Explainer-in-brief: An overhaul for the overground sparks outrage February 19, 2024 New names have been announced for the London Overground and people are mad about it. Why, asks Lucy Kenningham
Mildmay, Weaver and Liberty: What do the London Overground’s new names actually mean? February 15, 2024 The London Overground's six lines have been renamed and given colours, significantly changing the Tube network's world-famous map.
New names and colours for six London Overground lines announced February 15, 2024 London's six Overground lines are to be given a new name and line colour in a bid to make it easier for passengers to get around.
All you need to know: End of the Elizabeth Line’s honeymoon, Central Line struggles, TfL fares and funding changes February 14, 2024 Transport for London (TfL) has released its latest Commissioner's report. City A.M. takes a look at some of the key challenges faced by the operator.
Chamber of Commerce warns new Gove housing reforms could ‘squeeze out’ economic activity from the capital February 13, 2024 Levelling up and housing secretary Michael Gove has announced plans to drive more so-called 'brownfield' site developments in London.
Rochdale by-election: The only winners will be the losers February 13, 2024 When the Rochdale by-election results come in on 29 February, you would be forgiven for thinking it was an identity parade. Rochdale has showcased a lack of political choice, and poor process for selecting candidates, but out of this pretty dire situation, there will be winners too. First and foremost, however, there will be the [...]
Free school meals for all sounds great, but eroding parental responsibility will come back to bite February 13, 2024 Free school meals and supervised tooth brushing sound appealing but Britain will come to regret eroding the norm of parental responsibility, writes Adam Hawksbee
Should Britain legalise cannabis? Virgin boss Richard Branson thinks so February 12, 2024 Virgin boss Richard Branson has appealed to the UK government to legalise and regulate cannabis, claiming it would save lives and bring in more tax. The entrepreneur and tycoon penned a heartfelt blog saying the move “makes sense”, and that the efforts to legalise it are ones he has “long supported”. Branson said he backed [...]
London’s global reputation is at risk from soaring knife crime – it’s time to act February 11, 2024 To end the capital's knife crime epidemic, we need to create a new universal gold-standard youth service for London, writes Rayhan Haque
Sadiq Khan warns post-Brexit border checks will cause Eurostar chaos February 10, 2024 Sadiq Khan has urged ministers to prevent “chaos” for Eurostar passengers when the EU launches biometric border checks later this year.