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Mixed reaction to Sir Paul Stephenson resignation

18.07.11
The resignation of Scotland Yard commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson has been met with tributes from high profile figures, and calls for further action on phone hacking... more

Tracey Ullman's daughter joins Ken's team in push for City Hall

13.07.11
Tracey Ullman's daughter is part of the team unveiled by Ken Livingstone for the mayoral battle against Boris Johnson next year... more

Yard chief: I only heard Milly's phone had been hacked from the media

11.07.11
A senior Scotland Yard officer has expressed 'great regret' that police had failed to uncover evidence that Milly Dowler's phone had been hacked by the News of the World... more

London's neighbourhood police sergeants will be halved

28.01.11
The number of police sergeants on London's neighbourhood policing teams is to be halved over the next two years as part of budget cutbacks, it has been revealed... more

Schoolchildren no longer to get free London Zoo visits

06.01.11
Free trips to London Zoo for school pupils are being scrapped as part of a cost-cutting drive... more

Mayor to fight for Met’s £5m royal wedding bill

24.12.10
Boris Johnson will attempt to claim back the estimated £5million cost of policing the royal wedding from the Government... more

Cuts could fuel crime rise, senior Met official warns

22.09.10
Crime levels in London could rise because of current and future budget cuts, a police report warns... more

David Cameron media chief faces new phone-tap claim

03.09.10
Scotland Yard is examining new claims that the Prime Minister’s chief media adviser was aware of illegal phone tapping while he was editor of the News of the World... more

Inquiry into Met guards lending money to royals

11.12.09
Police watchdog is to review the practice of allowing protection officers to lend money to members of the royal family... more

Sir Paul Stephenson under attack as he admits Met gun patrol blunders

29.10.09
Scotland Yard chief Sir Paul Stephenson faces criticism over blunders that allowed armed police patrols... more

Met chiefs face questions over armed police

28.10.09
Senior Scotland Yard officers are facing questions over why they were kept in the dark that armed patrols had been used in London since June... more

Met ‘must rethink’ plan to put machine gun police on street

23.10.09
Met under pressure to reverse its decision to begin armed patrols on some London streets... more

You’re booked: Met spends £1m a year on hotel rooms

18.09.09
EXCLUSIVE: Metropolitan Police is spending more than £1million a year on hotel bookings, some costing in excess of £35,000 a day ... more

Boris ‘betrayal’ as he breaks his promise

21.04.09
Boris Johnson was accused of "betrayal" as it was revealed he has ditched plans for three rape crisis centres... more

Battle lines drawn to keep ticket offices open closure

28.01.09
Politicians and union leaders have urged rail commuters to back the Evening Standard’s campaign for safer stations... more

Legal threat to Mayor's plan for 10 academies

12.11.08
Boris Johnson's plans for 10 new city academies across London ran into difficulty as it emerged they could face legal challenges... more

Call to make cycle mirrors for lorries compulsory

15.10.08
Boris Johnson is facing calls from the London Assembly to improve cyclists' safety by ensuring all lorries in the capital are fitted with safety mirrors... more

Major shake-up at Assembly may give Lib-Dems first seat

29.04.08
The London Assembly faces a dramatic shake-up as four of its 14 directly-elected seats could change hands... more

Mayor's watchdogs face a tough fight for seats

07.04.08
It may be a sideshow to the Ken versus Boris battle, but the elections for the London Assembly will go a long way to determining the effectiveness of the next Mayor of London... more


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