Number of hit-and-run collisions in London hit record high with offence 'almost normalised' There were 7,708 incidents recorded in 2021 Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2024
London 'unprepared' for effects of climate change, report warns Review commissioned by City Hall warns of 'lethal risk' of global warming Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2024
Sadiq Khan accuses Government of 'desperate political stunt' over London's housing plan Michael Gove put London's housing plan in special measures and threatened to strip the Mayor of his planning powers Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2024
Anti-Ulez 'blade runners' destroy cameras in south east London in latest vandalism wave There have been a spate of incidents of vandalism against Mayor Sadiq Khan's expansion of the Ulez zone Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2024
A Year Of Homicide In The British Capital Reminders of violent death and lives cut brutally short can be seen across the British capital, from its bleaker commuter hinterlands to even its most sought-after neighbourhoods. International Business Times · Jan 15, 2024
Debacle over Sphere in London spotlights UK’s problem with planning Expert says Britain’s ‘can-do’ attitude to planning has been replaced by a process that is a ‘gamble’ and highly politicised The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2024
Electric buses temporarily withdrawn after Wimbledon double decker blaze A second electric bus caught fire in North Woolwich on Friday Evening Standard · Jan 12, 2024
Anti-Ulez vandal tears down camera in Bexleyheath and replaces it with Christmas tree Blade Runners group behind vandalism in London Evening Standard · Jan 12, 2024
Sadiq Khan reveals plans to banish spooky 'ghost marks' from Elizabeth line TfL is trialling different methods to rid the Elizabeth line of 'shadows' left behind by passengers Evening Standard · Jan 12, 2024
Brexit will leave UK £300bn worse off by 2035, say economists London mayor Sadiq Khan says huge damage revealed in report shows ‘it’s obvious Brexit isn’t working’ The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2024
Labour 'split' as party's own analysis admits Brexit cost UK 1.8 million jobs THERE are 1.8 million fewer jobs in the UK than there would have been without Brexit, according to new analysis commissioned by the Labour mayor… The National (Scotland) · Jan 11, 2024
TfL considering installing fake steering wheels at front of DLR trains Sadiq Khan says cardboard steering wheels could bring to life driverless train experience for children The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2024
'Waste of time': London Tories boycott City Hall investigation into Brexit Brexit shrunk London's economy by £30 billion last year, research has found Evening Standard · Jan 11, 2024
London Mayor Urges Closer UK Ties With EU London's mayor called Thursday for closer ties with Europe and a better debate about immigration as he branded Brexit a "key contributor" to Britain's cost-of-living crisis. International Business Times · Jan 11, 2024
Evening Standard · Jan 11, 2024 Shoplifting epidemic revealed to be costing London £9.2million a month New figures show a 48% spike in offences and one Co-op was looted three times in one day
Evening Standard · Jan 11, 2024 £250million black hole may risk policing in London, warns Met Scotland Yard says rising demand and changing crime patterns are among the causes of the huge gap in its budget for the next financial year
Evening Standard · Jan 11, 2024 Mayor warns of 'cost of Brexit crisis' as City Halls says Londoners £3,400 worse off Sadiq Khan will tell the London Government Dinner that Brexit is 'dragging our economy down'
Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2024 Cardboard steering wheels will allow children to pretend to 'drive' DLR trains Transport for London is looking to capitalise on the fun aspect of the driverless trains
Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2024 Nurse and property broker announce London mayoral election bids SDP candidate Amy Gallagher and independent Shyam Batra are among a dozen contenders announced so far
Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2024 Countdown to London’s mayoral election begins - The Standard podcast Free school meals & Mayor Khan’s mystery £30m to beat Tube strike
Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2024 Tube fares could fall and rise in line with demand as TfL mulls 'dynamic pricing' Sadiq Khan confirms so-called 'dynamic pricing' is under consideration by Transport for London
Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2024 Central London's roads are slowest in world, study reveals Journeys of 10 kilometres in central London took an average of 37 minutes and 20 seconds last year - one minute more than in 2022
Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2024 No permanent budget for free school meals in London, Sadiq Khan warns The mayor announced an extension to free school meals, but could not guarantee them 'in perpetuity' beyond July 2025
Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2024 OPINION - The Standard View: The price of Sadiq Khan's £30 million Tube strike payoff The last-minute ending of the Tube strike was unequivocally good news for London. But as this paper observed yesterday, the way in which it ended is altogether more problematic. Twenty minutes before the strike was due to start, Mayor Sadiq Khan miraculously found £30 million down the back of the…
Fortune · Jan 9, 2024 Las Vegas Sphere owners see millions of investment dollars and years of planning to build a London Sphere go down the drain Madison Square Garden Entertainment slammed a "bogus" report rejecting its London venue last year.