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680			</div>
681		</div>
682	
683
684	<div class="col-lg-6 col-xs-6 col-sm-7 herald-no-pad">
685		<div class="entry-header">
686							<span class="meta-category meta-small"><a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/category/news/" class="herald-cat-5">News</a></span>
687			
688			<h2 class="entry-title h6"><a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/city-hall-still-in-a-battle-with-whitehall-over-devolution-as-burnham-faces-anti-london-claims/">City Hall still in a battle with Whitehall over devolution as Burnham faces ‘anti-London’ claims</a></h2>
689							<div class="entry-meta meta-small"><div class="meta-item herald-date"><span class="updated">1 October 2026</span></div></div>
690					</div>
691	</div>
692</div>
693</article>															<article class="herald-lay-d post-9768 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-housing">
694<div class="row">
695	
696			<div class="col-lg-6 col-xs-6 col-sm-5">
697			<div class="herald-post-thumbnail herald-format-icon-middle">
698				<a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/why-london-is-already-moving-on-from-leasehold-flats/" title="Why London is already moving on from leasehold flats">
699					<img width="215" height="120" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.ec1echo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Marlowe-Road-Estate-1.jpg?resize=215%2C120&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-herald-lay-d size-herald-lay-d wp-post-image" alt="Modern apartment building with multiple balconies and large windows against a clear blue sky." loading="lazy" />									</a>
700			</div>
701		</div>
702	
703
704	<div class="col-lg-6 col-xs-6 col-sm-7 herald-no-pad">
705		<div class="entry-header">
706							<span class="meta-category meta-small"><a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/category/news/" class="herald-cat-5">News</a></span>
707			
708			<h2 class="entry-title h6"><a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/why-london-is-already-moving-on-from-leasehold-flats/">Why London is already moving on from leasehold flats</a></h2>
709							<div class="entry-meta meta-small"><div class="meta-item herald-date"><span class="updated">1 October 2026</span></div></div>
710					</div>
711	</div>
712</div>
713</article>															<article class="herald-lay-d post-9763 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-culture">
714<div class="row">
715	
716			<div class="col-lg-6 col-xs-6 col-sm-5">
717			<div class="herald-post-thumbnail herald-format-icon-middle">
718				<a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/discover-the-barbican-after-dark-with-atmospheric-ghost-tours/" title="Discover the Barbican after dark with atmospheric Ghost Tours">
719					<img width="215" height="120" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.ec1echo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/fe58dad9-8931-4bb3-bedf-2eb6316427b3.png?resize=215%2C120&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-herald-lay-d size-herald-lay-d wp-post-image" alt="Nighttime view of a modern cultural building with illuminated geometric terraces, glass entrance, and cylindrical glass elevator tower." loading="lazy" />									</a>
720			</div>
721		</div>
722	
723
724	<div class="col-lg-6 col-xs-6 col-sm-7 herald-no-pad">
725		<div class="entry-header">
726							<span class="meta-category meta-small"><a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/category/news/" class="herald-cat-5">News</a></span>
727			
728			<h2 class="entry-title h6"><a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/discover-the-barbican-after-dark-with-atmospheric-ghost-tours/">Discover the Barbican after dark with atmospheric Ghost Tours</a></h2>
729							<div class="entry-meta meta-small"><div class="meta-item herald-date"><span class="updated">1 October 2026</span></div></div>
730					</div>
731	</div>
732</div>
733</article>															<article class="herald-lay-d post-9751 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-transport">
734<div class="row">
735	
736			<div class="col-lg-6 col-xs-6 col-sm-5">
737			<div class="herald-post-thumbnail herald-format-icon-middle">
738				<a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/sadiq-khan-rejects-london-assembly-calls-for-bus-driver-bill-of-rights/" title="Sadiq Khan rejects London Assembly calls for Bus Driver Bill of Rights">
739					<img width="215" height="120" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.ec1echo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/653604d9fe2ccd9bb18e646f338c5900_Bus-route-19.jpg?resize=215%2C120&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-herald-lay-d size-herald-lay-d wp-post-image" alt="Two bright red Arriva double-decker buses parked on a city street near a bus stop sign with green trees in the background on a sunny afternoon." loading="lazy" />									</a>
740			</div>
741		</div>
742	
743
744	<div class="col-lg-6 col-xs-6 col-sm-7 herald-no-pad">
745		<div class="entry-header">
746							<span class="meta-category meta-small"><a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/category/news/" class="herald-cat-5">News</a></span>
747			
748			<h2 class="entry-title h6"><a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/sadiq-khan-rejects-london-assembly-calls-for-bus-driver-bill-of-rights/">Sadiq Khan rejects London Assembly calls for Bus Driver Bill of Rights</a></h2>
