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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.

Euronews

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

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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

Evening Standard

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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

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

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

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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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Sadiq Khan: We all have to do better to deliver the housing London desperately needs

The Mayor travelled to the Mipim property conference for the first time to seek foreign investment in London

Evening Standard

Silvertown and Blackwall tunnel tolls: TfL launches quick way to check if you have to pay

Online vehicle checker now includes tunnel tolls - but doesn’t show whether discounts are available to low-income Londoners

Evening Standard

Interactive map reveals London's 'not-spots' with poor internet connections - how does your area compare?

Pockets of the capital still lack connections of 30Mb/s, including a third of premises in the ‘square mile’ of the City of London

Evening Standard

Concern over 'low take-up' of Silvertown and Blackwall Tunnel toll discounts

Sadiq Khan urged by Liberal Democrats to do more to ‘ensure local people are fully aware of the discounts available to them’

Evening Standard

Revealed: how Sadiq Khan's Ulez expansion cut road pollution in every outer London borough

Transport for London publishes data for how pollution levels have been affected by Ulez expansion

The Guardian - UK

Credit where it’s due for cleaner air in London

Letters: Sadiq Khan should be congratulated for expanding the Ulez scheme despite criticism from Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner, says Peter Walker. Plus a letter from Dr Robin Russell-Jones

Evening Standard

London mayor Sadiq Khan: I have 'no plans' to move the goalposts on Ulez vehicle emission rules

20-year-old petrol cars and vans and 10-year old diesels will remain exempt from £12.50 levy

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