Sadiq Khan must combat 'blatantly visible' drug taking on London streets, Tory says Sadiq Khan said Londoners should call the police if they witness habitual drug taking Evening Standard · Mar 15, 2024
Tiger Tiger and the reasons why London's late-night economy is in crisis Pricey pints, mass pub and club closures, venue curfews, licensing restrictions and a struggling late-night transport infrastructure are killing London’s buzz, says El Hunt — when did the capital stop being fun after dark? Evening Standard · Mar 15, 2024
The slow death of 24-hour London: how did the city get so sleepy? Pricey pints, mass pub and club closures, venue curfews, licensing restrictions and a struggling late-night transport infrastructure are killing London’s buzz, says El Hunt — when did the capital stop being fun after dark? Evening Standard · Mar 15, 2024
Vehicles can now be donated to Ukraine instead of being scrapped under Ulez From Friday, non-compliant cars, vans and minibuses can be sent to country which is short of vehicles to transport casualties The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2024
Sadiq Khan urged to honour pledge and ban gambling adverts from transport network The ban had been held up due to fear of legal challenges, the mayor’s health advisor says Evening Standard · Mar 15, 2024
Sadiq Khan's police watchdog reprimanded for 'completely avoidable' data breach Almost 400 people were affected by the breach, which was said to have ‘the potential to jeopardise public confidence in the criminal justice system’ Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2024
Sadiq Khan is wrong — London has never been a 24-hour city, but it could be This is not a city that has ever been up all night, says David Ellis, but bedtime needs to stop getting earlier Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2024
London Mayoral elections: Count Binface to stand and pledges to 'take the trash out' Key pledges include cap on the price of croissants and to rename London Bridge Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2024
London bus shelters getting specially-designed CCTV cameras in bid to boost safety TfL also revealed that it has hired 15 enforcement officers to make night patrols across London’s transport network Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2024
Sadiq Khan warns rising cost of living is fuelling crime in London Policing minister Chris Philp accused the mayor of making London ‘a more dangerous place’ and of ‘wasting’ money Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2024
Sadiq Khan: London home buyers still facing £200 higher mortgage costs since Liz Truss's mini-budget The Treasury said high interest rates are being seen ‘across the developed world’ and the UK is ‘no different’ Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2024
Sadiq Khan calls on Tories to return donor’s money after ‘racist and misogynistic’ attack on Diane Abbott Frank Hester is alleged to have said the former Labour MP made him ‘want to hate all black women’ Evening Standard · Mar 12, 2024
OPINION - A mayoral election campaign finally appears to have broken out in London A mayoral election campaign appears to have broken out. Less than eight weeks until polling day, the two main candidates for City Hall have been filling their media grids with policy announcements and photo opportunities. Evening Standard · Mar 12, 2024
London police stations' sell-off 'put on hold' following campaigns Savile Row, Tooting and Cavendish Road police stations have all been sold off since 2020 Evening Standard · Mar 12, 2024
Evening Standard · Mar 12, 2024 Sadiq Khan hails completion of Superloop bus network's 138km circle round London The final three segments of the main ‘loop’ have all now been launched
Evening Standard · Mar 11, 2024 Nightlife boss attacks Sadiq Khan over London 24-hour city claims Leading industry figure says it is ‘hard to get a drink’ after 11pm in the capital
Evening Standard · Mar 11, 2024 London mayoral election: Independent candidate Rayhan Haque becomes first contender to drop out of race The candidate insisted that London still ‘needs real change, new ideas, and fresh leadership’
The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2024 No 10 braced for prospect of more Reform defections as Lee Anderson quits Rishi Sunak warned by some in his own party he ‘cannot pretend any longer’ his strategy is working
The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2024 Lee Anderson’s defection to Reform: the big reveal that wasn’t If only Anderson had leapt out of a cake, or driven in a white van
Evening Standard · Mar 11, 2024 OPINION - Susan Hall: Sadiq Khan has stuffed City Hall with his mates, but I will be different I will dismantle Sadiq Khan’s chumocracy. Under Sadiq Khan, City Hall has turned into a full-blown mates' club. He has doled out cushy jobs to his pals, acting like they’re rewards to dish out.
Evening Standard · Mar 11, 2024 Wandsworth and Haringey win Borough of Culture bids for 2025 and 2027 The winning borough receive more than £1 million in funding.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2024 Both Labour and group of Conservative MPs say Lee Anderson defection highlights Tory failings – as it happened Reform UK confirms Lee Anderson, former Conservative MP and ex-deputy chair, has defected to join party
Evening Standard · Mar 11, 2024 Lee Anderson defects to Reform after being suspended by Tories for 'Islamist' Sadiq Khan comments The Ashfield MP was suspended by the Conservatives last month after refusing to apologise for claiming "Islamists" had "got control" of London Mayor Sadiq Khan
The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2024 Prevent counter-extremism programme budget to be slashed in London Funding, which stood at £6.1m at the time of the general election, will fall to about £2m from April 2025
The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2024 Tory MPs criticise plans for memorial to Muslim soldiers who died in world wars Exclusive: Marco Longhi and Jill Mortimer, allies of Lee Anderson, question Jeremy Hunt setting aside £1m for tribute