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Saucy science, comedy and pickleball feature in seniors festival

Almost 40 local events and activities will be held across the city.

Newcastle Herald · Feb 13, 2024

London mayoral election: Lib Dem candidate Rob Blackie would scrap 'phoney' TfL fare freeze

Rob Blackie said he would put the money saved into policing instead

Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2024

City Hall hears 'grave concerns' over change in police response to mental health calls

Representatives from mental health organisations said that while they support the approach in principle, they were worried about its roll-out

Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2024

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London campaigners hail tripled parking charges for SUV drivers in Paris

Residents in the French capital voted in favour of increasing SUV parking fees to £15.40 an hour

Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2024

Parisians vote in referendum on whether to increase SUV parking charge

Sadiq Khan keeping an eye out as France capital goes to the polls

Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2024

Sadiq Khan urged to 'follow Bristol's lead' with drug testing services across London

City Hall Conservatives say the mayor has 'failed to act' on a recommendation made almost two years ago

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2024

City Hall public meeting moved online due to fears for Sadiq Khan's safety

The London Assembly’s Tory group accused the mayor of 'running scared of scrutiny'

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2024

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'All options on the table' for Victoria bus station re-design after woman killed, Sadiq Khan says

Pedestrian Catherine Finnegan, 56, died after being struck by a bus on Monday

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2024

‘Young artists are facing a crisis’ – how do we keep London creative?

The cost-of-living crisis and an out-of-control rental market are wreaking havoc with London’s artistic community, but organisations across the capital are rallying to help

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2024

Mayor and Government urged to boost funding for London's green energy projects

A London Assembly investigation has found that local planning rules are also causing serious delays to some community energy schemes

Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2024

Free early travel for over-60s as Sadiq Khan scraps Friday peak fares

1.2million Londoners who have a 60+ Oyster or Freedom Pass will qualify for free travel throughout Fridays under the off-peak trial

Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2024

Off-Peaky Blinder! Sadiq Khan trials scrapping peak fares on Fridays to get Londoners back on the Tube

Passengers to save up to £2 per journey as mayor ditches peak rates for three months

Evening Standard · Jan 28, 2024

City Hall approves plan for 1,500 new homes in Poplar after Tower Hamlets moved to block scheme

Deputy mayor Jules Pipe has overturned a decision by Tower Hamlets Council last year to refuse permission for the project

Evening Standard · Jan 26, 2024

London's 20mph limits 'devastating' for taxi drivers, City Hall told

TfL says it is 'determined to keep Londoners moving safely as they travel in the capital and 20mph speed limits save lives'

Evening Standard · Jan 24, 2024

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Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2024

Wimbledon waiting game over £200m expansion as City Hall takes charge

A ruling may not be made until after this year's Championships, which take place in July

Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2024

OPINION - The Standard View: 100 days until London decides — it's a vital vote

In 100 days, Londoners will head to the polls to pick their next mayor. The campaign thus far has primarily been restricted to a clash of personalities, punctuated by uncertain media performances by Tory candidate Susan Hall. But this election is critical for the capital’s future.

Evening Standard · Jan 22, 2024

City Hall to rule on Wimbledon's £200million expansion plan

Proposal called in for full planning hearing after disagreement between local councils

Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2024

City Hall told to allow over 1,500 new homes on Poplar's Aberfeldy Estate

Councillors in Tower Hamlets rejected the scheme in February 2023 - but deputy mayor could overturn that decision

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Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2024

OPINION - Sadiq Khan freezes Tube and bus fares (and reminds everyone he's quite good at politics)

As pre-election pledges go, it doesn't exactly get top marks for subtlety. But in a city buffeted by a cost of living crisis and where so many are reliant on the transport network to get around, it is hard to fault.

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2024

London’s single tube and bus fares to be frozen, Khan says

Mayor pledges £123m to keep prices down as opponents accuse him of trying to buy re-election votes

Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2024

London Tube and bus fares frozen by Sadiq Khan until 2025 in boost for commuters

Pay-as-you go fares to remain at current levels until March next year, but Travelcards and fares "cap" will rise by about 5%

Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2024

OPINION - Why can't we just repair Hammersmith Bridge?

Robert Moses wouldn't have put up with this nonsense. The man who did more than practically any other to shape modern-day New York would have taken one look at Hammersmith Bridge and ordered it rebuilt at any price. Though, being Moses, it probably would have involved 16 lanes, the unnecessary…

Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2024

OPINION - The Standard View: The Hammersmith Bridge saga has become an international embarrassment

Embarrassing, humiliating, a microcosm of why we can’t get anything built in this country. Pick your howl of anguish then treble it: this is the story of Hammersmith Bridge. The crossing was shut in April 2019 by Hammersmith and Fulham council after safety sensors detected “dangerous micro-fractures” in the cast-iron…

Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2024

Sadiq Khan reveals £500million pre-election spending splurge with more cash for police and Tube toilets

Liberal Democrats' Caroline Pidgeon says mayor has 'magically' found 'pots of money that only a few weeks ago he was denying existed'

Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2024

London mayoral elections: What to expect - The Standard podcast

Our City Hall Editor Ross Lydall explains how he believes London's 2024 mayoral election will unfold.

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