£639,064) for urgent fabric repairs and the Greenhouse Centre in Marylebone (£663,100) to complete…

Timed to what would have been his 110th birthday, China-backed memorials in London — including a CGTN documentary trailer using AI reconstructions and a Chinese edition of his biography — have reignited interest in George Hogg’s work as a teacher and witness, spotlighting the imbalance in how Britain and China…