Hammersmith and Fulham, England News

The head of cash-strapped Wandsworth Council pocketed more than A 200,000 of taxpayers' money, making him the highest paid permanent chief executive in London.

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A 46-year-old Angolan man died after being restrained by G4S security guards as he was being deported, an inquest has heard.

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Figures released by the Pan London Admissions Board show that 73 per cent of parents applying for primary school places in Camden were successful with their first choice application for the next academic year This fell well below the average number receiving first choice school places across London.

Eric Pickles is a driven man on a mission to slash spending and waste in local government.

Government plans to block migrants' access to social housing announced in the Queen's Speech have been welcomed by a council that has already adopted such a policy.

London's deputy mayor Isabel Dedring is "enthusiastic" about the proposal to replace the Hammersmith flyover with a tunnel, said London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham leader Nick Botterill last night.

Police officers in Merton will now be able to Taser their suspects after controversial new response units went live last week.

Payback: Gladys Popoola has been ordered to repay 300,000 after claiming so many fraudulent benefits that she could buy three homes in London A benefits cheat who raked in so much cash she bought three homes in London and one in her native Kenya has been ordered to repay 300,000. Gladys Popoola claimed the 'full range' of benefits, despite the fact ... (more)

The government says it still intends to create stock transfer powers desired by residents of estates threatened by redevelopment plans of flagship London Tory borough and Capco, but how powerful will those powers be? More than two years have passed since the government made known an intention to give social housing tenants powers to take ownership ... (more)

The Trussell Trust foodbank estimates it will give out more than 1,400 emergency food parcels a year in the borough with the second highest average income in London.

The Hammersmith Flyover is a 'terrible act of vandalism' that should never be repeated and should be replaced, according to Hammersmith & Fulham Council and a group of local architects.

London's deputy mayor Isabel Dedring is "enthusiatistic" about the proposal to replace the Hammersmith flyover with a tunnel, said London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham leader Nick Botterill last night.

Fewer children in Sutton and Merton have been vaccinated against the potentially fatal diseases of measles, mumps or rubella by their second birthday than anywhere else in the country.

Council workers nationwide slammed high-ranking bosses today for proposing a real terms pay cut for staff while they enjoy a "gravy train" pay bonanza themselves.

Derek Boateng, who had turned 16 on the day he died, was attacked on a route 393 bus just after 15:20 BST on Tuesday at Highbury New Park, Highbury.

More than 43m will have been spent in a decade on preparatory work for new crossings over the Thames, the Green Party claims.

Students from a school in Edgware will be taking part in competition to find the next top young entrepreneur in London.

A volunteer sorts through donations of food at the Hammersmith and Fulham food bank run by the Trussell Trust in London.