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Call for nature ‘right next to where people live’ amid urban green space push

Conservationists say areas behind industrial estates and houses could be transformed into spaces for wildlife and people.

Evening Standard · Sep 27

Police to guard Tube ticket gates in crackdown on fare dodgers under plans by new Tory mayor hopeful

Businessman Alex Challoner throws his hat into race to be Tory candidate for Mayor of London with just days to go before deadline to enter the contest

Evening Standard · Sep 27

Chelsea turn up heat on Arsenal as Alyssa Thompson strike settles WSL derby

Alyssa Thompson’s goal before half-time at Stamford Bridge proved enough to earn a precious win for the hosts against blunt opponents

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27

Burnham dodges questions on Heathrow third runway as project faces four-year delay

Airport chiefs say 2035 deadline unachievable with 2039 more likely as critics say delay makes case for project ‘even more dubious’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27

London Mayor says PM should 'prepare' British voters for return of EU membership

The Mayor of London says Labour needs to start the ‘pitch rolling’ of rejoining the trading bloc

Evening Standard · Sep 27

Alexander Zverev seals Laver Cup victory for Team Europe in London

Carlos Alcaraz had to be content with a cheerleader role as Zverev got the job done for Team Europe.

The Independent UK · Sep 27

Lime bike profits double as rider numbers surge in England

US-owned firm says average monthly users at UK arm surged to nearly 700,000 with sales up by a third

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27

Britain knew about the Holocaust as it happened. A new exhibition reckons with that truth

Research draws upon reporting and witness testimony, while a permanent memorial is planned for London

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27

LPO/Edward Gardner review – Britten’s pacifist War Requiem lands with a bitterness and snarling irony

Three fine soloists were joined by the excellent Tiffin Boys’ and Girls’ Choirs alongside the London Philharmonic Choir and the London Symphony Chorus whose pianissimo singing left us with a much-needed glimpse of hope

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27

Top philanthropist says London's LTNs drove him to quit capital for the United States

Sir Peter Lampl says that in the US ‘people who need to get about in cars are not treated entirely as pariahs’

Evening Standard · Sep 27