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Skylark, Polari, Paralympic - Full list of TfL's rejected Overground line names revealed

Names were rejected because they may have been hard to hear clearly on announcements or could have been abbreviated and used as slurs

Evening Standard

Reform UK donor almost lost OBE for saying ‘someone should kill’ Sadiq Khan

Charlie Mullins was almost stripped of his honour for saying ‘someone should kill’ Sadiq Khan and criticising Carol Vorderman for the way she dressed

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan accepted two £275 tickets to see his beloved Liverpool in Wembley cup final

Under-investigation mayor has seen Liverpool four times this season for free

Evening Standard

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Reform donor Charlie Mullins 'was almost stripped of OBE over social media attack on Sadiq Khan'

Charlie Mullins, founder of Pimlico Plumbers, was heavily criticised by the Honours Forfeiture Committee due to comments aimed at the London Mayor

Evening Standard

Ulez was not 'anti-motorist', Sadiq Khan claims in podcast interview

Mayor argues that his London-wide Ulez expansion involved a ‘combination of carrots and sticks’, rather than only seeking to punish drivers

Evening Standard

Vital safety upgrade at busy Elizabeth line station won't start for at least four years

Gap between train and platform has caused several serious injuries, but a permanent solution is said to be ‘currently unfunded’

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan urges hotels to show 'London spirit' in wake of Heathrow shutdown

Mayor says police will share fire’s cause once investigators have reached firm conclusion

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London is considering a tourist tax. Here’s what it could mean for visitors

British officials estimate that a 5 per cent tourist tax could generate €285 million annually for London.

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Counter terror tactics help Met Police catch 100 predators targeting women and girls

The Metropolitan Police says the V100 initiative has doubled the likelihood of them arresting the worst predators, but Sadiq Khan warned ‘there is still work to do’

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan told to 'show climate leadership' and make school meals 'plant-based by default'

The mayor was also asked to put vegan options at the top of City Hall’s daily canteen menu and to give those options ‘the biggest font’

Evening Standard

Revealed: London boroughs dominate league table of cheapest council tax bills in England

Wandsworth, Westminster and City of London are least expensive areas

Evening Standard

London v New York: Capital's Tube and bus network beats Big Apple in post-pandemic recovery

But report warns many cities face ‘backlog’ of repairs due to a drop in spending during the pandemic

Evening Standard

Mayor announces extra funding to support London's domestic abuse victims

Sir Sadiq Khan says survivors must have confidence to report abuse, as he warns ‘huge amount of improvement’ needed in criminal justice system

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan: Government must not lose 'safety net' amid welfare changes

In a ‘promise to Londoners’, mayor insists he will speak up over Government’s proposed reforms to benefits system

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Farage reprises his favourite moans at his latest not-so-special announcement

Just when it seemed the press conference couldn’t get any more underwhelming, Nige introduced his new councillors

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage names 29 councillors joining Reform as he tries to move on from rifts

Divisions continue to simmer after suspension of MP and Farage’s claims of ‘outright racism’ towards party chair

Evening Standard

OPINION - The London Question: Are London's buses getting more dangerous?

London’s transport commissioner, Andy Lord, was not having a good day. Appearing at City Hall for a question-and-answer session recently, he began in chipper mood, saying he was looking forward to a “momentous year” for Transport for London as it celebrated its 25th anniversary.

Evening Standard

Research to explore how two London suburbs can get thousands more homes

Studies will examine how more housing can be built in two neighbourhoods at opposite ends of London - along with several other areas

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OPINION - If Sadiq Khan wants to know how to fix London nightlife, he should go to an afters

Central London’s nightlife is dead, no matter how much Sadiq Khan tries to fix it. If he wants to save the city’s real nighttime economy, he needs to ask the wreckheads

The Independent UK

Ban e-bikes or we’ll strike, threaten London Underground drivers after platform fire

Three fire engines were called to an e-bike blaze at Rayners Lane station last month

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan unveils £7m fund in bid to clean up London's rivers

Funding comes as the mayor hosts a roundtable summit with Thames Water and other agencies - but is criticised for failing to include the London Assembly

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan demands book exchanges reinstated in Tube stations amid fire safety row

TfL had ordered the libraries’ removal for fire safety reasons outlined by the LFB - but Mayor says he is hoping for ‘very swift announcement of a U-turn’

Evening Standard

OPINION - Long live the book exchanges on the Tube: they're the best of London

Thank you Sadiq Khan, for seeing the light. Whatever your critics make of you, surely they can’t criticise you for this: stopping books being removed from tube stations.

Evening Standard

Tory boroughs refuse to join Sadiq Khan's Green Belt review

The review will examine how parts of the green belt could be re-classified as grey belt, eventually enabling homes to be built there

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan's policing strategy 'woefully inadequate' on phone theft, say Tories

Criticism from the mayor’s opponents comes as he prepares to publish the final version of his Police and Crime Plan for the next four years

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