
How to investigate a billionaire
Londoner reporter Andrew Kersley spills his investigative journalist secrets
Andrew has done reporting and investigative journalism for the Observer, the Sunday Times, Vittles and Private Eye.
Londoner reporter Andrew Kersley spills his investigative journalist secrets
Newspapers are full of stories about the disappearance of London's historical East Enders. The truth is a lot more complicated
Linea Homes has been called the “grim reaper” of pubs. Their targets include some of Peckham, Wimbledon and Camden’s most iconic boozers.
Giles Coren called him his “favourite kind of chef”. But former staff and business partners paint a different picture of the Michelin star winner.
Mark Shooter has been fined thousands of pounds for illegally renting out crammed bedsits in Camden. One of his former tenants just became Green Party leader.
Between data centres, industry and new homes, London is facing record demand for water just as climate change leaves the capital drier than ever. The real problem is what comes next.
Companies linked to Asif Aziz have been buying up and shutting down some of the capital’s most beloved boozers. Now, we’ve mapped them.
Clogged toilets, trade unions and Google researchers: this is the saga of the Scarlett Letters
How a series of blazes changed the lives of residents in a luxury east London block
“It was a good year and a half that we were doing absolutely nothing”
A shortage of outdoor swimming spots is turning London into the Hunger Games
We’ve obtained a 25-slide document that suggests a very different future for the capital — so why was it quietly filed away?
At the centre of Covent Garden lies the area's last community garden. Soon, it might disappear — all due to a new luxury hotel and theatre built for Cirque du Soleil.
"Boris Bikes" were supposed to be London's cycling future. This is how a private company supplanted them.
The rebirth of investigative reporting in the capital
The record subsidy was supposed to create hundreds of green jobs across East London. But 18 months later, has it had any impact?