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New tall building site being recommended for skyscrapers plan

A new tall building site by Liverpool Street is being recommended to be included in the City of London Corporation’s forthcoming Local Plan effectively earmarking...

Power of storytelling shines at British Library festival

A celebration of creativity, culture, and compassion took centre stage at the British Library on Saturday 4 October, as publishers Author In Me (AIM)...

London taxis barely competing with uncapped number of private hire drivers

Transport for London (TfL) and the Government must take radical action on private hire licensing to combat the “steep decline” in the amount of...

Mayor needs more fiscal powers to avoid “ugly” decisions on taxing Londoners

Ministers have been warned that if they fail to give the Mayor of London more power to raise revenue from tourism, it will lead...

Anti-social behaviour officers will be scrapped to boost neighbourhood policing

The Metropolitan Police will redeploy officers dedicated to tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) to neighbourhood policing teams. The staff work with local authorities across London, and...

Boroughs and Mayor need to formalise relationship to speed up funding delivery for Londoners

London’s boroughs need a “Combined Board” model to help speed up decision-making and service delivery for the capital’s residents, the Mayor has been told. Cllr...

“Education not keeping up with technology”: Deputy Mayor calls for curriculum reform to teach children about online harms

London’s children need a reformed school curriculum to protect them from increasing exposure to online harms and inappropriate content, the capital’s Deputy Mayor for...

Skilled worker “crisis” hindering London’s ambitious housebuilding targets

A skilled worker “crisis” in the construction industry is undermining London’s ambitious housebuilding targets with a housing association saying last year it relied on...

“I have the best job in politics”, as Sir Sadiq Khan intends fourth term run

Sir Sadiq Khan has said he does intend to run for a fourth term as Mayor of London. The Mayor ruled out a return...

Cinema for Gaza announces star-studded fundraiser with Pride & Prejudice Table Read

A host of household names are set to bring Jane Austen’s beloved Pride & Prejudice to life in a one-off charity performance in London,...

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