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BT Tower restaurant to turn again

02.11.09

The revolving restaurant at the top of the BT Tower is to reopen after 30 years... more

43-storey tower will rise on the South Bank

17.09.09

43-storey tower proposed for the South Bank that was condemned as 'an act of architectural vandalism' has been approved by a High Court judge... more

Workers lifted my car, painted yellow lines under it, then wardens came and towed it away

28.05.09

Ruth Ducker had legally parked her cherished Volkswagen Golf round the corner from her house for two years so it came as a shock when she discovered it had disappeared from its regular spot - and in its place was a set of double yellow lines.... more

2012 and all that

27.05.09

Olympics: Our round-up of the latest Olympic news... more

MPs plot to oust Speaker after ‘disgraceful’ attack

12.05.09

Commons Speaker Michael Martin faced unprecedented criticism as a plot to unseat him was launched at Westminster... more

The legacy begins: Ł30m boost for sport at grassroots

28.04.09

Six community projects are to become the first beneficiaries of Boris Johnson’s Ł30 million scheme to boost sports participation as a legacy of the London Olympics... more

2012 organisers launch search for new generation of umpires

24.03.09

Hundreds of Londoners are being invited to train as referees, umpires and scorers in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics... more

Kate Hoey attacks choice of 2012 shooting venue in Woolwich

20.03.09

A decision to keep the Olympic shooting venue at Woolwich barracks was today attacked by Kate Hoey, the London Mayor's commissioner for sport... more

Ł30m Olympic legacy fund for ‘local’ sports

05.03.09

Up to Ł30 million will be available for grassroots sports in London to help the 2012 Olympics deliver a legacy... more

I blundered in vote, admits MP fighting Heathrow expansion

29.01.09

A Labour MP who has campaigned against Heathrow expansion spoke of his "huge embarrassment" for siding with the Government over plans for a third runway... more

Halfway to 2012: secure the legacy

16.01.09

We ARE halfway there: today is the mid-point between London winning the bid to host the Olympics in July 2005 and the start of the Games themselves in July 2012... more

Children learn to swim in temporary pool in 2012 legacy bid

13.01.09

Up to 1,000 schoolchildren are being taught to swim in a temporary pool under a scheme to deliver a legacy from the London Olympics... more

Treats to reward children joining in sports

10.11.08

Children could receive trips to the cinema as a reward for participating in sport under recommendations revealed today... more

Giving teenagers a chance - how Mayor aims to get to the root of the problem

03.11.08

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London 'in danger of missing out on legacy from Games'

30.10.08

Londoners are "sorely" at risk of missing out on a lasting sporting legacy from the 2012 Olympics, the Mayor's Commissioner for Sport has warned ... more

Ministers at sea over air and rail

30.10.08

It is hard, just now, to discern anything like a joined-up transport policy in the Government's approach to rail, road and air, still less a transport policy that squares with what it is also saying about the environment... more

Hoey: Ł10m needed for grassroots sport

14.10.08

Boris Johnson needs to invest at least Ł10million in funding for grassroots sport to kick-start London's sporting legacy from the Olympics... more

Games 'could leave no sporting legacy'

14.10.08

The 2012 Olympic Games could leave little or no sporting legacy unless major investment is put into grassroots organisations now, an influential committee warns... more

Promises made for 2012 bid: Can we keep them?

01.09.08

London clinched victory in a tough race for the 2012 Olympics thanks largely to a pledge that it would deliver a legacy for sport... more

Hoey faces Labour demands to quit as Johnson adviser

22.07.08

Labour MP Kate Hoey faced fresh pressure to quit as an adviser to Mayor Boris Johnson... more

Video: Are the Olympics good for London?

09.07.08

Click on the links below for video highlights of the Evening Standard's Influentials debate on 'Are the Olympics good for London?' featuring Tessa Jowell, Will Self, Andrew Gilligan, Sebastian Coe and Kate Hoey...... more

2012 Games 'will fail to boost grassroots sport'

09.07.08

The London Olympics may fail to deliver on its key pledge to boost the nationwide popularity of sport, it has been claimed... more

Comment: The real goal for the 2012 Games

09.07.08

The 2012 Games are a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for London to boost grassroots participation in sport, and it must not be allowed to slip away... more

Mayor reveals details (and wages) of his key advisers

21.05.08

Boris Johnson has delivered on a key election promise by publishing the details - including salaries - of his senior team of advisers... more

Lee Jasper: I'll fight to gain Kate Hoey seat

07.05.08

Former mayoral aide Lee Jasper makes an audacious bid for a safe Labour seat in the capital ... more

They said it - quotes from the mayoral campaign

02.05.08

"They need to drop Ken Livingstone into the Thames." Who said that? Here are some memorable quotes from the London Mayoral campaign.... more

Not to be pigeon-holed

30.04.08

If they are a musical throwback to short, snappy, melodic, Buzzcockian guitar punk, Pigeon Detectives are their own men, says John Aizlewood.... more

I'll work for Boris as sports adviser says Labour MP... to her party's fury

29.04.08

Former sports minister Kate Hoey has declared she will act as an adviser to Boris Johnson if he becomes Mayor... more

Comment: voter confusion over polling

29.04.08

With less than 48 hours to go until the day of the Mayoral elections, Londoners should be preparing to cast their votes confident that all is well with the electoral process... more