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    • Wednesday, 14 September, 2022
      Queen Elizabeth II
      London hospitality venues urged to stay open for Queen’s funeral

      GLA asks sector to ‘open their doors’ as influx of mourners expected in capital on Monday

      Customers in a pub with pictures of Queen Elizabeth II on the wall
    • Tuesday, 21 July, 2020
      Transport for London
      TfL launches review into funding of transport in UK capital

      London mayor names expert panel despite study being carried out by government after £1.6bn rescue

    • Friday, 11 October, 2019
      Boris Johnson
      Boris Johnson is defying GLA Arcuri probe, leaked letter reveals

      Prime minister’s solicitors wrote that correct procedures had not been followed

      Do Not ReUse Without Permission - Innotech - Hacking / data conference Bafta London Oct 2014 Boris Johnson and Jennifer Arcuri Photo by ©Vicki Couchman 07957226911 vicki@vickicouchman.com
    • Wednesday, 9 October, 2019
      Boris Johnson in stand-off with City Hall over Arcuri inquiry

      Ex-mayor demands that answers on relationship stay secret but Assembly says response ‘insufficient’

      London Mayor Boris Johnson holds a meeting of the Forensic Audit Panel on May 8, 2008 in City Hall, London. Newly-elected mayor Boris Johnson is spending his first week in his new post after beating previous incumbent Ken Livingstone in the mayoral election last week. AFP PHOTO POOL Peter Macdiarmid (Photo credit should read PETER MACDIARMID/AFP/Getty Images)
    • Sunday, 29 September, 2019
      Boris Johnson
      Boris Johnson rejects new claims over behaviour

      Rare move comes as City Hall denies political bias in Arcuri allegations

      DO NOT REUSE  Without Permission from the PICTURE DESK £180 Per Use Jennifer Arcuri meets Boris Johnson Innotechsummit.com Google Hangout at Excel part of the 9th WORLD ISLAMIC ECONOMIC FORUM LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM 30th OCTOBER 2013 Photograph © vicki couchman 07957226911 vicki@vickicouchman.com
    • Friday, 27 September, 2019
      Boris Johnson
      GLA refers Johnson to police watchdog over Arcuri claims

      Prime minister faces potential criminal investigation into misconduct allegations

      Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts during the Convention of the North at the Magna Centre in Rotherham, Britain September 13, 2019. Christopher Furlong/Pool via REUTERS
    • Thursday, 18 July, 2019
      Climate change
      Extinction Rebellion to launch boycott of London council tax

      City’s residents asked to divert payments to fund tackling ‘climate emergency’

      Extinction Rebellion protest Royal Courts of Justice, London, against lack of Government action on climate change and prosecution of mass arrests
    • Saturday, 18 August, 2018
      Property sector
      London mayor battles to keep pace with ever fiercer housing crunch

      Sadiq Khan concedes annual rate of building needs to rise by 70 per cent

      Mayor of London Sadiq Khan meets workers at the Barking Riverside Project in east London where he launched the first draft of his 'London Plan' which will produce more affordable housing for the capital.
    • Friday, 8 June, 2018
      Property sector
      Manufacturers squeezed out of London by rush to build homes

      Swaths of industrial land are being lost to residential development

      Senior Brewer, James Rabagliati works at Truman's Brewery in Hackney Wick, London on May 28, 2018.
    • Wednesday, 7 June, 2017
      Property sector
      Squeezed manufacturers try to make it in the city

      Small-scale production is clinging on in urban areas — but new technology could help

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    • Thursday, 19 January, 2017
      Transport
      Pay-per-mile scheme urged to ease London congestion

      Congestion charge failing to halt decline in average speeds across capital

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    • Tuesday, 29 November, 2016
      UK economy
      London plans to spend £3.2bn in affordable housing boost

      GLA sets target of building 90,000 lower cost homes by 2020-21

      A pedestrian walks past a hoarding advertising a block of flats, currently under construction, in London, U.K., on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. London property prices are set to fall next year as uncertainty about Britain's exit from the European Union damps the U.K. housing market, according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
    • Tuesday, 10 May, 2016
      UK infrastructure
      London mayor clears way for City Airport expansion

