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Full list of the London coffee shops named the best in the UK in 2026

The data: The new figures indicate that there were 97 homicides in 2025, an 11% reduction on last year. That’s the lowest total recorded since 2014, and it comes despite the rise in the capital’s population. The capital’s homicide rate of 1.1 killings per 100,00 people makes it lower than any other UK city. It also makes London one of the safest cities in the Western world, with its rate significantly lower than Milan (1.6), New York (2.8), Berlin (3.2), Chicago (11.7) or Philadelphia (12.3).

A local activist group called “Save Brick Lane” is leading the campaign against the Truman data centre plan. The group has put forward a rival proposal for the redevelopment with 300 homes, including 44 social housing units. The current Truman Estates proposal includes 11 affordable units.

The routes at risk of getting the chop include the 259 between Edmonton Green and King’s Cross, the 279 between Waltham Cross and Manor House, the 349 between Ponders End and Stamford Hill, the 19 between Finsbury Park and Battersea Bridge (made famous by the Dire Straits song ‘Wild West End’), the 424 between Putney Heath and Fulham and the 38 between Clapton Pond and Victoria Bus Station.

The aptly named Peckham Farmers’ Market has been in the works since last summer, and its organisers have finally announced an official launch date. From January 24, the market will pop up at Belham Primary School every Saturday between 9.30am and 3pm.

More than 350 drivers from the Lea Interchange Bus Company — part of Stagecoach — are expected to participate in the 9-10 January strikes, which will impact 13 bus routes — including several that service the borough. A number of the routes, including the 97 and 339, also serve Westfield’s Stratford City in a blow to shoppers hoping to snag a deal in the January sales.

Firm deep dish sourdough base with British sourced ingredients.

The number of social media posts promoting the narrative that London is “dangerous” have spiked in the past year, despite a reduction in violent crime.

The 2026 event will take place next Saturday, January 11 2026. People will begin to gather at Chinatown in the afternoon, before being split into groups and taken to a nearby tube stop.

Ryan’s N16 on Church Street, the boutique high street near Clissold Park, posted on social media that it would be serving its last orders.

A west London council is poised to hit second-home owners with a major tax hike as it looks for new ways to plug growing budget gaps.

Officers advised people not to try to attend the sold-out mayor’s annual fireworks event without a ticket.

East London Waterworks Park (ELWP) has now published its Inclusive Design Proposal, which it hopes to build on the site of a former Thames Water depot on Lea Bridge Road. The plans for the biodiverse park features a graduated design, a cafe and wild swimming ponds.