749							<div class="entry-meta meta-small"><div class="meta-item herald-date"><span class="updated">25 September 2026</span></div></div>
750					</div>
751	</div>
752</div>
753</article>															<article class="herald-lay-d post-9748 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-devolution tag-finance">
754<div class="row">
755	
756			<div class="col-lg-6 col-xs-6 col-sm-5">
757			<div class="herald-post-thumbnail herald-format-icon-middle">
758				<a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/sadiq-khan-lays-out-three-main-demands-for-burnhams-budget/" title="Sadiq Khan lays out three main demands for Burnham’s Budget">
759					<img width="215" height="120" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.ec1echo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/William-Warby.jpg?resize=215%2C120&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-herald-lay-d size-herald-lay-d wp-post-image" alt="Close-up of stacked British pound coins showing engraved edges with Latin inscriptions, blurred stacks in the background." loading="lazy" />									</a>
760			</div>
761		</div>
762	
763
764	<div class="col-lg-6 col-xs-6 col-sm-7 herald-no-pad">
765		<div class="entry-header">
766							<span class="meta-category meta-small"><a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/category/news/" class="herald-cat-5">News</a></span>
767			
768			<h2 class="entry-title h6"><a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/sadiq-khan-lays-out-three-main-demands-for-burnhams-budget/">Sadiq Khan lays out three main demands for Burnham’s Budget</a></h2>
769							<div class="entry-meta meta-small"><div class="meta-item herald-date"><span class="updated">25 September 2026</span></div></div>
770					</div>
771	</div>
772</div>
773</article>															<article class="herald-lay-d post-9743 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-trading-standards">
774<div class="row">
775	
776			<div class="col-lg-6 col-xs-6 col-sm-5">
777			<div class="herald-post-thumbnail herald-format-icon-middle">
778				<a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/london-councils-must-be-given-increased-powers-to-shut-down-lawbreaking-high-street-shops/" title="London councils must be given increased powers to shut down lawbreaking high street shops">
779					<img width="215" height="120" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.ec1echo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/0_i5ap9mno_100000.jpeg?resize=215%2C120&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-herald-lay-d size-herald-lay-d wp-post-image" alt="Smiling bald man in a white shirt stands with crossed arms in a landscaped garden courtyard." loading="lazy" />									</a>
780			</div>
781		</div>
782	
783
784	<div class="col-lg-6 col-xs-6 col-sm-7 herald-no-pad">
785		<div class="entry-header">
786							<span class="meta-category meta-small"><a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/category/news/" class="herald-cat-5">News</a></span>
787			
788			<h2 class="entry-title h6"><a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/london-councils-must-be-given-increased-powers-to-shut-down-lawbreaking-high-street-shops/">London councils must be given increased powers to shut down lawbreaking high street shops</a></h2>
789							<div class="entry-meta meta-small"><div class="meta-item herald-date"><span class="updated">24 September 2026</span></div></div>
790					</div>
791	</div>
792</div>
793</article>															<article class="herald-lay-d post-9739 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-education">
794<div class="row">
795	
796			<div class="col-lg-6 col-xs-6 col-sm-5">
797			<div class="herald-post-thumbnail herald-format-icon-middle">
798				<a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/ministers-should-learn-from-city-hall-backed-inclusion-charter-mayor-says/" title="Ministers should learn from City Hall-backed Inclusion Charter, Mayor says">
799					<img width="215" height="120" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.ec1echo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/WhatsApp_Image_2026-09-21_at_18.14.16_1_.jpeg?resize=215%2C120&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-herald-lay-d size-herald-lay-d wp-post-image" alt="A man interacts with two students working on a printed portrait assignment in a busy classroom." loading="lazy" />									</a>
800			</div>
801		</div>
802	
803
804	<div class="col-lg-6 col-xs-6 col-sm-7 herald-no-pad">
805		<div class="entry-header">
806							<span class="meta-category meta-small"><a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/category/news/" class="herald-cat-5">News</a></span>
807			
808			<h2 class="entry-title h6"><a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/ministers-should-learn-from-city-hall-backed-inclusion-charter-mayor-says/">Ministers should learn from City Hall-backed Inclusion Charter, Mayor says</a></h2>
809							<div class="entry-meta meta-small"><div class="meta-item herald-date"><span class="updated">24 September 2026</span></div></div>
810					</div>
811	</div>
812</div>
813</article>															<article class="herald-lay-d post-9735 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-cycling tag-leisure tag-transport">
814<div class="row">
815	
