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Calls to start safety work at junction where cyclist died

14.10.11
Campaigners are demanding an immediate start to delayed safety work on a junction where a cyclist was killed last week... more

Met reveals 'very expensive gifts' to senior police

15.09.11
The Metropolitan Police has revealed full details of gifts and hospitality accepted by senior police officers ... more

Hit-and-run drivers injure 65 every week in capital

30.08.11
More than 65 people are injured in hit-and-run collisions in London every week, the Evening Standard can reveal... more

Boris Johnson is urged to issue smog alert as London gets warmer

21.04.11
The Mayor faces calls to issue a smog alert for central London as the poor air quality is set to worsen with the sunny weather... more

Taxi drivers 'threaten lives of cyclists': I have been forced off road, says Green Mayoral candidate

18.04.11
The Green Party's Mayoral candidate risked angering thousands of taxi drivers today by suggesting they were putting the lives of cyclists at risk... more

Squatting is an excellent thing to do, says Green mayoral candidate

08.04.11
Green mayoral candidate Jenny Jones sparks anger by supporting squatters occupying empty homes across the capital ... more

Blackfriars Bridge road redesign will kill us, say cyclists

03.03.11
Deaths and injuries on Blackfriars Bridge will increase if a cycle lane is scrapped as part of a transformed road layout, a leading politician claimed today... more

Boris Johnson attacked over call for fuel duty stabiliser

24.01.11
Boris Johnson came under fire from green campaigners today after calling for a fuel duty stabiliser to tackle rocketing petrol prices... more

I'd raise congestion charge to £50, says Green who would be Mayor

06.01.11
Green mayoral hopeful Jenny Jones set out plans today to expand the congestion charge to the M25 boundary and raise prices to as much as £50 a day... more

Action to stop more fires in tower blocks ‘cannot wait’

17.12.10
Urgent action is needed to protect residents of high-rise buildings from fires like the fatal blaze in Camberwell last year, a report warns... more

Blackspot roundabout where cyclist died gets a redesign

30.09.10
One of London’s most notorious cycling blackspots, Elephant and Castle roundabout, is being redesigned to cut accidents... more

Forcing police recruits to work for nothing ‘will damage Met’

24.06.10
Move to make police recruits in London work unpaid for the first year could damage the force, it was claimed... more

Hyde Park ‘must give over space to sports pitches’

14.06.10
Swathes of Hyde Park should be turned into football, rugby and cricket pitches to increase sporting opportunities for Londoners, politicians said... more

Transport for London’s £8.3bn debts ‘could make fares soar’

26.03.10
Londoners will pay £400 million in interest payments on Transport for London debt by 2018... more

Ali Dizaei case sparks row over hiring of Met chiefs

16.02.10
Giving Britain's top policeman the power to appoint his own officers would be disastrous, it was claimed... more

Assembly launches inquiry into fire safety of London's tall buildings

10.02.10
The fire safety of tall buildings in the capital is to be investigated following the fatal Camberwell blaze... more

Motorists may escape speeding fines following budget cuts

11.11.09
Latest: Hundreds of thousands of motorists could escape prosecution for speeding and other offences after road safety unit budgets were slashed... more

Cyclists and lorry drivers to swap places in Boris’s safety campaign

23.10.09
Lorry drivers will be forced to undergo cycle safety training as part of Boris Johnson’s plans to get more Londoners onto bikes... more

'Cashpoint cops' escort customers home from banks

06.05.09
The Met is offering to escort home people worried about being robbed in the street after they withdraw cash from their bank or post office... more

Police ‘should be punished for covering up ID’

17.04.09
Met commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson was told he must discipline officers who have defied orders to identify themselves... more

Internet map that pinpoints danger spots for cyclists to avoid

18.03.09
London's most dangerous roads for cyclists have been revealed... more

Secret report on Olympic venues 'is a whitewash'

19.11.08
Olympics chiefs are under pressure to publish a confidential report on Games venues amid claims it has been a "whitewash"... more

Fears over scrapping of black cab tests

17.10.08
Thousands of black cabs with defective brakes and polluting engines could be left in service if a mid-year inspection is scrapped... more

Rocketing number of illegal drivers in capital

15.10.08
A growing "underclass" of motorists is driving without tax, insurance or licences in London... more

Benefits of C-charge 'eroded' by roadworks

02.10.08
A London transport boss has admitted that roadworks and cleaner car engines had "eroded" the benefits of a congestion charge zone... more

500 drivers a week flout phone ban

18.09.08
More than 500 people a week are caught using mobile phones while driving in London, figures reveal ... more

Met takes two minutes to answer 999 call

12.08.08
The Met has admitted that it is taking up to two minutes to answer 999 calls... more

Please be courteous on road says injured cyclist

31.07.08
A cycling crusader has launched a plea for courtesy on the roads - after being knocked off her bike... more

Comment: Road manners

31.07.08
Jenny Jones's call for a change in attitudes from both drivers and cyclists carries added weight given that the Green Party Assembly Member has been knocked off her bike by a motorist, breaking her wrist... more


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