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Foreign embassies owe London record £160m in unpaid congestion charge debts - see list of worst countries

US owes more than £15m while Japan and China each owe more than £10m

Evening Standard

Twenty years on from the 7/7 bombings, London’s mayor is fighting for unity

Letters: Jackson Bylett thinks it is heartening that Ken Livingstone’s message is still being delivered so powerfully; Hilary Scarnell says it is vital to build and celebrate diverse communities

The Guardian - UK

These words of defiant unity followed the horror of the 7/7 bombings. Imagine what we would hear today instead

A response by Ken Livingstone asserted London’s diversity – not as a weakness, but a strength. The politicians now peddling division should read it, says Guardian columnist Hugh Muir

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'Supersize' SUV cars much more likely to cause fatal injury to cyclists and pedestrians, say researchers

Sports utility vehicles account for more than half of new cars bought in UK

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan says he wants to take control of Oxford Street because council has 'failed' the area

Mayor wants to part-pedestrianise the ‘tired’ street and doesn’t want Labour-run authority to be ‘obstacle to progress’

Evening Standard

Ding ding! TfL brings back Routemaster bell to cut number of passengers injured falling on London buses

Two rings will warn passengers to ‘hold tight’ as bus pulls away from bus stop

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan to attend MIPIM property conference on French Riviera in push for growth

Previous mayors Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson were regulars at the annual event - but the current mayor has never gone before

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Dave Wetzel obituary

Other lives: Labour GLC politician in the Ken Livingstone era associated with London’s Fares Fair initiative

The Guardian - UK

'Boris bikes' set for major upgrade with e-bike fleet doubling as TfL takes on Lime dominance

Exclusive: City Hall hire scheme set for major makeover to win back cyclists

Evening Standard

Lord Ouseley obituary

Chair of the Commission for Racial Equality who created Let’s Kick Racism Out of Football, later known as Kick It Out

The Guardian - UK

Nicky Gavron obituary

First deputy mayor of London whose concern for environmental issues shaped many aspects of the capital’s development

The Guardian - UK

Tributes paid to Nicky Gavron, London clean air visionary and Ken Livingstone's deputy mayor

Memorial service expected to honour Labour’s City Hall stalwart and climate change ‘pioneer’

Evening Standard

The turbulent career of Diane Abbott: from first black female MP to shunned by Labour

Will she, won’t she? The Hackney MP is causing ruptures within the Labour party. Robbie Griffiths charts her remarkable — and often rocky — political career

Evening Standard

What should Labour learn from Sadiq Khan? Take a stand – and don’t back down

The capital’s mayor stood his ground on principled, progressive policies – and won, says political strategist John McTernan

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The Searchers by Andy Beckett review – the legacy of the radical left

What do the careers of Diane Abbott, Tony Benn, Jeremy Corbyn, Ken Livingstone and John McDonnell tell us about political success?

The Guardian - UK

The Searchers by Andy Beckett review – the leftists who took their lead from Tony Benn

An absorbing study of the radical left makes a convincing case for their cultural victories but romanticises the Jeremy Corbyn years

Evening Standard

London mayoral election: how close have past City Hall contests been?

A look back at previous elections reveals how tight the path to victory could be for Sadiq Khan or Susan Hall

Evening Standard

Could this be the closest London mayoral election ever?

City Hall editor Ross Lydall looks at what the key factors are that could result in a relatively low-key campaign ending in a nail-biting finish

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Evening Standard

OPINION - Sadiq Khan's London Overground rebrand is canny, even if he did spend £6.3m to do it

There was only one story in town – or, more specifically, Twitter/X – on Thursday morning: Sadiq Khan’s £6.3m renaming (and rebranding) of the London Overground.

Evening Standard

London mayoral elections: What is the 'doughnut strategy' and does it help the Conservatives?

The term applies to ring doughnuts - there is no jammy middle for politicians here!

Evening Standard

Derek Draper: the man he was before his tragic Covid battle

A 'ruthless' political lobbyist, a 'huge character' and the love of Kate Garraway's life. Emma Loffhagen looks back on the life of Derek Draper

The Guardian - UK

Patrick Kelly obituary

Other lives: Press officer and journalist who wrote a novel about his youthful days in Belfast

Evening Standard

OPINION - ‘Red Ken’ had stark highs and lows, but this diagnosis is sad

Not many politicians got the better of Sir Tony Blair but Ken Livingstone has a claim. I remember one late summer’s day in 2005, travelling around Trafalgar Square in a car with Sir Tony, my then-boss and also the prime minister. Around us, people were clearing up after a festival…

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: Why Britain needs more black science professors

In today’s newsletter: Black professors make up less than 1% of science academics – will a new Royal Society scheme address the imbalance?

Evening Standard

Ken Livingstone: former London mayor ‘living with Alzheimer’s disease’

The one-time figurehead of the Labour left is being ‘well cared for by his family and friends’

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