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Congestion charge should apply at night to put brakes on 'evening rush hour' gridlock in West End

56% more cars between 6pm-7pm than between 8am-9am, warn campaigners

Evening Standard

Central London pub faces sanctions for THIRD time after one man complains about noise

The Globe, opposite Baker Street station, last faced restrictions when the neighbour complained about hearing ‘faint giggles’ from customers

Evening Standard

How Ramadan’s late-night chai culture can save London’s night-time economy

As bars and clubs continue to close at a rapid rate in the capital, Queenie Shaikh explains how Islam’s holy month is a lesson in how to reinvigorate the city’s late night culture

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Tourist tax of up to £3 a night in London must be used to attract more visitors, say business chiefs

Ministers are backing Sir Sadiq Khan and other city mayors introducing the levy on hotels and Airbnb-style accommodation

Evening Standard

Stop releasing phone thieves who reoffend, Met police chief urges courts

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley also called on phone manufacturers to make it harder for criminals to reset and re-sell stolen phones

The Independent UK

London gangs recruit children on Snapchat to steal iPhones for £380

The Metropolitan police is deploying drones and ebikes to help catch adolescent phone thieves

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds arrested in Met Police’s largest-ever blitz on Fagin gangs behind phone snatch scourge

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley calls on courts to stop releasing repeat offenders allowing them to go out and commit more crimes

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Nigel Farage leads Romford rally as Reform campaigns on migrants, homes and crime for London elections

Reform is seeking to recruit 1,800 candidates to stand in the borough elections

Evening Standard

Minister joins mockery of Reform's Nadhim Zahawi for saying he 'doesn't feel safe in London' after walking past tired man

Sir Sadiq Khan told ex-Tory Chancellor Mr Zahawi to ‘stop being a pound shop version of Donald Trump’ after he argued the capital is not safe

Evening Standard

Fury as Sara Everard killer Wayne Couzens ‘could get pension while in prison’ as Sadiq Khan demands he lose it

Ms Everard, 33, was abducted by Couzens in Clapham, south London, in March 2021 as she walked home from a friend’s flat during lockdown

Evening Standard

'You are the antidote to hatred': Sadiq Khan battles hate crime with £1.8m boost for community centres

Racist and religious hate crimes have increased slightly in the last year but are down 17% on two years ago

Evening Standard

Exclusive: Sadiq Khan signals he will stand for fourth term as London Mayor in 2028

Mayor tells the London Standard ‘once the election begins...I will have a strategy to deal with both Count Binface and Reform’

Evening Standard

Pubs and clubs to open later under Sadiq Khan's new vision for London's nighttime economy

Mayor launches consultation on ending ‘postcode lottery’ to boost the entertainment industry

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan set to fall well short of London's affordable housing target, figures show

Unless there are 9,922 starts on affordable homes between January and March this year, the mayor will miss the target

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'Porkies' row as London council proposes cheapest council tax bills in country for fourth year

Average bills for south London council will increase to £1,020 a year - half the amount in most other London boroughs

Evening Standard

How London's Vienna-style social housing model will work - as Khan launches £1.5bn fund to boost housebuilding

London will benefit from the government-backed loans to boost lagging housebuilding in the capital

Evening Standard

Controversial Liverpool Street station 19-storey tower block plans get green light

Campaigners ‘prepare for the long haul’ as £1.2bn scheme passes to London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan and the Government for final approval

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All the TfL upgrades planned for 2026

Transport for London has confirmed that hordes of works will take place this year to upgrade the system and keep it running

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Sadiq Khan to get New York-style licensing powers to 'unleash' London's hospitality sector

The Government rejected warnings that the reforms will sideline local democracy in the capital

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan says his ‘ultimate goal’ is to reverse Brexit

Mayor of London urges PM to show more ambition in rebuilding links with EU

The Independent UK

Palestine Action latest: Labour MPs hit out at Starmer’s ‘draconian’ ban after High Court rules it unlawful

The Metropolitan Police said it will no longer arrest protesters despite proscription remaining in place

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan told to apologise to sacked bus driver who knocked out thief after they stole passenger’s necklace

Mark Hehir has called the mayor’s silence ‘disappointing’

Evening Standard

Zack Polanski: The Labour party have been corporate captured. They’re doing the things they’ve been told to do

Green leader Zack Polanski is taking the fight to Labour with his brand of eco-populism — but while he’s riding high in the polls, do his economic policies really stack up?

Evening Standard

Motorists face inflation-busting London tunnel tolls and C-charge rises until 2030

TfL finance chief says road charges will increase in line with Tube fares

Evening Standard

Build like Croydon to ease London housing crisis with 5,700 new homes a year, Sadiq Khan urged by new report

The Centre for Cities is backing building small blocks of flats on sites of large detached homes

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