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More red London buses go green as Sadiq Khan hits landmark of 2,000 zero emission vehicles

But it may take a decade to remove diesel buses from the capital’s streets

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Harry and Meghan’s wedding singers perform for King at culture festival

Charles heard the Kingdom Choir when he arrived at SXSW London.

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Should the UK decriminalise marijuana? London Standard readers answer

The London Standard’s readers vote on whether cannabis possession should be decriminalised

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Met chief says decriminalising cannabis ‘not something we’re calling for’

Sir Mark Rowley’s comments came as the Mayor of London urged the Government to consider decriminalising possession of small amounts of cannabis.

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'London 2, Manchester 0': Sadiq Khan taunts rival city as he revels in Crystal Palace and Spurs cup wins

But mayor scores own goal by confusing Chelsea and Arsenal women’s teams

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Pictured: Stunning redevelopment of Crystal Palace pool and sports centre as starting gun fired

Mayor Sadiq Khan says developers should cross finish line in 2028

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500 empty homes to be given to homeless Londoners under Sadiq Khan's plan to eradicate rough sleeping by 2030

Woman breaks down in tears in front of mayor as she tells of the terror of being forced to live on the streets and wait for help

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London should learn lessons from Sweden to save its trees from climate change threat, says expert

At a City Hall meeting, experts acknowledge there has been a ‘really big cultural shift’ in the public’s attitude towards trees

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Government slashes Sadiq Khan's affordable housing target after number of homes started last year was second lowest on record

Deputy PM Angela Rayner offers mayor a lifeline after fewer than 4,000 affordable homes were started in 2024/25

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PMQs: Starmer tells senior MP she's 'talking rubbish' in angry clash over his 'island of strangers' immigration claim

PM snapped back at Plaid Cymru Westminster leader Liz Saville Roberts as she tried to call out his controversial language

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Sadiq Khan says some Londoners should pay more than double council tax

‘I think boroughs should be allowed to charge much, much more,’ he says

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Sadiq Khan launches £300,000 fund to boost al fresco dining and late-night openings

Sector hopes new funding will ‘cut through bureaucracy’ and boost footfall

Evening Standard

OPINION - Sadiq Khan's plan to build on London's greenbelt is a total misdirection from the real story

London’s housing crisis: three words that never seem to go away. Sir Sadiq Khan has stepped back into the breach by signalling a willingness to allow developers to build on pockets of Green Belt land.

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All aboard! Campaigners demand free travel for Londoners to 'open up the city' to all residents

Mayor urged to follow lead of cities in Brazil and offer free public transport

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Crime's up in London - but the capital's still safer than Manchester, according to latest police data

Manchester worse for total crime rate, violence, stalking and sexual offences

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Sir Sadiq Khan says London could ‘knock it out of the park’ as an Olympic host

Khan believes London could “knock it out of the park” as an Olympic and Paralympic Games host.

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'Senseless vanity project': Sadiq Khan faces backlash over Oxford Street pedestrianisation plans

Residents’ groups tell London Assembly investigation that need for change has been overstated by Mayor of London

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Safety review of Notting Hill Carnival demanded after police fear crowd crush will cause 'mass casualty event'

Mayor Sadiq Khan urged to issue guidance for minimum number of stewards

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Could high-tech 'damp and mould sensors' act as 'early warning' for London's council tenants?

Pilot scheme found sensors enabled ‘more efficient use of housing officer time’, though some tenants were reluctant to install the devices

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What Labour and Mayor Sadiq Khan are doing to revive London's nightlife

Ministers want to remove ‘red tape’ they believe is hampering the night-time economy — and say they ‘back the British night out’

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London pubs and clubs set to stay open longer this summer following Sadiq Khan reforms

Sadiq Khan has been given new powers which could lead to pubs and clubs in central London being open for longer this summer

The Independent UK

This is why London pubs and clubs could be staying open later this weekend

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has been given new powers to keep bars open later

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Battle for the West End after London mayor Sadiq Khan gets powers to approve late-night drinking and al fresco dining

Council says it only refuses licences if there are concerns over crime or anti-social behaviour

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Westminster Labour councillor quits party and joins Tories blaming 'Sadiq Khan vanity projects'

Paul Fisher, who was elected a Labour councillor in the West End in 2022, said: ‘Sadiq Khan has failed London’

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Oxford Street would be 'extremely unpleasant' if cyclists were allowed in pedestrianised area - Sadiq Khan's cycling tsar

But bikes could be allowed in the street ‘out of hours’, says TfL director

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