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Spurs given 'take it or leave it' ultimatum by Boris over stadium plan

28.09.11
Exclusive: Boris Johnson has issued Tottenham Hotspur with a remarkable 'take it or leave it' ultimatum to convince the football club to stay in north London... more

Londoners donate clothes and food in relief effort for victims

11.08.11
An extraordinary relief effort is launched across London as banks, charities, celebrities and local residents join to help people affected by the riots... more

Insurance payout delays could see shops go bust

09.08.11
Thousands of firms face bills of tens of millions of pounds as fears grow of delays to insurance payouts... more

Babcock wins contract for UK German bases

11.02.11
Defence outsourcer Babcock wins a €200 million (£170 million), five-year contract to maintain buildings and grounds at 12 British forces' bases in Germany ... more

Babcock gains £1.2bn benefit in outsourcing binge

09.11.10
Defence services group Babcock International becomes the latest firm to do well out of UK Plc’s outsourcing binge... more

Blow for ‘Big Society’ as Boris Johnson axes £4m fund

11.08.10
Boris Johnson has cut a £4 million fund intended to help London charities deliver David Cameron's vision of the Big Society... more

Fired ‘N-word’ man: I said ‘bigger’ but they misheard me

05.11.09
Director of Boris Johnson’s regeneration agency sacked for allegedly using the 'N-word' says he was not given a chance to defend himself... more

Boris equality champion sacked for 'n word' slur

29.10.09
Latest: Senior manager at Boris Johnson's regeneration agency has been sacked after using 'extremely offensive and racist' language... more

Babcock buys access to UK's nuclear market

18.09.09
The great Labour sell-off of remaining State assets kicked off with the disposal of the UK Atomic Energy Authority... more

Baroness with nous has a white elephant to kill

19.06.09
The London Development Agency owes £60 million more than previously estimated to dispossessed owners of land compulsorily purchased to build the Olympics... more

Carry On film producer dies

15.04.09
Peter Rogers, the producer who created the Carry On films, has died at the age of 95, Pinewood Studios said... more

Boris Johnson flies in fashion week buyers

17.02.09
Boris Johnson is to spend thousands of pounds flying key members of the fashion world into the capital for London Fashion Week... more

Six-figure salaries for almost 400 London town hall workers

13.01.09
Almost 400 council workers in London earned more than £100,000 last year, an Evening Standard investigation has found... 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

Running London

08.10.08
Running the capital involves many leaders outside City Hall to cater for Londoners' lives, as this list shows...... more

New cycling centre is first step in sporting legacy for 2012

19.08.08
London's biggest cycling centre opened today after a phenomenal week for British Olympic cyclists... more

Commentary: No more exits, now Mayor must show he can govern

19.08.08
Tim Parker's resignation as first deputy mayor is a major blow for Mayor Boris Johnson... more

Johnson faces cronyism claim over LDA choice

06.08.08
A new member of the London Development Agency was revealed as one of Boris Johnson's key funders... more

Olympic legacy too big for us to cope with, says LDA's new boss

05.08.08
The role of developing an Olympic legacy could be dropped from the portfolio of the Mayor's troubled economic agency... more

£210k-a-year City Hall Official in Lee Jasper row is ousted

08.05.08
A City Hall chief embroiled in the Lee Jasper affair is to quit his post with a possible £100,000 pay-off, the Evening Standard has learned... more

Who's in and who's out

07.05.08
The energy of London is nowhere more reflected than in the shifting balance of power among its thoughtmakers, trendsetters and leaders. Every week, Gideon Spanier looks at who's in and who's out. ... more


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