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Vote Idris: Is Labour eyeing actor Idris Elba for next London Mayor?

Following the celebrated actors' work leading the UK-wide knife-crime campaign, it now seems that Labour have Idris Elba at the top of its 'wish list' for its next City Hall candidate...

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April Cruel Day: Millions of Londoners hit with big bills rises as tax changes 'to cost families £3,500'

Across London, average increases in council tax, water and energy will cost households around £400 a year

Evening Standard

Idris Elba 'emerges as Labour’s top choice to replace Sadiq Khan as London Mayor after knife crime campaign'

The actor has won acclaim for his recent high-profile work tackling knife crime

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Sadiq Khan launches £10m investment in London's creative industries

City Hall expects funding to leverage £2.5bn in film investment alone, with British Fashion Council and London Design Festival among those to benefit

Evening Standard

Concerns raised at City Hall over Londoners' low trust and confidence in Met Police

Confidence in the Met is at an all-time low, but mayoral officials argue there has been a ‘wider decline’ in confidence in police nationally

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan intervenes after council refuses 20-storey student block as mayor pushes to meet London housing targets

Mayor takes control of planning application after councillors concluded it would harm neighbours’ daylight levels and create a ‘sense of enclosure’

Evening Standard

TfL bans most e-bikes on trains amid concern over igniting batteries

Only folding models will be permitted on London Underground, Overground, Elizabeth Line and DLR trains from 31 March

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E-bike ban on Tube, Elizabeth line and London Overground comes into force after station blazes

TfL has imposed ban ‘to ensure the safety of customers and staff’

Evening Standard

Number of Islamophobic social media posts aimed at Sadiq Khan doubles in a year

A new analysis has found a sharp increase in Islamophobic social media posts towards Sir Sadiq Khan

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan accused of 'backtracking' on promise to ban gambling adverts from the Tube

Mayor says he wants to ‘hear more detail about the Government’s plans in this area’, despite promising to take action himself four years ago

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Sadiq Khan ‘concerned’ Islamophobic abuse puts young people off politics

Examples of Islamophobic abuse of the Mayor of London doubled in 2024, making it the second worst year for such abuse since he was first elected.

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan offers unreserved apology to woman whose fiancé was killed crossing road

Mayor says TfL response was ‘unacceptable’ as woman tells of devastating impact of death of partner: ‘My future with the man I love has been stolen’

Evening Standard

Islamophobic posts about Sadiq Khan more than double in a year, analysis shows

Most Islamophobic content referring to London mayor, a prominent voice against online abuse, was on X

The Guardian - UK

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

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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

Evening Standard

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

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

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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

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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

Euronews

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.

The Independent UK

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’

Evening Standard

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’

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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

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