      Khan withdraws City Hall objection to growth plan

      London City Airport As Global Infrastructure Partners Look To Raise Over $3 billion From Airport...A British Airways aircraft, operated by British Airways Plc, prepares to land at London City Airport, near to the Canary Wharf business, financial and shopping district, in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. Global Infrastructure Partners LP are looking to generate over $3 billion from the sale of the London City Airport Ltd. and have set a deadline of early next year for binding bids. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
    • Thursday, 14 April, 2016
      Life & Arts
      Tate Modern unveils launch plans for £260m extension

      June opening of Switch House will boost gallery space by 60% and visitor figures by 1m a year

      Tania Bruguera - Tatlin's Whispwe #5
    • Tuesday, 12 April, 2016
      Property sector
      Next London mayor faces housing challenge

      Zac Goldsmith wants to speed up housebuilding and Sadiq Khan wants to improve affordability

      British Conservative London 2016 mayoral candidate, Zac Goldsmith (L), shakes hands with British Labour party London 2016 mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan (R) as they attend to address a rally against a proposed expansion of Heathrow Airport in Parliament Square in London on October 10, 2015. Prime Minister David Cameron's government is considering whether to approve a third runway at Heathrow or expand air capacity in southeast England at another airport such as London Gatwick. A decision is expected by the end of the year. AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
    • Saturday, 9 April, 2016
      Property sector
      London’s Bishopsgate Goodsyard project meets new setback

      Boris Johnson’s planners have advised him to reject plans for £800m high-rise development

    • Thursday, 31 March, 2016
      Property sector
      Damac looks to lay foundations for London regeneration scheme

      Dubai-based developer confident of bucking declining sales trends as it plots push into UK capital

      Aykon London One, the 50-storey tower with interiors by Italian fashion house Versace
    • Wednesday, 23 March, 2016
      Residential property
      Securitisation industry battles with stigma

      European banks point to six-year record of robust performance

      Boris Johnson, mayor of London, looks on during Mayor's Question Time at the London Assembly at City Hall, in London, U.K., on Monday, Feb. 22, 2016. The pound fell the most since May 2010 after Johnson, one of the U.K.'s most popular politicians, said he'll campaign for Britain to leave the European Union in a June referendum. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Boris Johnson
    • Friday, 11 March, 2016
      Property sector
      Housing association to build 10,800 homes at Barking Riverside

      London & Quadrant to tap bond markets for its £1.5bn investment in the project

      Brownfield land at Barking Riverside
    • Thursday, 7 January, 2016
      UK outsourcing
      Calls grow for TfL to take charge of south London rail network

      Integrating services into thriving Overground lines could raise capacity 130%, says Centre for London

      LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: Commuters wait to squeeze on to the next train to Victoria Station at Clapham Junction on February 5, 2009 in London, England. A recent report by London Assembly's transport committee has suggested that London's overground rail network is struggling to cope with the growing number of passengers, carrying around 40 per cent more passengers than they should during the morning and evening peak periods. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
    • Thursday, 10 December, 2015
      Construction sector
      London authority lends to shared ownership housing schemes

      A £45m contribution is part of push to attract investors to building homes

      Greater London Authority building
    • Wednesday, 21 October, 2015
      Property sector
      London eyes eastern promise of 200,000 homes

      Capital’s planning chief identifies vast development potential

      Workers wait for a section of crane to be moved into place at the Embassy Gardens residential apartment development by Ballymore Group Ltd. during construction in the Nine Elms district of London, U.K., on Monday, June 3, 2013. U.K. house prices rose to the highest in almost three years in April, according to a report from mortgage lender Halifax. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
    • Wednesday, 14 October, 2015
      World
      Mixed signals on London’s drive for smart city technology

      A looming population boom is spurring the capital to technological innovation

      Queue busting: the Underground’s contactless ticket barriers
    • Monday, 8 June, 2015
      Property sector
      East London site to provide 2,000 homes and new railway station

      City Hall releases its last main piece of land in the capital for redevelopment

    • Wednesday, 4 March, 2015
      UK economy
      Londoners back greater fiscal devolution

      Businesses, councils and public want more say on tax and spending

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