Fresh tube strikes planned over four months London A series of tube strikes have been planned between November and February as unionised train drivers hit out at four-day working week proposals. The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has announced that tube drivers will launch industrial action for a total of eight days, starting on Thursday 26 November. The rolling [...]
Mayors to get new powers over water companies in ‘public control’ push Water Mayors will get new powers over how water companies are run under new “regional water councils”, the government has announced. The government has said that mayors have been asked to “submit proposals” on how they want the new water councils to be run within the next two months, with plans then drawing out pressures on [...]
Traffic-free Oxford Street delivers boost for retailers Retail Retailers on London’s Oxford Street have seen their sales jump by nearly a fifth since the iconic shopping street was pedestrianised last month. The number of transactions at 40 Oxford Street stores jumped by 19 per cent in the first week of the scheme, compared both to the prior week and the same time last [...]
London to get Bakerloo Line extension and Euston upgrade in devolution push October 28, 2026 London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan will be handed powers to deliver the Bakerloo Line extension and a huge upgrade to Euston station as part of the government’s push for devolution, City AM can reveal. Under new plans to allow mayors to retain income tax receipts generated locally and exploit finance schemes to fund infrastructure, Khan [...]
‘You can walk in the road!’: Inside Oxford Street’s first day without traffic October 26, 2026 As the first phase of the mayor's Oxford Street pedestrianisation project began, Anna Moloney rushed to Selfridges to soak up the scene.
Sadiq Khan urges banks to stay in London as tax raid looms October 26, 2026 Sadiq Khan has urged London’s biggest banks to keep investing in the UK, days away from an expected tax raid on the sector. On Monday, the Mayor of London said the City’s banking sector is “really important” but refused to say whether he opposed the tax raid, adding that “those with broader shoulders carry the [...]
Oxford Street goes traffic-free as Sadiq Khan launches pedestrianisation October 26, 2026 Oxford Street has become permanently traffic-free for the first time as London mayor Sadiq Khan presses ahead with a major overhaul of the capital’s busiest shopping district ahead of Christmas. Almost a kilometre of the famous shopping street, between Orchard Street near Selfridges and Great Portland Street, has closed to vehicles from Monday, ending decades [...]
London launches £70m fund to back startups struggling to raise investment October 22, 2026 A new £70m fund backed by the Mayor of London and the British Business Bank has launched to help growing businesses struggling to secure finance from traditional lenders. The Future London Growth Fund, managed by investment firm FSE Group, will offer loans of between £1m and £3m to companies across London’s 32 boroughs and the [...]
Don’t congratulate Sadiq Khan for delivering the transport London needed 10 years ago October 15, 2026 So far, Sadiq Khan's only transport achievements have been to cut the ribbon on new projects that his predecessors started, writes James Ford.
Laila Cunningham: Sadiq Khan has failed Londoners, I will keep you safe October 15, 2026 Reform will put police officers back on our streets, restore effective stop and search, prioritise the prosecution of violent and sexual offenders, expand prison capacity and deport foreign criminals, says Laila Cunningham I spent years prosecuting criminals. I’ve stood in courtrooms, listened to victims and seen the devastation crime leaves behind. I thought I understood [...]