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Tickets to London's New Year's Eve fireworks event rise to £20

First tickets for capital's December 31 celebration have gone on sale

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan calls for Gaza ceasefire amid rising anger over Labour's stance on war

Mayor of London calls for a stop to killing and time for 'vital aid supplies to reach those who need it' in Gaza

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan backs TfL in suspending Tube driver who led 'free Palestine' chant

The mayor confirmed that he had not personally played any role in ensuring the driver’s suspension

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Sadiq Khan apologises after criticism of Elizabeth line's 'constant disruptions'

The mayor said it was 'not good enough' that commuters were not receiving 'a first class service'

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Sadiq Khan told to 'push TfL' to fix Elizabeth line performance amid 'constant disruptions'

The east-west train suffered six separate issues in just over 24 hours between Thursday and Friday morning last week

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No plans to give police more powers after outcry over ‘jihad’ chants

Home Secretary Suella Braverman met Scotland Yard chief Sir Mark Rowley on Monday to discuss policing.

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‘We are vital to London and the country’: TfL boss Andy Lord on Ulez, rail funding and HS2

Transport for London’s commissioner has had to focus on cost-cutting since Covid, while fending off attacks on the ultra-low emission zone and wringing new investment out of Whitehall

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Police probe as London Tube driver ‘leads free Palestine chant’

Minister for London Paul Scully warned against stoking tension between Jews and Muslims in the capital

The Independent UK

Tube staff urged to focus on ‘day job’ after ‘driver leads free Palestine chant’

Minister for London Paul Scully warned against stoking tension between Jews and Muslims in the capital.

The Independent UK

London affordable homes programme slashed by up to 11,000 but City Hall says Government to blame

Deputy mayor Tom Copley suggested that Liz Truss's mini-budget had played a role in increasing the programme's costs

Evening Standard

Superloop buses will form orbital route around London by spring 2024

The Superloop limited-stop network was announced by Mayor Sadiq Khan in March in a bid to quell the rebellion against Ulez

Evening Standard

Hard-up Londoners using leisure centre showers to keep energy bills down

Londoners shared their cost of living fears at a City Hall summit on Thursday

Evening Standard

More than a third of Londoners not doing recommended levels of exercise

Charity estimates 2.6 million adults in the capital are inactive

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Government slaps down Sadiq Khan's plea for help to introduce discounted Blackwall tunnel toll

The size of the toll at Blackwall tunnel will not be announced for another year

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Knife crime in London surges by over 20% in a year

Sadiq Khan under mounting pressure as knife-enabled crime continues to rise

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Charging drivers to use the Blackwall tunnel could be Sadiq Khan's new Ulez-style nightmare

Once the Silvertown tunnel opens in 2025, drivers will face new charges

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Londonwide Ulez has enabled me to ditch pay-per-mile road charging plans, reveals Sadiq Khan

Vows to stand for a third term as mayor: 'I ain't going nowhere, bruv'

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'£10 for return trip through Blackwall tunnel' warning as Sadiq Khan seeks Government help for lower tolls for low-income drivers

A toll will be imposed from 2025 which London mayor warns could be as high as £5.25 if the previous £4 proposal was increased in line with inflation

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Mobile phone companies have role in ‘helping crush’ device theft, Met chief says

There has been a 28% rise in mobile phone robbery in London and a 22% increase in theft of devices over the last 12 months, figures show.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Bedbugs were bad, what came next was worse

There is mass hysteria over the rise of bedbugs in the capital. The city could already be crawling with them, they say. They’ve hopped over from Paris on the Eurostar, scream the headlines. Sniffer dogs are to be deployed and the message is clear: for the love of good hygiene,…

Evening Standard

OPINION - Expensive dresses and sharp suits show Labour has changed

The invitation looks appealing — an evening with Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, hosted by one of the capital’s centre-Left communications companies, flourishing as a prospect of a change of government beckons. It’s posh enough to request your “dietary requirements”. This time last year, I remember Reeves and co were…

Evening Standard

Defibrillators installed across London transport network to ‘help save lives’

All Underground and Overground trains now equipped with devices

The Independent UK

Sunak to address MPs as Israeli invasion of Gaza looms

Rishi Sunak will address MPs on Monday as politicians return to Westminster amid renewed conflict in the Middle East.

Evening Standard

Oxford Street ‘not what it used to be’, admits Sadiq Khan as he pursues pedestrianisation

The mayor said that while he “loves” Oxford Street, he acknowledges it “isn’t what it used to be”.

Evening Standard

Almost a quarter of older Londoners living in poverty, charity warns

Poverty rates among older people are higher in the capital than the England-wide average

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