A free weekday morning briefing for London covering local transport disruptions, crime reports, council decisions and the day's weather, with short summaries linking to original reporting. It is brief and mostly points readers to other outlets' stories rather than offering in-depth analysis.
Website: https://londonminute.substack.com
Original local investigative journalism about London, covering who holds power in the city and issues like water pollution, councils and local institutions. Readers get in-depth reporting, follow-ups, and behind-the-scenes updates from a small reader-funded newsroom.
A thrice-weekly newsletter on London's history, with walking tours, deep dives into hidden or wartime sites, quizzes and event announcements. Paying subscribers get a Friday edition, and free readers get a teaser.
A fortnightly independent local newspaper covering the London Borough of Hackney, with news, council and transport coverage, local history profiles and arts reporting. Readers get original, locally reported stories with quotes from residents, officials and artists.
Robin Jarossi, a non-fiction author, writes about British and Australian crime and hidden history, mixing archival detail with first-hand anecdotes such as his time as a young reporter in Hackney. Readers get well-researched accounts of notorious cases, including the Krays, WWII serial killers and police surveillance.
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