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Proper local journalism about who really runs London - and what's actually going on in the city.
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Who wants to be mayor of London? (opens the original)
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The best place to work out what’s going on in London politics this week is Liverpool, where the Labour Party has been holding its annual party conference. I’ve spent the last few days by the side of the River Mersey meeting London-based activists and politicians in a bid to find out who wants to succeed Sadiq Khan as the party’s mayoral candidate — and what powers they want Andy Burnham to give to London.Scroll down to find out what is going on with the battle to be mayor of London — including a
The Zone 2 arms factory (opens the original)
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Welcome to a weekend edition of London Centric, where we’ve got a mix of fresh stories and updates on some old favourites. It’s like picking up a Sunday newspaper without having to go to the shops. Just keep scrolling until something catches your eye. Got something we should be looking into? We’re constantly working on knotty investigations, which take a lot of time. But we’re also up for anything curious that has caught your attention or always bothered you about life in London. Get in touch vi
London’s most expensive house, Reform UK’s treasurer, and a massively reduced tax bill (opens the original)
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London drug dealers are hijacking Google Maps (opens the original)
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We’ve been busy this week working on a chunky investigation that has taken up a lot more time than expected. We can’t wait to bring it to you but in the meantime we’ve got a smorgasbord of short, strange and curious stories we’ve encountered across the capital.London Centric has been nominated in four categories in the Media Freedom Awards. Our reporting on Criterio
‘Airbnb for sheiks’: the Shard's £50m empty apartments that just won't sell (opens the original)
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