"The prints found underneath the Sutton House floorboards are hugely exciting, as they give us glimpses into the rich ...

Over a century and a number of licence transfers later, Havering Libraries said The Laurie Arms was put at risk by Romford Borough Council's 1955 slum clearance scheme. Slum clearances took place ...

It could be argued that Victorian England marked the beginning of modern slums, as the influx of large numbers of ... this urbanization led to a rise in crime. The city of London responded by ...

Uswitch’s new research revealed that eight of the top 10 local authorities receiving complaints about mould or damp were in London. Maintaining a warm home prevents mould from growing.

Recent data shows boys in years 5 and 9 in England have scored significantly higher than girls in maths and science compared with 2019, report UCL researchers who analysed the latest Trends in ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. England’s Marcus Smith dives over the line to score a try during the Six Nations rugby match between ...

The annual death rate in Bethnal Green in the late nineteenth century was forty per thousand inhabitants. Elsewhere in London it was twenty. It is now six. The suffering of the poorer classes is ...

It’s like I’m living in the Victorian slums era. I have to double pay – I pay for the rent, and then I’m paying for the hotel, because when I get sick, it’s just not safe. “The council ...

A man living with a lung condition claims his treatment by the council has been ‘abusive and oppressive’ as he faces a daily battle with mould and rats in his property. Errol Baptiste, 60, has been ...