Rail strike to cause severe disruption across Great Britain on Saturday Members of Aslef union will take part in most widespread stoppage by train drivers since rail privatisation The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2022
Bohra imam’s visit puts British girls at risk of mutilation, warn FGM campaigners Dawoodi Bohra leader Mufaddal Saifuddin, who is in the UK to preach, is an advocate of the abusive practice whose visa should be revoked, say activists The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2022
TfL given one week to consider Government’s ‘final’ funding offer TfL has been given one week to decide whether to accept the Government’s “final offer” of a long-term funding settlement. Evening Standard · Jul 29, 2022
Sadiq Khan facing growing backlash over ULEZ expansion plans Sadiq Khan is facing a growing backlash over plans to expand the Ultra-Low Emission Zone to cover the whole of Greater London, with the City Hall Conservatives describing the potential positive impact as “negligible”. Evening Standard · Jul 29, 2022
Transport for London funding from Government extended until next week The capital’s transport body has been reliant on money from the Government to keep services running during the coronavirus pandemic. The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2022
Night Tube to be fully restored for first time since start of pandemic Transport for London said Piccadilly line services will resume running through the night on Fridays and Saturdays. The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2022
Sadiq Khan would ‘absolutely’ join picket lines amid Labour strike controversy Sadiq Khan has said he would “absolutely” join picket lines in the future but refused to be drawn on the controversial sacking of Labour front bencher Sam Tarry. Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2022
Full Night Tube service to resume for first time in two years as strikes end All five Night Tube Lines will be fully operational for the first time since March 2020 Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2022
Sadiq Khan pledges £3.1m to tree planting after heatwave and wildfires Mr Khan said last week’s events ‘laid bare how vulnerable London is to the effects of climate change’ Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2022
Red on red as Labour big gun attacks Khan over cannabis Sadiq Khan’s hopes of reforming the law on cannabis have been dealt a blow by a prominent Labour MP. Evening Standard · Jul 27, 2022
London 2012: 10 years on, what is the true legacy of the Olympic Games? It is often forgotten in the euphoria which followed that Team GB were slow starters at London 2012, day five producing the first gold medal, from rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning. Evening Standard · Jul 27, 2022
Trafalgar Square to screen England’s Women’s Euros final to 7,000 fans As many as 7,000 football fans will descend on Trafalgar Square on Sunday to roar on England’s Lionesses as they take on either France or Germany in the Women’s Euro 2022 final. Evening Standard · Jul 27, 2022
Duke of Cambridge leads praise for Lionesses as England reach Euro 2022 final Germany face France tonight in the second semi-final ahead of Sunday's Wembley showpiece Manchester Evening News · Jul 27, 2022
Duke of Cambridge leads praise for Lionesses as team reach Euro 2022 final France and Germany will compete to join England in the final. The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022
Daily Mirror · Jul 26, 2022 Prince William sends brilliant message to Lionesses after England thrash Sweden England fans gathered all around the country to show their support for the Lionesses, who mauled Sweden 4-0 in the Euro 2022 semi-final. After their victory, Prince William congratulated the team
Manchester Evening News · Jul 26, 2022 A North of England Olympic Games? Why not argues Sir Howard Bernstein Twenty years ago this week, athletes from 72 nations competed over 11 days in Manchester's Commonwealth Games
The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022 Women face ‘hotbed of harassment, groping and masturbation’ on public transport Nearly 200 women shared their stories of being sexually harassed with the online project Screengrab Them
The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022 New Barking Overground station a ‘game changer’, says Sadiq Khan The mayor officially opened the station on Monday morning in a ceremony attended by around 100 people.
Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2022 London transport is ‘ultimate hotbed of sexual harassment’ Dozens of women have come forward with their experiences of abuse on London’s public transport network, with campaigners labelling it “the ultimate hotbed of sexual harassment”.
The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022 Sadiq Khan urges ministers to address ‘severe’ court backlog and lack of therapy for rape victims Exclusive: ‘Agonising waits for court and last-minute changes are causing untold damage to victims’ mental health,’ warns London mayor
Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2022 TfL reviewing long-term funding settlement from Government TfL said it would respond to the Government’s proposal ‘as soon as possible’
The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2022 Mayor Sadiq Khan reveals plan to return Olympics and Paralympics to London London would become the first city to host the Games four times.
Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2022 Sadiq Khan ‘working on a plan’ for London to host Olympic Games once again The Mayor revealed that discussions over a potential bid for London to host the games again were underway
The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2022 Scale of fires across London during heatwave unprecedented, says brigade chief London Fire Commissioner Andy Roe said climate change is ‘one of the most serious risks’ facing the capital.
Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2022 Euro 2022: William and Kate hail dramatic late roar of the Lionesses as London prepares ‘fan party’ England’s semi-final match will be screened at the fan party in Trafalgar Square