The London Buzz - 15th September 2025
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The London Buzz - 15th September 2025
"Capita has been an outsourcing partner for Barnet Council since 2013 but Labour administration pledged to bring all services back in-house by 2026 Barnet Post A vulnerable man, wrongly convicted of a 1990 murder in East London, is suing the Metropolitan Police who forced him into falsely confessing to the shooting. The Justice Gap The general secretary of the union behind last week's Tube strikes has said he is "optimistic" a deal can be struck with Transport for London (TfL) but warned transport bosses not to give them the "cold shoulder". BBC News"
"Illegally-adapted e-bikes should come with a warning akin to those on cigarette packets about cancer, according to London council chiefs. Standard A new pub will open on Chelsea's King's Road this October, marking the first such development in the area in more than 100 years. The Up Coming Street Preachers of Brixton: the man with all the pamphlets Brixton Buzz How TfL faked bus data to cover up Putney Bridge delays Putney News"
"Inside the fight to save independent cafes from 'corporate greed and exploitative capitalism' Big Issue Campaigners are mounting another legal challenge to the building of a women's football academy by Tottenham Hotspur on wildlife-rich parkland in north London. The Guardian The Home Builders Federation have published a new report researching housing delivery in the capital, and finding it at crisis point PCB Today"
Capita has been an outsourcing partner for Barnet Council since 2013, and the Labour administration has pledged to bring all services back in-house by 2026. A vulnerable man wrongly convicted of a 1990 East London murder is suing the Metropolitan Police over an alleged coerced false confession. The general secretary of the union behind recent Tube strikes expressed optimism about reaching a deal with TfL while warning against a 'cold shoulder' from transport bosses. London council chiefs propose cigarette-style warnings for illegally adapted e-bikes. Campaigners initiated another legal challenge to Tottenham Hotspur's planned women's football academy on wildlife-rich parkland. A report finds housing delivery in the capital at crisis point.
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