Fares hike fuss mars Boris bus launch
As London Mayor launches his new prototype Routemaster, critics slam new bus as vanity project and poor value for money while transport fares rocket
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Hackney MP slams train fare hikes
Train fare increases of 5.6% will hit residents hard, says MP Diane Abbott as she backs Ken Livingstone’s pledge to cut fares by 7%
London Mayor Boris Johnson joins tea party with Hackney girl Barbara Windsor
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson volunteers at a Contact the Elderly tea party and calls on citizens to help those who are vulnerable and isolated
London Mayor Boris Johnson launches schools inquiry
The Mayor of London announces a inquiry to look into the challenges facing schools across the capital
Riot-hit Hackney businesses: London Mayor’s compensation scheme is a ‘joke’
Hackney businesses hit by the summer riots are yet to find out if they will be getting compensation
Bid to curb betting shop ‘blight’ gains support from local councils
Council leaders are calling for extra local powers to curb the ‘blight’ of betting shops on the high street
Ken Livingstone on riots, debt and the end of the world
Labour’s London mayoral candidate has offered a group of sixth form students his recipe for reviving the capital
Boris Johnson says London riots “are not a simple issue.”
London’s Tory Mayor has said that the riots’ “background field of causation” is “very, very, various.”
London 2012: Olympic flame will be lit in one year’s time, but still much to do
IOC hail progress as Tom Daley dives into Aquatics Centre pool, completed on time and budget
Young Londoners still don’t feel police are on their side
Boris Johnson has given youth violence a high profile, but needs to ask whether stop-and-search does more harm than good
London Olympics’ ticketing process is peculiar, says Boris Johnson
Mayor comments come amid concerns over applicants being deducted money weeks before finding out what tickets they’ll get
London Living Wage: a message from the Mayor
Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone are both trying to claim ownership of the London Living Wage campaign
London 2012 Games set to miss green targets
The Olympic Delivery Authority fails to honour key promises to make the Olympics as sustainable as possible
Olympic velodrome opens on time, on budget and is ‘best in the world’
Chris Hoy tips world records as velodrome is first venue in Olympic Park to open – though concerns linger over the others
Interview: Ken Livingstone
The Labour party’s candidate for London mayor talks budgets, students, crime and the Olympics
Here’s to welcoming in 2011, says London Mayor Boris Johnson
“However you bring in the New Year, have a wonderful time”