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Boris Johnson should tell us what he wants London to look like

24.11.09
What kind of city does Boris want? Would it be a thrusting metropolis of the 21st century with glass pinnacles reaching for the sky, or would it be a London reflecting the education of our classicist Mayor, with Georgian proportions and imperial colonnades?... more

Travel revolution: Oyster rail will cut fares by 30%

23.11.09
Some fares could fall by more than a third when Oyster is extended to every national rail station in London, it has emerged... more

Taxpayers hit with £13million bill for empty Eurostar terminal

12.11.09
Taxpayers are to be hit with a bill of up to £13million to keep Waterloo's international terminal in mothballs, the Standard reveals... more

End of the scandal of waste at Waterloo

12.11.09
The Government has known for at least five years that when Eurostar moved its operations to St Pancras the terminal at Waterloo would be available for domestic use... more

Mother-to-be hurt as buses crash

15.09.09
A pregnant woman was among six casualties taken to hospital after two buses crashed into each other in Tottenham High Road today... more

Delayed: platforms for Waterloo commuters will not arrive until 2014

10.09.09
Commuters will have to wait until 2014 before the former Eurostar platforms at Waterloo station are adapted for suburban trains... more

We must find ways to retain our teachers

10.09.09
The new term has barely begun and already there is evidence of a growing staffing problem particularly in London schools... more

Boris: Bendy buses are on borrowed time

24.07.09
When the last number 507 of the day slips into the forecourt of Waterloo Station at 32 minutes past midnight, it will mark the beginning of the end of the bendy bus... more

Capital’s young musicians get chance to woo Tube crowds

29.06.09
Young musicians are being offered the opportunity to busk at prime spots in Underground stations next month... more

Capital’s young musicians get chance to woo Tube crowds

29.06.09
Young musicians are being offered the opportunity to busk at prime spots in Underground stations next month... more

Squatters win eviction battle from £5m home

15.06.09
Squatters who turned an empty £5 million building into a community arts centre have won a battle against eviction. ... more

Robbery in first class train thief threatens businessman and escapes with laptop and cash

29.04.09
A businessman is robbed of his laptop, BlackBerry, cash and credit cards as he works in the first-class carriage of a train... more

Waterloo - the reinvention

10.03.09
A proposed revamp of the Imax roundabout, and pedestrianisation in front of Waterloo Station, exclusively revealed here, could be the biggest transformation of a London public space since Trafalgar Square... more

Have your say on new vision for Waterloo and Vauxhall

28.10.08
A radical blueprint for the transformation of Waterloo and Vauxhall has been unveiled... more

Boris: Bendy buses will be gone from streets by 2015

23.09.08
The Mayor hit back at critics of his plan to scrap bendy buses by vowing to implement a "timetable of doom" that will see the last one disappear from London's streets by 2015... more

Rainbow-effect tower aims to be jewel in the crown of skyline

19.08.08
This glass tower is designed to create a rainbow effect across the London skyline... more

Internet game where the loser floods London

06.08.08
A new online game shows how London would look flooded... more

Great Days out: A-I

22.07.08
From a trip on Star Over London to a butterfly house visit here is your A-Z guide of great things to do in London.... more

Great sporting days out

09.07.08
From Wembley to Wimbledon, Twickenham to Stamford Bridge, there's a tour for every fan. By Sarah Kingsley.... more

Places worth leaving London for...

09.07.08
You don't have to go far to discover everything from miniature villages to Willy Wonka.... more

Threatened girls must be taken seriously

05.06.08
Arsema Dawit, 15, stabbed to death in Waterloo, is not just another teen killing to add to those in London already this year. Her case typifies a different but equally alarming trend: poor policing which fails to protect girls and women (and a small number of men) who fear for their lives... more

The towers high on Boris Johnson's agenda

30.05.08
Boris Johnson's policy on skyscrapers will face its first test this summer... more

By road or rail, millions of travellers face delays over holiday weekend

02.05.08
Travellers are warned to expect severe delays as millions head off for the May bank holiday... more

Bank holiday rail chaos on the way as stations and lines face shutdown

29.04.08
Hundreds of thousands of rail passengers face major disruption over the May Day bank holiday weekend with the closure of large sections of the mainline network... more

Rush-hour chaos on five Tube lines

25.03.08
Five Tube lines suffered major delays today... more

Go with the flow

25.07.07
Whatever floats your boat, there's loads to do on the banks of the River Thames this summer.... more

At last, a great Southbank show

30.05.07
Nick Curtis, who grew up going to the Southbank, celebrates the complex's shift from bleak concrete jungle to cultural quarter to be proud of. ... more

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