The Conservatives at City Hall have asked Sadiq Khan to do what Andy Burnham did as mayor of Greater Manchester and hire a freelance “industry expert” Amy Lamé, who was London’s night watchman, began her last day at City Hall on Thursday. It is still unclear who will take her place in office. Earlier this…
Officers said businesses and residents were being asked what they thought about the impact of two events taking place at the same time. There will be a pro-Palestinian march and counter-protest in central London on Saturday, and hundreds of police officers will be in attendance. At 12 noon, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign rally will march…
A man was stabbed in Leytonstone and taken to hospital. It was 6.58pm on 31 October and someone had been stabbed in High Road. The London Ambulance Service was called. As well as the ambulance crews, an incident commander, a tactical response team and paramedics in rapid response vehicles were sent to the scene. London’s…
Londoners will have to pay 4.6% more for the Tube and trains next year because the government has instructed Sadiq Khan to increase fares as part of the budget deal. In return for the £485 million Transport for London (TfL) received from the government on Wednesday, transport minister Louise Haigh said fares must be increased.…
London does not feel English, as JD Vance says. It’s always been more than that. If you were born, raised and went to school in Ohio, London might be scary to you. The city that was founded two thousand years ago by a couple of meddlesome Italians is much smaller, but has about the same…
Over the course of 11 months, 24-year-old Muridi Bahdon attempted to rob London Underground stations several times with a knife. A thief who threatened men with knives in broad daylight before stealing or attempting to steal their expensive watches has been gaoled. Over the course of 11 months, 24-year-old Muridi Bahdon targeted three watch owners…
New mooring fees introduced by a waterways charity have caused one boater to worry that he will no longer be able to afford to live on London’s canals. Nick Corrigan has lived on a boat for eight years and often moors on Regent’s Canal. He is a travelling boater who never stays in one place…
The number of new taxis sold last monthfell significantly — only 158 were sold. This figure may have been good in the past, but it does not even come close to the 259 new taxis sold in the same period last year. The figures are a cause for concern for the sector as they show…
More than two months after the attack, the woman is still being treated for her injuries. A man is being sought by police after a woman was kicked at a train stop in south-east London. At around 6pm on 20 August, a man approached the woman as she entered Abbey Wood station and kicked her…
