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
Boris Johnson is under pressure as London was faces a shortage of hotel rooms to accommodate disabled spectators at the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics... more
Boris Johsnon has overhauled his top team at City Hall in the wake of the Ian Clement expenses scandal and criticism of his "shambolic" leadership... more
London ambulances' computer system, which controls all medical 999 calls, crashed during one of its busiest nights of the year so far, the Standard has learned... more
The Mayor, Boris Johnson, has lost another deputy. Tim Parker, the first deputy mayor, has resigned once it became clear he would not, after all, be running Transport for London, as he was officially set to do next month... more
A woman who lost both legs in the 7 July terror attacks has told how a 200-mile charity walk to promote peace was the hardest thing she has done... more
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
Ken Livingstone and his top aides could face being escorted from City Hall by security staff within minutes of the election result being declared... more
Ken Livingstone's aides used taxpayer-funded resources to campaign for re-admission to the Labour Party, documents obtained by the Evening Standard reveal... more
Olympic officials and the Metropolitan police are locked in a row over who was to blame for the torch relay farce which brought embarrassment to London... more
The City Hall grants scandal took another twist today when Scotland Yard revealed it was not carrying out the Mayor's request to investigate mayoral aide Lee Jasper... more
The woman charged by Ken Livingstone to spread his message about the need to tackle climate change has one of the biggest carbon footprints at City Hall... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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