Two middle-aged protesters stood outside the Building Centre in Bloomsbury on Tuesday morning with cardboard signs reading "Developers Keep Out". But the warning failed to deter 150 delegates to a conference at which the target for their objection, the 77-acre Earls Court development, was robustly defended by its developer... more
A renowned cost-cutter has been appointed chief of staff at City Hall in the first appointment by Boris Johnson following the death of close aide Sir Simon Milton... more
Contingency plans for huge council tax increases have been drafted by a London borough famous for charging its residents Britain's lowest rates... more
Radical changes to the way a flagship Tory council delivers its services could have a 'devastating effect' on the borough's most vulnerable people, Labour claimed today... more
Boris Johnson's plan to split the Northern line to increase the number of rush-hour trains on the City branch has the backing of Wandsworth council
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Latest: London residents fear a 'relentless noise nightmare' during the Olympics as air industry bosses consider using night flights to cope with the surge in travel to the capital... more
The tale of four cunning old geezers fooling two sharp young whippersnappers into paying £6.5 million for 47 acres of land owned by someone else altogether must surely form the basis of a script for the next series of Hustle. ... more
Parts of London face overflying passenger jets throughout the day after ministers backed a decision to increase the use of Heathrow runways to deal with delays... more
Boris Johnson announces plans to "clean up" City Hall by setting up a forensic audit group to investigate its finances and cut bureaucratic waste... more
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