Dr Vanessa Saliba, consultant epidemiologist at the UKHSA, said: Our latest data shows we are now seeing a big measles outbreak in north east London, mostly affecting unvaccinated children under 10 in schools and nurseries, with some being hospitalised. Measles is a nasty illness for any child, but for some it can lead to long-term complications and tragically death, but is so easily preventable with two doses of the MMRV vaccine.
The London boroughs where no affordable homes are being built can be revealed. These boroughs were: the City of London, Hackney, Lambeth, Merton and Richmond. In addition, in a further 12 boroughs, the number started did not even reach double figures. These were: Barking and Dagenham, Bexley, Brent, Croydon, Enfield, Haringey, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston, Wandsworth and Westminster.
Enough is enough. Things are far worse for women than when my Sally Anne was killed. I'm not surprised about Croydon - I've been warning about it for two decades. When detectives first started to investigate Sally Anne's murder, even they were shocked by the number of sex offenders living a short distance away from her home. They had to knock on all of their doors first before widening searches further afield.
Enfield and Barking and Dagenham have the highest proportion of smokers in London, both around 15 percent, compared to more affluent boroughs with lower rates.
We have reached crunch point for London's council housing finances... many will need to make deep cutbacks. We are dealing with fast-rising costs but also the legacy of years of Government underinvestment.
