The London Minute newsletter

A really poor edition, sorry folks. I have got more time today to work on making tomorrow’s edition better. Always open to Better News suggestions too. - Michael

🌤️  Good morning London. Monday’s headlines: Emergency meeting over measles outbreak, thousands march against war on Iran, Maida Vale mosque fight, West Hampstead murder, 1,500 new homes for Brentford + Brockwell Bark returns

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Sun behind a large glasshouse. Text over reads: The London Minute ⏰ Friday 6 March 2026 Saharan dust pollution alert, 'mass shoplifting' plan thwarted, measles cases still rising, 10m people's data stolen in TfL hack + Kew Palm House set for revamp

🌤️  Good morning London. Friday’s headlines: Saharan dust pollution alert, 'mass shoplifting' plan thwarted, measles cases still rising, 10m people's data stolen in TfL hack + Kew Palm House set for revamp

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Scooters and bikes parked on a city street. Text over reads: The London Minute - Thursday 5 March 2026: Homeless people offered chairs not beds, e-scooter demand rising, arrests over 'school wars' posters + Freight Brixton gets rooftop ready

🌤️  Good morning London. Thursday’s headlines: Homeless people offered chairs not beds, e-scooter demand rising, arrests over 'school wars' posters + Freight Brixton gets rooftop ready

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#london #brixton

On London Extra: Farage's dark vision Reform has vengeance on its mind. Plus West Ham lose, intel from Barking & Dagenham, the latest from On London and more.

Is it Thursday already? Here's Tuesday On London Extra. It leads on Farage's dark vision for the capital. Also, elections intel from Barking & Dagenham, West Ham lose to the taxpayer and more: davehillonlondon.substack.com/p/on-london-...

A computer generated image of an indoor garden. Text over reads: The London Minute ⏰ Wednesday 4 March 2026 Grenfell Tower demolition paused, £231m Barbican revamp approved, pollution warning + Kentish Town's new 'Neighbourhood Space' plan for former cinema

☀️  Good morning London. Today’s headlines: Grenfell Tower demolition paused, £231m Barbican revamp approved, pollution warning + Kentish Town's new 'Neighbourhood Space' plan for former cinema

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Faded signs on the side of a brick building with shops below. Text over reads: The London Minute - Tuesday 3 March 2026: Croydon sports centre fire, school wars 'hoax' claim, billionaire's art sale + ghost signs revealed at Oval tube station

🌤️  Good morning London. Tuesday’s headlines: Croydon sports centre fire, school wars 'hoax' claim, billionaire's art sale + ghost signs revealed at Oval tube station

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#london #croydon

A sunrise behind a city skyline. Text over reads: The London Minute - Monday 2 March 2026: Tube drivers vote to strike, school fights 'fail to materialise', Parliament Hill Lido cafe legal move, new DLR trains update + Clapham vigil for Sarah Everard

🌤️  Good morning London. Monday’s headlines: Tube drivers vote to strike, school fights 'fail to materialise', Parliament Hill Lido cafe legal move, new DLR trains update + Clapham vigil for Sarah Everard

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People in a city centre, with a staircase heading underground in the foreground. Text over reads: The London Minute - Friday 27 February 2026: Green light for Oxford Street pedestrianisation, Mayor's £21bn budget approved, 300 measles cases + new fears for Hackney’s Ridley Road street market

🌤️  Good morning London. Friday’s headlines: Green light for Oxford Street pedestrianisation, Mayor's £21bn budget approved, 300 measles cases + new fears for Hackney’s Ridley Road street market

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#london

A fountain featuring statues of people vomiting water on the banks of a river. Text over reads: The London Minute - Thursday 26 February 2026: Mayor's budget vote today, 500-year-old Whitewebbs oak ‘was healthy’ before chop, pirate ship lands in Kensington Gardens + 'Fountain of Filth' stunt

🌤️  Good morning London. Thursday’s headlines: Mayor's budget vote today, 500-year-old Whitewebbs oak ‘was healthy’ before chop, pirate ship lands in Kensington Gardens + 'Fountain of Filth' stunt

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A fire engine in standing water on a residential road, with ‘do not cross’ tape in the foreground. Text over reads: The London Minute ⏰ Wednesday 25 February 2026 100 evacuated in Islington flooding, Green Lanes machete gang shop raid, Brockwell Park festivals approved + Frieze fury over Regent's Park 'mudbath'

🌤️  Good morning London. Today’s headlines: 100 evacuated in Islington flooding, Green Lanes machete gang shop raid, Brockwell Park festivals approved + Frieze fury over Regent's Park 'mudbath'

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A mural on the side of a house next to a canal. Text over reads: The London Minute - Tuesday 24 February 2026: Mass evictions paused, attacks on transport workers up 35%, school fights go viral, bird flu outbreak fears + £2.5m revamp for Queen’s Park canalside

🌤️  Good morning London. Tuesday’s headlines: Mass evictions paused, attacks on transport workers up 35%, school fights go viral, bird flu outbreak fears + £2.5m revamp for Queen’s Park canalside

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#london

Gondolas over a city river. Text over reads: The London Minute - Monday 23 February 2026: Church fire, London’s ‘worst mass eviction in recent history’, floating park plan for Thames + Dolly Parton's Imagination Library opens in Camden

🌤️  Good morning London. Monday’s headlines: Church fire, London’s ‘worst mass eviction in recent history’, floating park plan for Thames + Dolly Parton's Imagination Library opens in Camden

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#london

Who's the billionaire behind London’s biggest mass eviction? He's the London philanthropist who says he's committed to solving homelessness. So why is Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital rushing to make hundreds of Londoners homeless in the coming weeks?

