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Electric cars make up almost half of all new sales across London

Diesel sales have halved in the drive to go electric

Evening Standard · Jul 4, 2022

TfL boss Andy Byford rules out bonus as pay storm ‘puts new bail-out at risk’

Hopes of another bail-out for TfL are now in jeopardy

Evening Standard · Jul 1, 2022

Looking ahead

Welcome to the second half of 2022, officially! Things are looking up as the mask mandate has been lifted and Miss Rona is considered an endemic, starting from today. To celebrate getting back to the old normal, we think it's fitting to present exciting openings of hotels that you can…

Bangkok Post · Jun 30, 2022

London Tube strike: Hopes rise for end of action after Sadiq Khan signals he has accepted union demands

Hopes of an end to the dispute that has caused four Tube strikes in three months have risen after Sadiq Khan signalled he accepted union demands not to cut staff pensions.

Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2022

Take TfL off Sadiq Khan’s hands amid Tube strikes, says London MP

A prominent London MP on Thursday said the Government should consider taking Transport for London out of Sadiq Khan’s hands because of the ongoing Tube strikes and proposed bus cuts.

Evening Standard · Jun 23, 2022

Brexit minister Jacob Rees-Mogg refuses to say how quitting the EU has impacted UK economy

Put on the spot by The Standard, he said: ‘I’m not going to get into that game.’

Evening Standard · Jun 22, 2022

Striking Tube workers insist shutting Underground is not driven by pay

Daniel Randall, assistant chair of the RMT Bakerloo branch, emphasised the Tube strike - unlike the national rail strike - was not about pay

Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2022

Ali Baygoren: Family of teenager say he was fatally stabbed on his way to work as they tell of heartbreak

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with the newly qualified engineer’s murder

Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2022

Evening Standard comment: Plug It In, London, for a cleaner future

Air pollution is a silent killer, with up to 36,000 deaths a year attributed to long-term exposure. Toxic air has been linked to the development of strokes, heart disease and exacerbates asthma.

Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2022

Why we are calling for an electric revolution

The Evening Standard has launched an exciting and timely campaign, Plug It In. The goal is no less ambitious than to transform our city and how we get around it.

Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2022