5 d. ago Sadiq Khan plans to raise London council tax by more than £20 a year to fight phone theft

Sir Sadiq Khan has proposed raising the average Band D bill by more than £20, meaning the amount of council tax City Hall receives will exceed £500 per bill for the first time.

Economics

5 d. ago Divorced artist loses fight to keep £1.5m north London home she claimed her ex

Hsiao Mei-Lin, 54, has been ordered to leave the Tufnell Park house by next year

Economics

5 d. ago Divorced artist loses fight to keep £1.5m London home 'handed to her on WhatsApp'

Divorced artist loses fight to keep £1.5m London home 'handed to her on WhatsApp'  London Evening Standard

Economics

7 d. ago Man 'cut' with knife after fight breaks out at London Overground station

Man 'cut' with knife after fight breaks out at London Overground station  My London

Politics

7 d. ago City to fight disinformation that undermines London on world stage

City to fight disinformation that undermines London on world stage  Financial Times

Politics

7 d. ago London railway fire recap: Trains run as scheduled after several crews fight blaze on tracks

Queen's Road Peckham and South Bermondsey stations in south London were affected by the train track fire, which the London Fire Brigade described as "very visible"

Events

8 d. ago Hackney record store owner vows to fight council's noise enforcement in court

Recycle Vinyl owner Rob Smith has been blocked from hosting daytime DJ shows after complaints from neighbours

Events

8 d. ago 'You'll have a fight on your hands!' Huge backlash against 'cruel' plans to limit London's Freedom Pass

More than 50,000 people sign petition opposing possible changes to London travel freebie

Politics

8 d. ago Hackney record store owner says he'll fight council's noise enforcement in court

Hackney record store owner says he'll fight council's noise enforcement in court  My London

Events

9 d. ago Met chief hails 'extraordinary' progress in fight against killings in London

Met chief hails 'extraordinary' progress in fight against killings in London  lbc.co.uk

Events

1 week ago Nigel Farage vows to fight Labour's Brexit reset 'all the way', as he fires the starting gun on Reform's election campaign in London

The Reform UK leader said Keir Starmer's latest attempts to cosy up to the EU would 'solve none of our economic problems' and instead hand sovereignty to 'unelected EU bureaucrats'.

Politics

1 week ago UFC London reportedly adds absolute banger fight between European stars

UFC London reportedly adds absolute banger fight between European stars  Sports Illustrated

Sport

1 week ago Children as young as three learn to reject toxic masculinity at nursery and primary schools in London

The Standard visits east London classrooms where teachers look to fight against influencers like Andrew Tate, porn addiction and exclusions

Events

2 w. ago Trump says US companies will invest billions in Venezuelan oil production. Experts aren’t so sure

Industry insiders say US oil firms want to ‘avoid getting screwed’ and will proceed with extreme caution in regionAnalysis: Trump’s focus on Venezuelan oil reinforces claim action was never about ‘war on drugs’Industry experts have expressed skepticism over Donald Trump’s bullish prediction that US big oil firms will rapidly invest tens of billions of dollars to fix Venezuelan infrastructure and ramp up production after the rendition of the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro.Without an “iron-clad guarantee” that the US federal government will fully reimburse them for the cost of rebuilding the country’s oil market, analysts expect global energy giants to proceed with extreme caution. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago ‘Oh my gosh, they’re all from London and Cambridge’: York University’s northerners fight back

‘Oh my gosh, they’re all from London and Cambridge’: York University’s northerners fight back  The Guardian

Politics

3 w. ago UFC London gets first fight as surging contender looks to break into UFC rankings

UFC London gets first fight as surging contender looks to break into UFC rankings  Sports Illustrated

Sport

3 w. ago Michael ‘Venom’ Page bemoans UFC matchmaking: ‘Doesn’t make any sense’

Page last fought in August and is eyeing a spot at UFC London, but with no opponent yet confirmed

Events

3 w. ago Octopus Energy sells stake in software arm Kraken, valuing unit at £6.4bn

The move paves the way for the demerger of Kraken Technologies and a possible stock market flotation.

Economics

3 w. ago London to fight US for Octopus spin off: Energy giant's tech unit Kraken valued at £6.4bn

London to fight US for Octopus spin off: Energy giant's tech unit Kraken valued at £6.4bn  MSN

Economics

3 w. ago Nvidia insists it isn’t Enron, but its AI deals are testing investor faith

The chipmaker’s sprawling partnerships are driving extraordinary growth but also bank its future on the AI boom paying off quicklyNvidia is, in crucial ways, nothing like Enron – the Houston energy giant that imploded through multibillion-dollar accounting fraud in 2001. Nor is it similar to companies such as Lucent or Worldcom that folded during the dotcom bubble.But the fact that it needs to reiterate this to its investors is less than ideal. Continue reading...

Economics