London’s “worst mass eviction in recent history” is underway; hundreds of households across London told to get out of their homes this week by the same landlord, ahead of the renters rights act. The landlord? Billionaire Asif Aziz’s Criterion Capital. www.londoncentric.media/p/asif-aziz-...

People walking among plants outside a city building. Text over reads: The London Minute - Friday 20 February 2026: Measles outbreak spreads to Haringey, Brockwell Park festival cancelled, hospital hides former prince Andrew plaque, the King at LFW + London’s best new building award

🌤️  Good morning London. Today’s headlines: Measles outbreak spreads to Haringey, Brockwell Park festival cancelled, hospital hides former prince Andrew plaque, the King at LFW + London’s best new building award

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#london

People walking past a cafe with a billboard above reading ‘more love’. Text over reads: The London Minute - Thursday 19 February 2026: Bus crashes in to theatre (but the show must go on), Albert Bridge closure update, Brockwell Park festivals vote + London Fashion Week returns

🌤️  Good morning London. Today’s headlines: Bus crashes in to theatre (but the show must go on), Albert Bridge closure update, Brockwell Park festivals vote + London Fashion Week returns

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#london #tracyemin

Matt Brown | Substack London explorer.

Credit especially to @mattfromlondon.bsky.social, who pours hours of craft into the maps: substack.com/@mattlondone...

The Londonist team really do go above and beyond. With the stuff no other media outlet can do, thanks to deep local knowledge. And they fucking nail it so beautifully.

An outdoor swimming pool. Text over reads: The London Minute - Wednesday 18 February 2026: Cafe wars: Daisy Green owner wants talks, bike thefts 'epidemic', pedicab crackdown + the hidden history of print and publishing on the Strand

🌤️  Good morning London. Wednesday’s headlines: Cafe wars: Daisy Green owner wants talks, bike thefts 'epidemic', pedicab crackdown + the hidden history of print and publishing on the Strand

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#london

People walking past a mural of a city painted on a brick wall. Text over reads: The London Minute - Tuesday 17 February 2026 Phone theft crackdown results, measles outbreak fears due to vaccine rates, new museum for Newham + Harry Styles to play Southbank Meltdown festival

🌤️  Good morning London. Tuesday’s headlines: Phone theft crackdown results, measles outbreak fears due to vaccine rates, new museum for Newham + Harry Styles to play Southbank Meltdown festival

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#london

Mayor increases anti-phone theft funds as Met says numbers falling Sadiq Khan and the police continue to challenge negative portrayals of the city's street crime levels

Latest in the simultaneous battles against phone theft and the Right's "lawless London" propaganda offensive: www.onlondon.co.uk/sadiq-khan-a... #london #sadiqkhan #crime

People cycling bikes on a road heading towards tall buildings. Text over reads: The London Minute - Monday 16 February 2026: Social media blamed for measles outbreak, Piccadilly Line delays due to strike action, fatal stabbings in Peckham & Croydon + stars gather for local theatre fundraiser

🌤️  Good morning London. Monday’s headlines: Social media blamed for measles outbreak, Piccadilly Line delays due to strike action, fatal stabbings in Peckham & Croydon + stars gather for local theatre fundraiser

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#london

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People dining outside a riverside pub in the February sunshine. Text over reads: The London Minute - Weekend edition 13 - 15 February 2026: Albert Bridge update: cracks found, Camberwell church roof collapse, crackdown on 'professional beggar' groups, new Thames wild swimming plan + ski jumping on Hampstead Heath

🌤️  Good morning London. Today’s headlines: Albert Bridge update: cracks found, Camberwell church roof collapse, crackdown on 'professional beggar' groups, new Thames wild swimming plan + ski jumping on Hampstead Heath

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#london

Survey | Strategic licensing consultation Help improve London’s licensing. Tell us what you think of the Mayor's proposals for a more consistent approach for licensing businesses in London.

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People standing next to an outdoor mural of David Bowie. Text over reads: The London Minute - Thursday 12 February 2026: School security debate after double-stabbing, rapper Dave helps elderly hospital patients, new Bowie mural & exhibition + festival-style map for neighbourhoods

🌤️  Good morning London. Today’s headlines: School security debate after double-stabbing, rapper Dave helps elderly hospital patients, new Bowie mural & exhibition + festival-style map for neighbourhoods

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holy shit, great news via the @londonminute.bsky.social daily newsletter this morning - the Southbank Centre has listed status and that includes the skateboarding undercroft!!! c20society.org.uk/news/southba...

A computer generated image showing the inside of a station. Text over reads: The London Minute - Wednesday 11 February 2026: Green light for Liverpool Street Station revamp, schoolboys stabbed, RideLondon event paused, Southbank Centre saved + Taylor Swift in Croydon

🌤️  Good morning London. Today’s headlines: Green light for Liverpool Street Station revamp, schoolboys stabbed, RideLondon event paused, Southbank Centre saved + Taylor Swift in Croydon

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#london