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Pubs must call time at 11 on Games visitors

24.10.11
Millions of sports fans will be unable to enjoy a late-night meal or a drink in London next summer after ministers ruled out allowing late-drinking licences. ... more

Public sector strikes will hit businesses hard

29.06.11
Industry leaders warn that strikes by up to 750,000 public sector workers will hit businesses hard and Education Secretary Michael Gove slams the walkouts as 'unnecessary and disruptive'... more

Industry leaders warn of public-sector strike impact

29.06.11
Industry leaders warn that strikes by up to 750,000 teachers, lecturers, civil servants and other workers will have a "significant impact" on business confidence and inward investment... more

London strike riots alert: Police on stand-by for mass public sector walkout

29.06.11
London is braced for the biggest day of industrial action in years as hundreds of thousands of public sector workers prepare to go on strike... more

Londoners rave about royals in poll to find our favourite things

03.03.11
With 58 days to go until the royal wedding, Londoners have put the monarchy and cultural heritage among the things they love most about the capital... more

Business chiefs welcome easy visas for super-rich

07.02.11
Government plans to ease visa rules for the super-rich were hailed as a 'win-win scenario' by London businesses today... more

Fathers may get 'use it or lose it' paternity leave

17.01.11
Parental leave could be extended to nearly 14 months under sweeping changes, it emerged today... more

Workers fear for jobs with David Cameron's plan, says Ed Miliband

10.01.11
Workers will fear for their jobs as a result of government plans to overhaul employment laws, Labour leader Ed Miliband claims... more

Boxing Day Tube strike to go ahead after crisis talks

22.12.10
Boxing Day Tube strike will go ahead after talks aimed at preventing the walkout broke up without agreement... more

Firms panic over three-week Tube closures

30.11.10
Owners of businesses near Tube stations are in 'a state of panic' over plans to shut large sections of the network for three weeks at a time... more

Commuters told to avoid Tube during Olympics

24.11.10
Commuters advised to avoid using the Underground during the Olympics as the network struggles to cope with millions more visitors... more

Business chiefs back Thames super-sewer

15.09.10
London's biggest businesses give their backing to Thames Water’s plans for a £3.6 billion super-sewer... more

Fears of recession return as growth ends in London

13.09.10
August sees end of a 15-month run of growth for London, raising fears over a double-dip recession in the capital... more

10,000 Tube staff to strike from Sept 6 costing London economy '£48m a day'

25.08.10
Thousands of London Underground workers are to stage a series of strikes from next month in a row over jobs, it was announced... more

City chiefs hail growth while fearing outlook

22.07.10
A majority of London business leaders see growth in the second quarter of the year but are worried about the outlook... more

Mary Portas, Queen of (furniture) Shops, shows couple how to fight back

07.06.10
Couple tell how their furniture business was saved from the brink of ruin after they were advised by retail guru Mary Portas... more

Firms fearing double dip recession since Darling's Budget

26.03.10
London’s business leaders have become markedly more pessimistic about the threat of a double-dip recession since the Budget... more

City pubs shaping up for a merry Christmas

22.12.09
Bars, pubs and restaurants in the City are enjoying a bumper Christmas as Londoners put the doom and gloom of the recession behind them... more

Employers' anger at rise in national insurance

09.12.09
Business leaders reacted with fury to plans to increase national insurance by even more than first planned... more

SMEs give Darling's Time To Pay scheme the thumbs up

09.12.09
Small businesses welcomed the Chancellor's decision to defer an increase in corporation tax but gave a lukewarm response to other measures... more

Strike breakers cut Royal Mail backlog to 5 million items

26.10.09
Latest: Royal Mail said the number of items delayed by strikes will have fallen to five million by the end of the day... more

£40m delays at Dartford crossing

21.10.09
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We’re being pushed to the edge, say West End firms hit by rates rise

06.10.09
West End businesses said they feared for their futures as rates soar by up to 100 per cent... more

Heathrow runway battle in Commons

15.01.09
The battle for Heathrow erupted as a third runway got the go-ahead... more

300,000 jobless in London - and rising

15.10.08
Unemployment is rising faster in London than anywhere else in the country... more

Scrap western extension of C-charge, say firms

06.10.08
Major businesses have called overwhelmingly for the western extension of the congestion zone to be scrapped... more

C-charge should end at 1pm, say businesses

02.09.08
Business leaders have urged Mayor Boris Johnson to halve the operating hours of the congestion charge to rescue trade in London... more

Firms turn the spotlight on 'fat cat' earnings

10.07.08
Fat cat pay is being put back in the spotlight as business leaders meet in London... more

3,000 small firms back campaign for free tap water

15.04.08
More than 3,000 small firms across London today backed the Evening Standard's Water On Tap campaign... more

Extended C-charge 'killing small shops'

18.02.08
The extension of the congestion charge into west London has had a devastating effect on small shop owners, a survey reveals... more

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