4 h. ago Renfrewshire Council could be asked to look into prospect of World Cup fan zone after Scotland heroics

A request for officers to "assess the feasibility" of the idea will be put forward at next week's full council meeting.

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5 h. ago London City Council to hold special meeting after mayor cancels session over capacity concerns

London City Council to hold special meeting after mayor cancels session over capacity concerns  LEX18

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5 h. ago London meeting erupts before mayor cancels; layoffs and EMS limits at issue

London meeting erupts before mayor cancels; layoffs and EMS limits at issue  Spectrum News 1

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14 h. ago US envoy Steve Witkoff to meet Ukraine national security chief in Miami

Meeting comes two days after Witkoff and Jared Kushner held five hours of talks with Vladimir Putin in MoscowAnalysis: Ukraine peace deal has stumbled yet againThe US special envoy Steve Witkoff will meet Ukraine’s national security council chief, Rustem Umerov, in Miami on Thursday as Washington steps up its diplomatic push to secure a pathway to peace in Ukraine.Witkoff, accompanied by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, spent nearly five hours in talks with Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Tuesday. Moscow later said the meeting had not brought the sides any closer to a peace agreement. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago London mayor cancels special council meeting over space concerns, turmoil erupts

London mayor cancels special council meeting over space concerns, turmoil erupts  WKYT

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30 h. ago London mayor cancels meeting on controversial ordinances, council still convenes

London mayor cancels meeting on controversial ordinances, council still convenes  Lexington Herald Leader

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56 h. ago Mayor of London urged to restart Crossrail 2 – and seek new tax powers to fund it

Mayor of London urged to restart Crossrail 2 – and seek new tax powers to fund it  ianVisits

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56 h. ago The King grants the Mayor of London permission to use the GLC’s historic coat of arms

The King grants the Mayor of London permission to use the GLC’s historic coat of arms  ianVisits

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57 h. ago Celtic safe standing section at risk of permanent closure as Parkhead chiefs confirm council threat

The Hoops have shared details of their meeting with council chiefs last Friday

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3 d. ago Removal of English flags gave Welsh council 'negative publicity'

A council meeting is set to discuss the authority's performance between April and September 2025

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3 d. ago The US love of football is reaching new levels. Just look at Arsenal super

The New York mayor-elect’s devotion to a north London club shows how the global game is winning hearts across the USBryan Armen Graham is the deputy sport editor of Guardian USWhen Zohran Mamdani made an appearance on The Adam Friedland Show last week, the newly elected mayor of New York was expecting the typical nimble rundown of politics, jokes and conversational detours. What he wasn’t expecting was Ian Wright suddenly filling a phone screen with a congratulatory video. The former England and Arsenal striker saluted him on “what you’ve achieved”, urged him to channel that “winning energy” into the job ahead before signing off with a nod to the Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta. Mamdani cheesed guilelessly as it played before finally blurting out: “I love this man.”For a moment, the incoming mayor of the most powerful city in the United States was simply another geeked-out Arsenal obsessive left weak by one of his childhood heroes. And in that moment lies something revealing about how...

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4 d. ago Ant Middleton wants to be Mayor of London but seems confused about what a mayor is

Ant Middleton wants to be Mayor of London but seems confused about what a mayor is - 16 NSFW educational suggestions for him  The Poke

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5 d. ago The capital's migrant tent cities making a mockery of Sadiq Khan's big election vow to end homelessness

London Mayor Sadiq Khan's 2024 campaign pledge was to end homelessness in the capital.

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5 d. ago Moment security guard grabbed protester by neck as she 'stormed' Glasgow council meeting

The female Living Rent activitst was manhandled by the security guard as they tried to enter the conference.

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6 d. ago Sadiq Khan says Farage’s denial of teenage racism allegations ‘desperate’

Exclusive: London mayor says allegations about Reform leader had summoned memories of his own pastSadiq Khan has spoken of his dismay at Nigel Farage’s “desperate” denials of allegations of teenage racism as he described how his experience as a child shaped his life.The mayor of London said testimony from more than 20 individuals who made allegations about the Reform leader had summoned memories of his own past. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Sadiq Khan recalls past abuse as he urges Nigel Farage to apologise over racism claims

Exclusive: London mayor says allegations of teenage racism against Reform leader remind him of being called P-wordOpinion: Antisemitism allegations against the teenage Farage matter – look at what he went on to do Sadiq Khan has spoken of his dismay at Nigel Farage’s “desperate” denials of allegations of teenage racism as he described how his experience as a child shaped his life.The mayor of London said testimony from more than 20 individuals who made allegations about the Reform leader had summoned memories of his own past. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago SAS TV star Ant Middleton accused of revealing ‘sensitive’ special forces details on podcast

Disclosures on the podcast included ‘highly sensitive’ information about weapons, lawyers told the High Court

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7 d. ago Rachel Reeves 'told Sadiq Khan to 'get out of my office!' and kicked him out when London mayor demanded more cash for the capital'

Rachel Reeves allegedly kicked Sir Sadiq Khan out of her office in an extraordinary argument while he tried to negotiate more funding for London ahead of the Budget .

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7 d. ago Met Police chief and London mayor hail ‘enduring’ legacy of Damilola Taylor 25 years on from killing

Family of tragic Damilola, 10, join forces with Sir Mark Rowley and Sir Sadiq Khan to fight knife crime across London

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8 d. ago Rachel Reeves kicked Sadiq Khan out of her office in major bust up over London funding

Rachel Reeves cut a scheduled meeting with the Mayor of London short after they argued about cash for the capital

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