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Who really controls Soho? Is it the Soho Society, the 'NIMBY' residents' group who killed al fresco dining? Or is it Soho Estates, the billion-pound landlord that owns almost half of the area's 140 acres? the-londoner.co.uk/who-owns-sohos…

On that al fresco dining...

Does Soho need another bar? The Soho Society disagrees.

last chance to work with the wonderful @pennycenturyy as our new staff writer on @brumdispatch deadline is this sunday!

“You can’t just tell people to fucking move,” Tim spits, recoiling just at the thought. “No. I’ve spent more than half my life in this community — and I don’t want to fucking move.”

John James, whose family owns most of Soho, suggested that if local residents don't like the noise they should live somewhere else. Tim Lord wasn't convinced: "I’ve spent more than half my life in this community", he said - "and I don’t want to fucking move”

The Soho Society claim to protect the interests of local residents and businesses. But several we spoke to felt they were holding the area back.

Look away, Ryan Gosling: a spate of fox deaths across the capital has sparked rumours of a mass poisoning. We investigated whether a serial fox murderer is prowling the city: the-londoner.co.uk/attenborough-m…

The stars of David Attenborough's Wild London, the Tottenham allotment foxes were a beloved sight for locals. Until, one day earlier this month, five of them (and a pet cat) showed up dead in one day. Were they poisoned? the-londoner.co.uk/attenborough-m…

🚨 Final call ‼️ We're officially building and we need a name. Have your say now.

The government promised to protect a wall covered in the handprints of Grenfell victims. So why was it destroyed last week? Plus, Sadiq Khan reaches peak Londonmaxxing and Londoners rally for a cancer-hit key cutter. the-londoner.co.uk/fury-as-grenfe…

Three brothers fled Afghanistan for safety in London. Over the course of 39 days last year, two of them would be dead. I told their story for @_TheLondoner It's a tale of broken systems, wrongful imprisonments and inescapable trauma. the-londoner.co.uk/three-brothers…

Three brothers fled Afghanistan for safety in London. Over the course of 39 days last year, two of them would be dead. This is the story of what happened, and the authorities that failed them. the-londoner.co.uk/three-brothers…

20 pledges to go. We’re ready when you are.

Interestingly, sometimes tube extensions can't happen because they might be too successful — and the planners at TfL have to think about whether those trains will have any capacity by the time they reach new stops

In which I speak to the people at TfL in my quest to get a tube extension to Peckham the-londoner.co.uk/how-to-design-…