FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 25 - Caught on Camera

London New Year 2026 fireworks: Millions thrilled by 'world's greatest' show hailing capital a 'city of hope'

Around 100,000 ticketholders gathered along the Thames to watch the display

Evening Standard · Jan 1

Mayor of London says capital’s New Year celebrations ‘greatest in the world’

The display included nods to England’s Women’s Rugby World Cup triumph, the Lionesses retaining the Euros and Europe’s Ryder Cup win.

Evening Standard · Jan 1

Revealed: All the freebies London mayor Sadiq Khan received in 2025

Two tickets to the British Museum’s Inaugural Pink Ball charity fundraiser are among the freebies enjoyed by London’s mayor

Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2025

OPINION - Sadiq Khan: I want to rewild London. First storks, then beavers (yes, really)

White storks are coming back to London for the first time in 600 years

Evening Standard · Dec 26, 2025

Sadiq Khan boosts funding of 'bounty hunters' in new crackdown on council tax and business rates

Mayor allocates more money for council debt collectors - as council tax bills rise 5% and pub backlash against soaring business rates continues

Evening Standard · Dec 24, 2025

Zipcar offered free parking permits as London borough mounts 11th hour bid to save car-sharing club

Southwark offers firm use of about 200 parking bays and calls on other boroughs to offer similar incentives

Evening Standard · Dec 24, 2025

How much is your council tax going up? Thousands more Londoners face bills over £2,000 for first time

Average households in half of London boroughs are expected to see hikes of over £100

Evening Standard · Dec 23, 2025

Row as arms firm 'wins £1.5bn TfL contract' to run Oyster and Contactless ticketing system

Sir Sadiq Khan has called for weapons fair to no longer be held in London

Evening Standard · Dec 23, 2025

Johnny Flynn's guide to London: shopping at Patina and dinner at Pivaz

The Goodbye June actor used to make money busking, thinks mudlarking is a great first date and loves Clapton’s Mangal restaurants

Evening Standard · Dec 23, 2025

Let me tell you the good things the government has done in 2025 – because it certainly won’t

It’s all there: more apprenticeships, more rights for workers and renters – and most of all, a focus on children. What a shame Labour wavers about saying so, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2025