816			<div class="col-lg-6 col-xs-6 col-sm-5">
817			<div class="herald-post-thumbnail herald-format-icon-middle">
818				<a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/london-cycling-festival-gets-over-3500-londoners-on-their-bikes-in-28-boroughs-across-the-capital/" title="London Cycling Festival gets over 3,500 Londoners on their bikes in 28 boroughs across the capital">
819					<img width="215" height="120" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.ec1echo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/DSC04882.jpg?resize=215%2C120&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-herald-lay-d size-herald-lay-d wp-post-image" alt="Families and cyclists gather with bicycles in front of St. Paul&apos;s Cathedral during a London cycling event." loading="lazy" />									</a>
820			</div>
821		</div>
822	
823
824	<div class="col-lg-6 col-xs-6 col-sm-7 herald-no-pad">
825		<div class="entry-header">
826							<span class="meta-category meta-small"><a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/category/news/" class="herald-cat-5">News</a></span>
827			
828			<h2 class="entry-title h6"><a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/london-cycling-festival-gets-over-3500-londoners-on-their-bikes-in-28-boroughs-across-the-capital/">London Cycling Festival gets over 3,500 Londoners on their bikes in 28 boroughs across the capital</a></h2>
829							<div class="entry-meta meta-small"><div class="meta-item herald-date"><span class="updated">24 September 2026</span></div></div>
830					</div>
831	</div>
832</div>
833</article>															<article class="herald-lay-d post-9730 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-transport">
834<div class="row">
835	
836			<div class="col-lg-6 col-xs-6 col-sm-5">
837			<div class="herald-post-thumbnail herald-format-icon-middle">
838				<a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/mayor-refuses-to-guarantee-ac-in-bus-cabins-just-a-week-after-promise/" title="Mayor refuses to guarantee AC in bus cabins just a week after promise">
839					<img width="215" height="120" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.ec1echo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/48b7b4d8-d1ee-4d2f-a8ab-8b423c12c676.jpg?resize=215%2C120&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-herald-lay-d size-herald-lay-d wp-post-image" alt="A red London bus in the city of London" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.ec1echo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/48b7b4d8-d1ee-4d2f-a8ab-8b423c12c676.jpg?resize=990%2C556&amp;ssl=1 990w, https://i0.wp.com/www.ec1echo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/48b7b4d8-d1ee-4d2f-a8ab-8b423c12c676.jpg?resize=1320%2C742&amp;ssl=1 1320w, https://i0.wp.com/www.ec1echo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/48b7b4d8-d1ee-4d2f-a8ab-8b423c12c676.jpg?resize=470%2C264&amp;ssl=1 470w, https://i0.wp.com/www.ec1echo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/48b7b4d8-d1ee-4d2f-a8ab-8b423c12c676.jpg?resize=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1 640w, https://i0.wp.com/www.ec1echo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/48b7b4d8-d1ee-4d2f-a8ab-8b423c12c676.jpg?resize=215%2C120&amp;ssl=1 215w, https://i0.wp.com/www.ec1echo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/48b7b4d8-d1ee-4d2f-a8ab-8b423c12c676.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.ec1echo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/48b7b4d8-d1ee-4d2f-a8ab-8b423c12c676.jpg?resize=414%2C232&amp;ssl=1 414w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px" />									</a>
840			</div>
841		</div>
842	
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845		<div class="entry-header">
846							<span class="meta-category meta-small"><a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/category/news/" class="herald-cat-5">News</a></span>
847			
848			<h2 class="entry-title h6"><a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/mayor-refuses-to-guarantee-ac-in-bus-cabins-just-a-week-after-promise/">Mayor refuses to guarantee AC in bus cabins just a week after promise</a></h2>
849							<div class="entry-meta meta-small"><div class="meta-item herald-date"><span class="updated">24 September 2026</span></div></div>
850					</div>
851	</div>
852</div>
853</article>															<article class="herald-lay-d post-9726 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-culture tag-finance">
854<div class="row">
855	
856			<div class="col-lg-6 col-xs-6 col-sm-5">
857			<div class="herald-post-thumbnail herald-format-icon-middle">
858				<a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/charging-tourists-for-museum-entry-could-have-knock-on-effect-on-londons-economy/" title="Charging tourists for museum entry could have knock on effect on London’s economy">
859					<img width="215" height="120" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.ec1echo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Hasan-Lutfu-Orsdemir.jpg?resize=215%2C120&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-herald-lay-d size-herald-lay-d wp-post-image" alt="Skeleton 
859sculpture displayed inside an ornate historic hall, surrounded by visitors and illuminated stained-glass windows." loading="lazy" />									</a>
860			</div>
861		</div>
862	
863
864	<div class="col-lg-6 col-xs-6 col-sm-7 herald-no-pad">
865		<div class="entry-header">
