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'Be on your guard or lose playing fields'

10.10.11
Londoners are urged to 'be vigilant' to their local playing fields being lost amid fears that new planning laws could make it easier to build on them... more

Boris deputy 'must apologise' over Irish joke

22.07.11
Boris Johnson's Deputy Mayor responsible for equality has been criticised after making 'offensive' comments about Irish builders during a public meeting at City Hall... more

Women scared off Boris Bikes by traffic and getting sweaty

22.11.10
Women said to be shunning Boris Bikes because they are afraid of traffic and have nowhere to change if they get hot and sweaty riding them... more

Minicab firm prosecuted 'for trying to keep the streets tidy'

13.08.10
Council has been criticised for taking to court a company that is trying to keep London tidy... more

Bobbies off their beat ... half of Met police live outside London

06.08.10
Nearly half of London's police live outside the capital, new figures show... more

At £6 for two hours, Boris hire bikes are costliest in Europe

23.07.10
Critics raise concerns about the high cost of hiring a bike under the central London scheme being introduced by Boris Johnson... more

Hyde Park ‘must give over space to sports pitches’

14.06.10
Swathes of Hyde Park should be turned into football, rugby and cricket pitches to increase sporting opportunities for Londoners, politicians said... more

More misery for Fulham fans as thousands stuck in Germany

13.05.10
Fulham fans heartbroken at seeing their team lose the Europa League Final suffered more misery when their flights home were delayed by hours... more

Longer waits and fewer trains after Circle line extension

16.03.10
Commuters on the redesigned Circle line are suffering much longer waits between services and fewer trains, official figures reveal... more

Olympic legacy czar: Stadium’s future could take shape within months

10.03.10
The future of the main 2012 stadium could take shape within months, Olympics legacy czar Baroness Ford says... more

Boris Johnson closes India ‘embassy’ despite election pledge

08.02.10
Boris Johnson's 'foreign embassies' in Delhi and Mumbai have been mothballed amid claims the move will cost London millions of pounds of new business, it has emerged... more

‘Neo-Nazi gran’ hired as aide to BNP member on London Assembly

03.02.10
Grandmother working for the BNP at City Hall is feared to be behind plans to unite far-Right activists in advance of the general election... more

Third runway pollution safeguards ‘not fit for purpose’

29.01.10
Government safeguards to reduce the impact of a third runway at Heathrow are 'not fit for purpose', a report claims... more

'Turn rubbish into electricity for 2million London homes'

28.10.09
Rubbish could be transformed into enough electricity for two thirds of London homes, according to a report... more

BBC bias row over Boris on EastEnders

01.10.09
BBC accused of political bias for allowing Boris Johnson to appear on EastEnders despite rejecting an idea from his predecessor Ken Livingstone... more

BNP man blames dyslexia for murders claim

24.09.09
BNP councillor facing suspension for falsely claiming three people were murdered within three weeks in Barking and Dagenham claimed he mixed his words because he is dyslexic... more

US stands firm on embassy's unpaid C-charge

17.08.09
American embassy will continue not to pay the congestion charge despite the appointment of a new ambassador to London... more

'Green' Mayor slashes environment budget

27.11.08
Boris Johnson's attempts to cast himself as a "green" mayor hit a stumbling block after it emerged he had cut almost £500,000 from the environment budget... more

Plea for cricket in 2012

10.09.08
A campaign has been launched to include cricket in the London 2012 Olympic Games... more


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