40 h. ago London Overground: £700m new line would get new name, promises Sadiq Khan

London Overground: £700m new line would get new name, promises Sadiq Khan  London Evening Standard

Economics

50 h. ago New £700m addition to London Overground 'would be renamed to reflect area's culture and history'

Sadiq Khan confirms that his rebranding of the Overground - dubbed ‘virtue-signalling nonsense’ by critics - would be extended to the West London Orbital

Economics

69 h. ago London Overground restores station waiting room thats been closed for 40 years

London Overground restores station waiting room thats been closed for 40 years  ianVisits

Politics

2 d. ago London developers told: Affordable homes target cut won't last forever

Percentage of new homes in capital required to be affordable will be cut from 35% to 20% - but only for a limited period

Events

3 d. ago Firefighter who survived cardiac arrest cycling to work backs campaign for more defibrillators

London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan provides £150,000 for 200 more heart-starting devices in capital

Events

3 d. ago London mayor celebrates birthday on superyacht owned by sports tycoon

Sadiq Khan’s attendance draws criticism and follows scrutiny of Labour politicians for receiving lavish gifts

Politics

3 d. ago London travel news LIVE: Fenchurch Street Station trains mostly running normally again after fire shut railway line

The train line running into Fenchurch Street Station was suspended as firefighters tackled the blaze

Events

3 d. ago London housing crisis: Affordable homes ratio 'to be slashed to 20%' after Sadiq Khan crisis talks

Mayor and Government set to announce that 35% rule will be ditched after housebuilding in the capital plummeted

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3 d. ago Sadiq Khan celebrated birthday on £268million superyacht with billionaire friend

The Mayor of London celebrated his birthday with billionaire Fulham FC owner Shahid Khan

Economics

3 d. ago Oxford Street 'pedestrianised by next summer' as Sadiq Khan fast

Second consultation to start next month - but Tories threaten legal action if they reclaim control of Westminster council

Politics

3 d. ago Met Police will keep just TWO front counters in London open 24 hours a day as Sadiq Khan's manifesto pledge to keep station desks open falls apart

The counters will remain open at their busiest sites in Charring Cross and Lewisham, while the total of them across the capital has dropped from 37 to 27, which is set to save £7million.

Events

4 d. ago Sadiq Khan accelerates plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street 'as soon as next year': Mayor wants to make shopping district carless before the local elections

The Mayor of London is pushing to fast-track proposals to remove traffic from West End's busiest shopping street ahead of local elections , amid fears a future administration could scrap the project.

Politics

5 d. ago Diwali Spirit Takes Over London's Trafalgar Square, Mayor Sadiq Khan Shares Glimpses From Celebrations

Diwali Spirit Takes Over London's Trafalgar Square, Mayor Sadiq Khan Shares Glimpses From Celebrations  NDTV

Politics

6 d. ago London travel news LIVE: Delays on the Bakerloo and Tramlink lines

The majority of the London Underground and Overground is providing a good service

Politics

6 d. ago Report warns of disastrous "self inflicted" slump in housebuilding in London

Molior report says just 15,000 homes will be under construction across the capital by the end of next year

Events

7 d. ago All beliefs are welcome in London – we cannot allow extremists to divide us | Sadiq Khan

Attacks against Jewish and Muslim communities are on the rise, and some politicians are exacerbating tensions by appealing to our worst instinctsSadiq Khan is mayor of LondonFor the first time in three years, hate crime in England and Wales is on the rise. The latest statistics released by the Home Office, showing religiously motivated offences at a record level, are deeply disturbing. But for those who have witnessed some of the appalling scenes on our city’s streets in recent months, they will not be surprising.Over the past two years, Jewish people have faced a rising tide of antisemitism, and the heinous terrorist attack in Manchester on Yom Kippur was a terrible reminder of just how pervasive this poisonous form of hatred continues to be. Between January and June, the Community Security Trust reported more than 1,500 antisemitic incidents. A survey by the Institute for Jewish Policy Research found that 35% of Jewish people feel unsafe in the UK.Sadiq Khan is the mayor of London...

Politics

7 d. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Should Sadiq Khan take action against Muslim charity London park run that banned women and girls over 12?

After a Muslim charity run banned women and girls over the age of 12 from competing, we are asking Mail readers whether Mayor of London Sadiq Khan should take action against them?

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8 d. ago KHADIJA KHAN: Despite what Sadiq Khan claims, we ARE creeping towards Islamic law

Misogyny exists everywhere. But we're usually quick to call it out. Only when it's Islamic misogyny do we fall silent, excusing it as a cultural issue.

Events

8 d. ago Sadiq Khan rejects calls to exclude Hindu nationalist group from Diwali celebrations

Vishwa Hindu Parishad UK (VHP-UK), also known as the World Council of Hindus UK, are on the official committee of organisers for the City Hall-backed Diwali celebrations in Trafalgar Square on Sunday

Politics

8 d. ago ‘London has turned into something crazy’: is the city in the grip of a crime wave?

Perception of runaway crime partly blamed for ‘driving away the super-rich’ but in reality some high-profile offences such as watch theft are falling‘Snatch theft’: the unstoppable rise of phone theftLondon is no longer a safe place to live, at least in the eyes of some of its richest residents – and the 47th president of the United States.“I think he’s done a terrible job,” Donald Trump said during his state visit to the UK last month, in his latest broadside at London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan. “Crime in London is through the roof.” Continue reading...

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