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London Marathon runner breaks Guinness World Record in Transformer suit

A runner dressed as a Transformer has broken a Guinness World Record at the London Marathon. Matt Batchelor, 45, feared

Nepali Gurkha women sitting together on a bench in Woolwich south London

Richmond’s 15 loneliness benches and NHS GP link workers are on the same streets — research shows why connecting them matters

Loneliness kills an estimated 100 people every hour worldwide, the WHO found in 2025. In Richmond, two programmes are fighting

Electric Avenue, Brixton, Lambeth, London

Lambeth election 2026: Can Labour hold again?

On 7 May, voters will elect 5,066 councillors to seats across the UK – including all 32 of London’s boroughs.

Chelsea Grogan with her Guiness World Record certificate

The marathon record-breakers who didn’t make headlines

We’ve all heard of the phenomenal Sabastian Sawe, who became the first to have run the London Marathon sub-two-hours.  But,

Young carer out of school for months as mum faces prosecution

A young carer has been out of school for nine months after being denied a place at his nearest secondary

Country music singer Ashley Campbell performing

Goodnight Nashville, hello London: Ashley Campbell’s music journey in the UK

Ashley Campbell has stepped out of the place she once called home and found her own voice in London. Despite

Locals stroll around Brixton Market, a street lined with colourful shops and stalls

Upcoming documentary on Brixton’s housing crisis shines a spotlight on local history

An independent film producer aims to challenge preconceptions about Brixton in an upcoming documentary on its housing crisis. In some

‘It’s so vital’: The LGBTQ+ walking group taking strides towards a stronger sense of community 

A Brixton-based charity has launched a walking group to tackle loneliness and isolation amongst the LGBTQ+ community. LGBT HERO began Walking

The Small Quarter: Mitcham’s hidden eco-safehaven

A Mitcham community garden is participating in the Capital Growth Good to Grow Week 2026 to promote the spring growing

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Newham elections 2026: What you need to know as voters head to polls

The London elections are fast approaching and voters in Newham will soon be heading to the polls. But who can

Illustration of River Thames and London landmarks, framed by vegetation.

London borough elections: Cross-party environmental pledges

Councillors from across the politican spectrum came together to debate the capital’s environmental policies ahead of the May elections at

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