27 h. ago Pride 2025: Clouds fail to dampen spirits as hundreds of thousands turn out for London parade

Sadiq Khan said London was united in a ‘sea of colour and creativity’

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27 h. ago LGBT artists decry Supreme Court ruling at rainy London Pride parade

Tens of thousands of people gathered in central London for this year’s Pride parade.

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27 h. ago Reform UK under fire for putting teenagers in charge of vital public services

Reform UK has drawn criticism for putting youngsters in charge of hundreds of millions of pounds of spending at local authorities

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35 h. ago Young carer ‘amazed’ as Guardian readers pay off her £2,000 fine for benefit rules mistake

Rose Jones was told to repay £2,145 after she unwittingly breached ‘draconian’ carer’s allowance regulationsA young carer who had looked after her disabled mother since she was eight said she was “amazed” and “overwhelmed” after Guardian readers paid off her £2,000 fine for a mistaken breach of widely condemned benefits rules.Rose Jones, 22, was ordered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to repay £2,145 after joining a government youth employment scheme that meant she overstepped “draconian” carer’s allowance earnings regulations. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Serial fare dodgers should be banned from the Tube, top Tory Susan Hall tells Sadiq Khan

Mayor admits requirement to hike TfL fares by estimated 27% over five years will be ‘challenging’ for Londoners due to cost of living crisis

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51 h. ago LL Cool J refuses to perform at Philadelphia’s 4th of July concert until workers’ strike ends

Nearly 10,000 city workers are on strike to demand better pay

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54 h. ago Hair clinic ordered to pay over £5,000 to man who claims not ‘even 1% improvement’

Consumer forum says man entitled to compensation for ‘physical and mental harassment which he suffered’

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55 h. ago Oxford Street pedestrianisation should include 'world class public toilets', mayor Sadiq Khan is told

Mayor urged to turn nation’s most famous high street into a ‘healthy street’ that is safe and accessible to all Londoners

Politics

66 h. ago Break point! Outrage as rail chaos hits thousands of Wimbledon fans

Thousands of fans from around the world have been hit by days of cancellations and delays getting to SW19 due to signalling failures.

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3 d. ago Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa: Sadiq Khan outlines plans for first mayoral trip to Africa

But mayor accused of being ‘more interested in Lagos than John Lewis’ as he misses meeting on Oxford Street

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3 d. ago Decriminalise cocaine possession after cannabis in London, says Sir Sadiq Khan report expert

Dr Geoff Gallop claims people are dying because UK is behind rest of the world when it comes to drug policy

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3 d. ago Sadiq Khan told ‘get a grip’ of Wimbledon District Line delays

Sadiq Khan told ‘get a grip’ of Wimbledon District Line delays  The Times

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3 d. ago Man has to pay more than £1,000 after refusing to move his car

The man just left it there and ignored warnings to move it - eventually the council did it for him and then crushed the car

Economics

3 d. ago Traffic to be banned from part of Regent Street as mayor faces calls to reduce traffic across West End

Sir Sadiq Khan urged by cycle campaigners to build on Oxford Street pedestrianisation with wider vehicle ban across central London

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4 d. ago Cannabis use 'not benign' says judge after Sadiq Khan's call for decriminalisation

Judge Edmunds spoke out about cannabis while jailing a young man who had tried to smuggle the drugs

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4 d. ago Ticket Scalpers Drive O2 London Ticket Prices Up to 490%—Industry Calls for Urgent Cap

Ticket Scalpers Drive O2 London Ticket Prices Up to 490%—Industry Calls for Urgent Cap  Digital Music News

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5 d. ago Hundreds pay respects to 20,000 Brit soldiers killed on first day of Battle of the Somme

Poignant sound of whistles heard as tributes paid to the 20,000 British soldiers killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme - 109 years ago

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5 d. ago Are Labour mayors gunning for Keir Starmer's job? Relations between Downing Street, Sadiq Khan and Andy Burnham sink further as they spearhead welfare revolt

Sir Sadiq Khan , the London mayor, and Andy Burnham , the Greater Manchester mayor, are both publicly opposing the Government over welfare cuts.

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5 d. ago We're trapped in caravan site hell: Couple reveal how pitch for their £36,000 home keeps flooding

Alicia Mearns and her partner, John Hayden, wanted to split their time between the UK and Spain and decided to invest in a Park Lane Holiday Homes caravan, in Wirral.

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5 d. ago Revealed: Transport for London pays 843 staff to work on union duties

Bill for providing paid time off for union representatives almost doubles under Sadiq Khan’s mayoralty

Economics