Sadiq Khan urges Londoners to be vigilant and calm following North Greenwich security alert arrest October 21, 2016 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has urged Londoners to be calm and vigilant after an arrest was made today under the Terrorism Act following a security alert at North Greenwich station yesterday. Khan also praised the police and TfL for their swift action in dealing with the alert. A 19-year-old man was arrested by officers from [...]
How to get tickets to this year’s London New Year’s Eve fireworks October 21, 2016 Tickets for New Year’s Eve fireworks in London go on sale today – right now in fact! Forget Christmas – there are only 77 sleeps to go until NYE 2016, the night the capital becomes one giant fireworks party. Sadiq Khan has just confirmed when tickets to the massive display in central London will become available – [...]
City of London chiefs have published new proposals for a London visa system October 20, 2016 The City of London has published plans for a new scheme to allow square mile businesses to recruit talented workers in the aftermath of Brexit. In a report published with PWC, the City has offered two models for future systems which would allow for regional systems, as long as live in the region in which [...]
10m journeys have been made with Sadiq Khan’s new bus Hopper fare October 20, 2016 Over 10m journeys have been made in the first six weeks of the Mayor's new bus "Hopper" fare, according to Transport for London (TfL). The milestone journey was made at 4pm on Wednesday afternoon on bus route 322, running from Tesco in Brent Park to Paddington Station. Read more: TfL signs £79m deal with Serco [...]
Sir Howard Davies wants the government to get on with airport expansion vote October 19, 2016 Sir Howard Davies, the chair of the Airports Commission – which made its recommendation on Heathrow over a year ago, could be forgiven for feeling a little impatient over airport expansion. And speaking at property conference MIPIM UK, Davies said a parliamentary vote on the matter should be held without delay. Read more: MPs threaten [...]
Sadiq Khan is expecting London visa proposals within weeks October 19, 2016 London Mayor Sadiq Khan is expecting to receive proposals for anew London visa system within weeks as he seeks to protect the City from some of the potential negative impacts of Brexit. Khan said last month that he was investigating the possibility that London could offer its own work permits in a bid to counter any [...]
Sadiq Khan is facing a grilling over London visas, taxies and his abandoned plans for 2m trees October 19, 2016 Sadiq Khan faces a grilling over his hopes to launch work permits for London today, with Assembly members also set to press the mayor on the scrapping of tree planting targets and the safe use of smartphone apps by cab drivers Khan has repeatedly stressed his desire to install a work permit system for the city [...]
Boris Johnson will be allowed to protest if the government opts to expand Heathrow next week October 18, 2016 Foreign secretary Boris Johnson would be allowed to speak out against any plans to expand Heathrow under highly unusual plans revealed by Downing Street today. Theresa May's office said earlier today that a verdict on whether to expand either Gatwick or Heathrow airports would be reached on Tuesday next week. However, while there will be [...]
The Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic parade comes to London today – Here’s what you need to know October 18, 2016 The Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic games came and went in a flash. Celebrations took place all over the country as Team GB won 67 medals in while Paralympic GB claimed a total of 147. Read more: City A.M.'s Rio 50: These are the 50 most marketable athletes at Rio 2016 Today supporters have been [...]
London named most powerful global city for fifth consecutive year October 18, 2016 The UK capital has been named the world’s most powerful city for the fifth year in a row, beating the likes of New York, Paris, and Tokyo to the top spot – though Paris is making gains elsewhere. The 2016 Global Power City Index, released today by Japan’s Mori Memorial Foundation, ranked London as the top [...]