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Visited a family who have been living in temporary accommodation in Newham since 2018. The family of 7 all sleep in one room on blow-up beds and sofas because black mould has infested every single room upstairs and is terrifying their kids, who think their house is cursed.

Today @myldn has launched a new environmental project 'Wasted' and it's a call to arms. With council budgets stretched, we're in danger of undoing some of the great work already delivered to tackle the climate crisis and rewild London mylondon.news/news/west-lond…

Rafael Ghisleni went from owning his own South London flat and business to sleeping on night buses and the Tube. It all started with lockdown and the discovery of flammable cladding on his block of flats. Story by @RubyLGregory mylondon.news/news/south-lon…

After announcing results in 16 wards, we have paused counting overnight. Due to close results, a number of recounts are required. We will reconvene tomorrow morning to resume the count, and announce the remaining wards. #LocalElections2026

#Election results: Labour has lost control of #Southwark – but we still don’t know who will run the council No single party has a clear majority southwarknews.co.uk/area/southwark…

What a day to get tonsillitis 😭 My colleagues at MyLondon have been doing amazing work covering the counts across the capital, you can stay up to date with our live blog here 👇🏼 mylondon.news/news/west-lond…

Still not sure how to vote? – Well this might help, here is what the main parties want to do if they win in #Southwark Your chance to decide who runs the council for the next four years southwarknews.co.uk/area/southwark…

Lots of people think campaigning has to stop on polling day, but that's not true. Find out what is and isn't allowed so you know what to expect tomorrow. 👇

And finally here are the local election manifestos from Labour, Greens, Lib Dems and Conservatives parties in Lewisham mylondon.news/news/south-lon…

A rundown of the local election manifestos in Lambeth from Labour, Greens, Lib Dems and Conservatives mylondon.news/news/south-lon…

Everything you need to know about the local election manifestos in Southwark from Labour, Greens, Lib Dems and Conservatives 👇 mylondon.news/news/south-lon…

Lewisham Council accused of fly-tipping rubbish by residents - BBC News Lee residents have accused the council of fly-tipping by failing to collect rubbish. Residents told me this has been happening since 2024. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

A Brent councillor who allowed a convicted murderer and rapist to volunteer at a mental health drop-in claims she didn't know about his past. He went on to sexually assault a woman he met there. Story by @GrantLDReporter mylondon.news/news/north-lon…

Lewisham Council will fine residents up to £1k if they're caught fly-tipping. Lee residents say the council is the one effectively fly-tipping by failing to collect their rubbish after street cleaners place it on the road. By @RubyLGregory mylondon.news/news/south-lon…

Outrage as social homes in South London are put up for private sale mylondon.news/news/south-lon…

The @LibDems are targeting two more South London boroughs as leader @EdwardJDavey says people are 'moving away from Labour big time'. He spoke to @RubyLGregory in Blackfriars today mylondon.news/news/south-lon…

Dave in particular deserves huge credit for MyLondon's recent award win for the Broken Homes project. See more below, and a link to a related petition Dave is running calling for a change to how councils can dispense of their housing duty.

We're not done yet. Help us change the law around housing offers mylondon.news/news/west-lond…

Inside South London borough's first modular homes helping the homeless get lives back on track mylondon.news/news/south-lon…

#Bermondsey welcomes Southwark’s first modular homes for rough sleepers The council have got six more coming to another site and are exploring other areas in the borough for the homes southwarknews.co.uk/area/bermondse…

A South Londoner is being taken to court by her landlord - a homelessness charity - over alleged rent arrears after she was initially served a Section 21 'no-fault' eviction notice. mylondon.news/news/south-lon…