866							<span class="meta-category meta-small"><a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/category/news/" class="herald-cat-5">News</a></span>
867			
868			<h2 class="entry-title h6"><a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/charging-tourists-for-museum-entry-could-have-knock-on-effect-on-londons-economy/">Charging tourists for museum entry could have knock on effect on London’s economy</a></h2>
869							<div class="entry-meta meta-small"><div class="meta-item herald-date"><span class="updated">24 September 2026</span></div></div>
870					</div>
871	</div>
872</div>
873</article>															<article class="herald-lay-d post-9717 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-elections">
874<div class="row">
875	
876			<div class="col-lg-6 col-xs-6 col-sm-5">
877			<div class="herald-post-thumbnail herald-format-icon-middle">
878				<a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/holborn-st-pancras-by-election-candidates-announced-after-keir-starmer-quits-as-mp/" title="Holborn &amp; St Pancras by-election candidates announced after Keir Starmer quits as MP">
879					<img width="215" height="120" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.ec1echo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ezgif-6e3665fe1e3904f0.jpg?resize=215%2C120&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-herald-lay-d size-herald-lay-d wp-post-image" alt="Portrait of a smiling man with short dark hair, wearing a beige blazer over a white shirt, against a plain light background." loading="lazy" />									</a>
880			</div>
881		</div>
882	
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884	<div class="col-lg-6 col-xs-6 col-sm-7 herald-no-pad">
885		<div class="entry-header">
886							<span class="meta-category meta-small"><a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/category/news/" class="herald-cat-5">News</a></span>
887			
888			<h2 class="entry-title h6"><a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/holborn-st-pancras-by-election-candidates-announced-after-keir-starmer-quits-as-mp/">Holborn &amp; St Pancras by-election candidates announced after Keir Starmer quits as MP</a></h2>
889							<div class="entry-meta meta-small"><div class="meta-item herald-date"><span class="updated">18 September 2026</span></div></div>
890					</div>
891	</div>
892</div>
893</article>															<article class="herald-lay-d post-9713 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-mayoral tag-public-safety">
894<div class="row">
895	
896			<div class="col-lg-6 col-xs-6 col-sm-5">
897			<div class="herald-post-thumbnail herald-format-icon-middle">
898				<a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/mayors-action-plan-for-disabled-londoners-papering-over-the-cracks/" title="Mayor’s action plan for Disabled Londoners “papering” over the cracks">
899					<img width="215" height="120" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.ec1echo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/WhatsApp_Image_2026-06-03_at_21.30.16-1.jpeg?resize=215%2C120&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-herald-lay-d size-herald-lay-d wp-post-image" alt="Sir Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, sits in a chair on stage during the State of London 2026 event." loading="lazy" />									</a>
900			</div>
901		</div>
902	
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905		<div class="entry-header">
906							<span class="meta-category meta-small"><a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/category/news/" class="herald-cat-5">News</a></span>
907			
908			<h2 class="entry-title h6"><a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/mayors-action-plan-for-disabled-londoners-papering-over-the-cracks/">Mayor’s action plan for Disabled Londoners “papering” over the cracks</a></h2>
909							<div class="entry-meta meta-small"><div class="meta-item herald-date"><span class="updated">18 September 2026</span></div></div>
910					</div>
911	</div>
912</div>
913</article>															<article class="herald-lay-d post-9704 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-campaigns tag-conservation tag-employment tag-finance tag-planning-permission">
914<div class="row">
915	
916			<div class="col-lg-6 col-xs-6 col-sm-5">
917			<div class="herald-post-thumbnail herald-format-icon-middle">
918				<a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/council-reluctantly-approves-edward-rudolf-house-demolition/" title="Council reluctantly approves Edward Rudolf House demolition">
919					<img width="215" height="120" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.ec1echo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GenslerEdwardRudolfHouse-ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg-converter.jpg?resize=215%2C120&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-herald-lay-d size-herald-lay-d wp-post-image" alt="Modern three-story office building with large windows, greenery, and people walking and chatting near the entrance." loading="lazy" />									</a>
920			</div>
921		</div>
922	
923
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925		<div class="entry-header">
926							<span class="meta-category meta-small"><a href="https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/category/news/" class="herald-cat-5">News</a></span>
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