Disability campaigners call on mayor to scrap floating bus stops The stops, first introduced in 2013, involve a cycle lane running between a bus stop and the pavement Evening Standard · Aug 7
Why plan to limit 'vertical drinking' in pubs is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Soho crackdown Westminster Council has faced brunt of backlash over proposals but it claims Met Police are biggest barrier to nightlife Evening Standard · Aug 7
Why are London bus drivers striking? Network to be plunged into chaos as 1,500 set to walk out Drivers are set to walk out following a row over conditions in hot weather this summer, accusing operator Arriva of failing to act on complaints Evening Standard · Aug 7
London council calls claims 'standing ban' is planned in pubs across West End and Soho 'ludicrous' The council faced a pile-on of backlash following claims it planned on banning standing at pubs Evening Standard · Aug 7
‘It is British life’: No 10 vows to stop councils trying to limit standing in pubs Westminster council has recommended reducing ‘vertical drinking’ or ordering at the bar in new draft licensing policy The Guardian - UK · Aug 6
No 10 enters Soho licensing row after Sadiq Khan criticism of proposed pub standing restrictions The intervention follows Westminster City Council’s publication of draft alcohol policies which encourage establishments to prioritise tables and chairs over standing space The Independent UK · Aug 6
'It'll kill Soho': Pubs slam proposals to curb drinkers standing at Soho venues Dawn Butler MP and Sir Sadiq Khan have also expressed fury at Westminster Council’s proposed policy Evening Standard · Aug 6
London to face Rome, Munich and Nairobi after confirming 2029 World Athletics bid London has submitted its bid for the 2029 World Athletics Championships after reaching an agreement with West Ham to allow it host the event in September The Guardian - UK · Aug 6
OPINION - Sir Sadiq Khan: 'We’ve come a long way — WorldPride in London would take us even further' The Mayor of London on why he is backing the bid to host WorldPride in 2032 Evening Standard · Aug 6
No 10 hits out at council’s plan to clamp down on standing in pubs as licensing row escalates A spokesperson for the Mayor of London chided against ‘restrictive and anti-growth policies’ in Soho and the West End The Independent UK · Aug 6
Council wants pubs in London’s Soho and West End to limit standing Sadiq Khan criticises Westminster council’s ‘anti-growth policies’ after it recommends stopping ‘vertical drinking’ The Guardian - UK · Aug 6
Sadiq Khan slammed by Tories as public foot £7 million compensation bill for taxi drivers hit by licence delays Exclusive: Nearly 18,000 drivers were given special payments of between £300 and £500 Evening Standard · Aug 4
Does Andy Burnham really hate London? He wouldn’t be the only one Both left and right have it in for Britain’s capital. But is London a stabby wasteland, a den of faceless bureaucrats, or just a mess of overprivileged wokerati, asks Zoe Williams The Guardian - UK · Aug 3
Tory London mayor candidate must have no link to previous Conservative government, poll suggests The poll is bad news for former Home Secretary James Cleverly, who has been tipped as one of the Tory big beasts considering a run for City Hall Evening Standard · Aug 3
Evening Standard · Aug 1 Sadiq Khan vows action to protect London bus drivers after heatwave misery Sir Sadiq said it was important to recognise the conditions that frontline workers across the city have to work in, especially in scorching temperatures
Evening Standard · Jul 31 What does Andy Burnham's devolution plan mean for London transport, jobs and housing? Andy Burnham said Sir Sadiq Khan and other regional leaders in England will get to keep a portion of income tax and business rates to spend as part of a major devolution shake-up
Evening Standard · Jul 30 Sadiq Khan handed more powers and income tax cash as Andy Burnham announces huge devolution drive Prime Minister confirms London mayor will get to keep portion of income tax and business rates as part of pledge to ‘take power out of Westminster’
Evening Standard · Jul 30 'No evidence Andy Burnham anti-London' says Sadiq Khan as new PM to reveal devolution plans Sir Sadiq says he’s ‘very excited about the direction of travel’ amid reports Andy Burnham will give mayors a share of income tax revenue
Evening Standard · Jul 29 Pinterest opens Oxford Street office as Sadiq Khan vows end to American candy stores Proposals to make the busy London thoroughfare completely vehicle-free from Orchard Street to Great Portland Street are expected to complete by the end of this summer
Evening Standard · Jul 29 Revealed: London's 10 new wild swimming and revitalised beauty spots Sir Sadiq Khan announces his 10-year plan to clean up the capital’s rivers, which he said had suffered from ‘decades of neglect and pollution’
Evening Standard · Jul 29 Homeless families moved out of block where air con was switched off during heatwave At least two children living in Britannia Point in Colliers Wood were reportedly hospitalised as temperatures in their apartments soared to 37C
Evening Standard · Jul 29 ‘Be more French’: Sadiq Khan urged to impose speed limit cuts and driving restrictions during high ozone pollution During heatwaves, harmful ozone gas forms near the ground when other pollutants react together in strong sunlight
Evening Standard · Jul 28 London council clashes with Sadiq Khan over proposals to develop Green Belt Draft proposals, if approved, could see new areas of Metropolitan Green Belt land in the capital released for development
Evening Standard · Jul 27 Threat of France-style wildfires 'on our doorstep,' warns Sadiq Khan as London faces 'exceptional' risk this week The capital faces a ‘perfect storm’ of rising temperatures, parched land and lower humidity
Evening Standard · Jul 27 Two thirds of Londoners want UK to rejoin EU, poll reveals, as Sadiq Khan leads calls for closer ties with Europe Exclusive: 85% of Londoners aged 18 to 34 would vote for the UK to go back into the European Union, according to a new poll