Josephine McDermott

The word "estate" is being airbrushed from use as social housing developments across London are demolished and re-built.

A former London head teacher of the year presided over misuse of public funds, a government report finds.

The chair of governors of a school in south-east London claimed expenses for travel from Menorca in Spain, the BBC learns.

Nearly 50 Metropolitan Police officers have been suspended for alleged corruption in the last two years, figures show.

How do authorities try to confirm the deaths of hostages killed by Islamic State militants, if their bodies are not recovered?

The local archives chronicle the early years of the new Labour leader's time as Islington North MP, with controversial views and clothing choices never far away.

The speed at which mandatory criminal checks are completed by police in London is of great concern, the body responsible for the checks says.

What will be the archaeological legacy of the Crossrail excavations?

The 10-year limit for keeping a woman's frozen eggs is arbitrary and does not reflect current technology, campaigners say.

Patients unable to have sex are calling for the NHS to stop prescribing acne drug Roaccutane.