MYSTERIOUS: 6 | Mind Blowing Facts

What would happen if the London borough of Havering voted for independence?

A public policy expert breaks down what independence could mean in practice

Evening Standard · Feb 23

Revealed: Sadiq Khan's £20million secret cheap fares plan to lure Londoners back onto public transport

London mayor gives TfL cash to trial more ‘fares innovation’ schemes in bid to reverse fall in passenger numbers

Evening Standard · Feb 19

East London borough will get 'independence' vote on leaving capital under Reform UK, Nigel Farage rally told

Romford MP Andrew Rosindell told the Reform UK event that Havering residents would get a choice to remain Londoners or rejoin Essex

Evening Standard · Feb 16

Sadiq Khan to get New York-style licensing powers to 'unleash' London's hospitality sector

The Government rejected warnings that the reforms will sideline local democracy in the capital

Evening Standard · Feb 10

Sacha Lord: What Rachel Reeves must do now is offer hospitality a sector-specific VAT reduction

VAT for restaurants and bars in Europe is around nine per cent. Why is it so much more here, asks Sacha Lord

Evening Standard · Feb 7

Los Angeles mayor's race kicks off amid homelessness, raids and fallout from deadly 2025 wildfire

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is heading into a challenging reelection bid as she continues to suffer fallout from last year’s devastating wildfire

The Independent UK · Feb 7

London must have more affordable homes for families, Sadiq Khan told

The social housing system is failing to keep pace with increasing demand in the capital, according to a new report

Evening Standard · Jan 29

Exclusive: Sadiq Khan spends £1.2billion a year propping up London buses as passengers desert the network

Passenger numbers down 20% since pandemic - as TfL admits defeat in making bus fleet ‘zero emission’ by 2030

Evening Standard · Jan 28

Sadiq Khan isn’t gaslighting on true crime levels in London, mayor’s anti-violence chief says

Lib Peck hit back at critics - including US President Donald Trump - as Australian delegation visits capital on fact-finding mission

Evening Standard · Jan 26

Its official, storks are returning to London for the first time in 600 years

Plans have been signed off by council leaders in east London to introduce the birds

Evening Standard · Jan 22