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Will the Elizabeth line improve my journey?

The PA news agency answers 10 key questions about what impact the new railway will have.

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

Evening Standard Comment: London elections 2022 - time to have your say on how our city is run

Local elections may not anoint prime ministers or precipitate constitutional change, but they represent the bread and butter of British politics. And tomorrow’s poll is an important opportunity for Londoners to have their voices heard on the issues that matter to them.

Evening Standard · May 4, 2022

Crossrail row erupts as Grant Shapps claims Sadiq Khan’s opening date announcement breaks election rules

The Transport Secretary said he would report the matter to the Electoral Commission watchdog

Evening Standard · May 4, 2022

Overheated: Billie Eilish to front upcoming London climate event

The event, called Overheated, will feature prominent cultural figures in discussion about the climate

Evening Standard · May 4, 2022

Man stabbed to death in Pinner ‘about to start new life’ says brother

A man stabbed to death in north London has been named locally as Jordan Stuart.

Evening Standard · May 4, 2022

Cheapest ways to get to Paris for Champions League final as Liverpool book place

The Reds secured their place in the Champions League final with a 3-2 victory over Villarreal on Tuesday, meaning preparations will soon be underway for a trip to the Stade de France in Paris

Daily Mirror · May 4, 2022

Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer make case for votes in capital’s key battleground

Conservative and Labour leaders square up for local elections

Evening Standard · May 4, 2022

Boris Johnson: Tory-led councils flourish while Labour’s fester

While other parties will try to make these elections about other issues, what you as Evening Standard readers will be voting on tomorrow is councillors and councils who decide on important issues in our everyday lives, like how often our bins are collected, how much of our rubbish is recycled,…

Evening Standard · May 4, 2022

When is Crossrail opening and what stops are on the Elizabeth Line?

Everything you need to know about the Crossrail project, the Elizabeth Line route and the 2022 opening date

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

DJ who prank called Brit nurse days before she took her life has suicidal thoughts

Mel Greig had been working at Sydney's 2Day FM when she and colleague Mike Christian rang King Edward VII Hospital in London "to see how quickly we could get hung up on" and "to our surprise, we were immediately transferred to the private nurse of the Duchess (of Cambridge)"

Daily Mirror · May 4, 2022