Ross Lydall
Evening Standard
United Kingdom
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Young cyclist dies in hospital after being hit by car in north west London
A young woman has been killed cycling in north-west London. → Read More
Sadiq Khan off to New York for US climate summit and Prince William meeting
The mayor is due to fly to the US on Sunday on a four-day trip to ‘bang the drum’ for the capital → Read More
Train strikes: Walkout by drivers in Aslef union to coincide with Tory annual conference
Walkouts on September 30 and October 4 set to cause further travel meltdown → Read More
Elizabeth line loses its crown as UK’s most punctual railway
The Elizabeth line has lost its crown as the UK’s most punctual railway. → Read More
More arrests at Euro final at Wembley than Notting Hill Carnival, says Sadiq Khan
London mayor defends Notting Hill Carnival and says it is as safe as Glastonbury or Reading festival → Read More
Sadiq Khan says sorry for calling Tory rival ‘thick’ during Ulez expansion argument
Sadiq Khan has apologised in public to a Tory rival after calling him “thick” during an argument about the Ulez expansion. → Read More
Welcome to 20mph London: Speed limit cut on over half of all roads
Police reported in 48 of the 99 fatal collisions in London last year that speed was a contributory factor → Read More
Woman takes charge at UK’s biggest train company
GoVia Thameslink Railway has appointed Angie Doll to head up the traditionally male-dominated field → Read More
Sadiq Khan facing code of conduct probe over Ulez ‘far-Right’ comments
Independent investigator to look into a series of complaints received about the mayor → Read More
Met Police officer who hired prostitutes can stay in role hiring women into force
Lib Dems said it is “unbelievable” the senior officer remains in post → Read More
Passengers being overcharged by up to £100 by rail ticketing apps, claims MP
Trainline app says it is ‘absolutely untrue’ that it hides best fares → Read More
Cycle ferry to Canary Wharf floated as Thames Clippers go green
First battery-powered passenger ferry in Europe launches in central London → Read More
Elizabeth Line stations to get superfast 4G connectivity are named
Oxford Circus and Tottenham Court Road become first West End Tube stations to get 4G and 5G - with ‘better signal in tunnels than above ground’ → Read More
Thousands of drivers escape Ulez fines as warning letters sent instead
‘Warning notices’ have begun arriving at the homes and workplaces of drivers who have failed to pay the levy, although it is said this policy could end shortly → Read More
Ticket office closures row: London train firms stop hiring new counter staff
Watchdog receives 180,000 responses to plans to close booking offices in capital → Read More
The 10 London stations earmarked for new step-free access
TfL needs to secure donor funding to complete the accessibility upgrades → Read More
Tube crime soars by almost 40% on pre-pandemic levels
The worst stations for robbery were Oxford Circus, Finsbury Park, Bond Street and Stratford → Read More
Tube passengers face week of chaos as new drivers’ strike announced
Tube passengers face a week of chaos at the end of July, including the near certain shutdown of the London Underground for at least two full days, it emerged on Monday. → Read More
20mph Islington and Hackney at top of ‘healthy streets’ table
The ‘car-dominated’ boroughs of Havering, Bexley and Hillingdon landed bottom of the list → Read More
I’d axe 20mph speed limits on main roads if I became mayor, vows Tory hopeful Susan Hall
Action also pledged on LTNs, cycle lanes, stop and search and family homes → Read More