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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

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

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,…

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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

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

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”.

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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

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan urged to use legal powers to prevent East End LTNs being axed

Last-ditch plea to prevent Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman ditching walking and cycling schemes

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer and Sue Gray met Labour mayors to clear the air, say sources

Exclusive: Relations said to be improving with Sadiq Khan and Andy Burnham, who praised Gray’s input

The Guardian - UK

London Mayor fears ‘disproportionate’ Israeli response in Gaza

Sadiq Khan urged Israel to heed the warnings of the United Nations and World Health Organisation about its imminent military advance.

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan: Government’s plan for 10,000 Euston homes ‘plucked out of the air’

The mayor said he fears the plan to bring HS2 to Euston could be ‘cancelled by stealth’

Evening Standard

Every London secondary school to be offered knife wand metal detectors

Sadiq Khan is offering support to schools in the wake of 15-year-old Elianne Andam’s murder in Croydon

Evening Standard

Senior London Tory rebukes her party for ‘crescendo’ of ‘transphobic rhetoric’

City Hall’s Emma Best said she was ‘devastated’ by comments at the party’s conference

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Terms like ‘Londonistan’ can inflame tensions in wake of Israel terror attacks, Sadiq Khan warns Susan Hall

Sadiq Khan highlighted his Tory rival Susan Hall’s apparent endorsement of the term “Londonistan” as he warned of the dangers of inflaming tensions sparked by the terror attacks on Israel.

Evening Standard

Ulez: ‘Ongoing discussions’ with Mayor over alternatives to scheme, says Labour leader Keir Starmer

Labour leader said his party had ‘an obligation to look at other options’

The Independent UK

Beavers return to west London for first time in 400 years

It is hoped the buck-toothed aquatic mammals will help turn the location into a flourishing wetland

Evening Standard

Former Tory London mayoral hopeful Natalie Campbell launches independent bid for City Hall

The centrist challenger in 2024’s election will build her manifesto by surveying Londoners

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The Independent UK

Bedbugs spotted on London underground as Sadiq Khan tackles issue

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Evening Standard

How much do the Tube, Overground, and Elizabeth Line cost? Travelcards to be scrapped

Sadiq Khan confirmed that scrapping passes will raise £40m in revenue for the network

The Conversation

Expanding London's Ulez has sparked fractious debate – psychologists explain how it can be de-escalated

Drivers of the most polluting vehicles are now charged £12.50 a day (or more for heavier vehicles) to drive within London’s M25 orbital motorway, following an expansion to the city’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) in August 2023.

Evening Standard

Are London day travelcards being scrapped?

TfL claimed the travelcard, which costs millions a year, would leave them underfunded but there seems to have been a U-turn

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan helps beavers return to west London for first time in 400 years

It is hoped the rodents will help turn the location into a flourishing wetland.

The Independent UK

UK isn’t prepared for bedbug invasion, top disaster expert warns

UK already seeing rise in bedbugs, experts say – as Paris residents experiencing ‘living hell’

Evening Standard

Family of five beavers released in Ealing in pioneering ‘rewilding’ project

A family of five beavers was released in London on Wednesday in a pioneering project to encourage the “rewilding” of the capital’s urban areas.

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