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Sheikhs to fund ‘Boris Island’ airport in the Thames estuary

07.10.09
Boris Johnson’s plan to build an airport on platforms in the Thames estuary is being backed by money from oil-rich countries in the Gulf... more

Met axes 400 uniformed officers and more may go

16.09.09
NEW: Hundreds of police officers are to be axed as Scotland Yard tries to save tens of millions of pounds... more

Lunatics or BNP could win control of police, warns chief

07.09.09
Row between Boris Johnson and police reignites as 'Yates of the Yard' said it was 'entirely unacceptable' to claim control of Met ... more

Met chief tells Boris Johnson he's not in charge

03.09.09
Scotland Yard chief Sir Paul Stephenson has issued a dramatic challenge to City Hall, saying: "Hands off the Met"... more

Iron fist inside boris's velvet glove

03.09.09
Boris Johnson's deputy Kit Malthouse is the iron fist inside the Mayor's velvet glove ... more

Top police officers aghast at politicians meddling in their business

03.09.09
Kit Malthouse's comments have sparked anger among senior police officers at Scotland Yard but few are surprised... more

Olympic pimp gangs facing phone box clampdown

18.08.09
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Spot the difference: magistrates taught about 'weapon' dogs

04.06.09
Magistrates in London are getting lessons on how to tell the difference between a pitbull and Staffordshire bull terrier... more

‘Peaceful’ Tamil protesters are ready to fight proposed ban

14.05.09
Tamil protesters vow to fight proposed new laws designed to push them out of Parliament Square... more

Young first offenders to get own jail wing

28.04.09
First-time young offenders are to be segregated from other prisoners in an innovative tactic to tackle crime... 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

Public inquiry call for Barracks plan

14.04.09
The multi-billion pound Chelsea Barracks scheme should be decided by a public inquiry, one of London's most senior politicians said... more

Mayor's top adviser backs Charles in row over barracks scheme

08.04.09
One of Boris Johnson's most senior aides backed Prince Charles in the planning furore over Chelsea Barracks... more

Met chief tells officers: Get out of canteen and on street

13.02.09
The new head of Scotland Yard has ordered officers "out of the canteen" and back on the streets in a bid to get more police on the beat... more

Civilians in charge of custody to release bobbies for the beat

06.01.09
Hundreds of police officers are to be put back on the beat under plans to put civilians in charge of holding prisoners... more

Get grip on knife crime, Met told

02.01.09
Tackling knife crime must be top of the agenda for the new Metropolitan Police Commissioner, London's deputy mayor for policing said... more

'Cowardly' Smith attacked for U-turn on police votes

18.12.08
Boris Johnson's deputy launched an extraordinary attack on Jacqui Smith after she blamed the Mayor for her U-turn on publicly elected police authorities... more

Boris deputy attacks 'smoke and mirrors' of funding for Olympics

19.11.08
The political consensus surrounding the London Olympics appeared to crack amid a row over costs... more

Jacqui Smith's revenge

11.11.08
She was incandescent when Mayor Boris forced out Met Chief Sir Ian Blair. But, as we reveal today, the Home Secretary has won the first round in the battle to appoint his successor... more

Wanted: Outstanding Briton to be Met chief

06.11.08
The post of Metropolitan Police Commissioner is to be formally advertised tomorrow with the Home Secretary demanding a British citizen with an "outstanding record"... more

We'll create new youth-crime jail to break cycle of violence

31.10.08
Mayor Boris Johnson will launch a radical plan to combat youth offending, with a 150-bed prison for first-time criminals, the Evening Standard has learned... more

BBC must learn from this fiasco

31.10.08
The BBC has finally taken decisive action against those responsible for the prank phone calls to actor Andrew Sachs. It is right that Jonathan Ross should be suspended without pay for three months. Russell Brand would surely have faced similar sanction had he not already resigned. It is right, too, that Radio 2 Controller Lesley Douglas fell on her sword: she had to take ultimate responsibility. It has been a terrible week for the BBC. Now the Corporation must learn from it, although BBC Trust Chairman Sir Michael Lyons's defensive performance on this morning's Today programme does not inspire confidence that it will do so. ... more

Boris aides split over who should be next Met chief

24.10.08
Divisions at the top of City Hall over who should replace Met Commissioner Sir Ian Blair are threatening to stall the appointments process... more

The day Boris turned into the quiet assassin

03.10.08
When Sir Ian Blair turned up for the routine meeting at City Hall at midday on Wednesday he had no inkling that the axe was about to fall... more

Boris slammed over plans for airport in Kent

22.09.08
Airline chiefs have condemned Boris Johnson's plans to close Heathrow and open a new airport on an artificial island on the Thames estuary... more

We must harness the good in gangs, says Boris aide

15.09.08
Boris Johnson's deputy announced plans to step up the fight against gangs in a bid to halt the spate of teenage murders on London's streets... more

Deputy Mayor fails to back Sir Ian

10.09.08
Boris Johnson's deputy in charge of policing has refused to back Sir Ian Blair... more

Make the Met accountable to Boris: it's what he needs

31.07.08
Sir Ian Blair has complained at the 'politicisation' of his office. But Boris was given a mandate to change the way London is policed and must now have the power to do so... more

Boris deputy 'in plot to remove Met chief Blair'

30.07.08
Boris Johnson's deputy mayor for policing is attempting to change Metropolitan Police Authority rules to give his boss the power to suspend commissioner Sir Ian Blair... more

Mayor reviews planned police station closures

11.06.08
Mayor Boris Johnson is to review Scotland Yard's plans to close up to 60 London police stations... more

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