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Half of Londoners would swap cars for the Tube if fares were slashed, poll finds

Data also indicates that more than a third of Londoners would choose public transport if it was less crowded, safer and more reliable

Evening Standard

Business and green groups criticise 'backward step' for London as Mayor ploughs on with 'EV tax'

Campaigners say the disappointing decision from City Hall makes it the worst ever week to be an EV driver in London

Evening Standard

£19million black hole at Sadiq Khan's Greater London Authority revealed as staff warned of job cuts

Full details emerge of feared shortfall in funding, days after 1,500 staff received email alerting them to risk of possible job losses

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New York Mayor-elect Mamdani taps a budget and policy veteran to be his No. 2 at City Hall

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has appointed a veteran of city and state government to be his first deputy mayor as he prepares to carry out his ambitious agenda

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TfL staff take fight to Downing Street over visa rule changes that could force them to leave UK

Union leaders warn dozens of TfL workers could lose their jobs and right to remain in the UK after changes to skilled worker visa rules

Evening Standard

London families wait 18 years for council home as Government tells Sadiq Khan: 'Build, baby, build!'

Labour MPs spell out full extent of London housing crisis as 330,000 families seek permanent home

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Texas voters said no to property tax hikes this week, as Republican leaders signal more cuts ahead

Even voters in Austin, one of the state’s most liberal cities, shot down a measure to raise property taxes.

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Airbnb to provide 60 domestic abuse survivors with temporary accommodation

Platform partnering with Women’s Aid and City Hall in launch of London pilot

The Independent UK

Mamdani announces veteran transition team as he makes plans to carry out an ambitious agenda for NYC

Fresh off his historic victory in New York City’s mayoral election, Zohran Mamdani named a slate of seasoned officials to help lead his transition to City Hall

The Independent UK

Revealed: 'Green king' Sadiq Khan has clocked up 100,000 air miles since becoming London mayor

Full extent of London mayor’s foreign travel catalogued for first time since he was elected to City Hall in 2016

Evening Standard

Here’s when Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in, and what happens next

The mayor-elect has pledged to ‘hit the ground running’ from day one

The Independent UK

Airbnb homes in London to be used as emergency shelters for victims of domestic violence

City Hall’s £100,000 pilot scheme will ease dire shortage of safe spaces for women and children fleeing abuse

Evening Standard

'Not an American at All': Zohran Mamdani Too International for City Hall? Mother's Old Interview Resurfaces

New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani faces scrutiny after his mother's old remark calling him "not an American at all" resurfaces, sparking debate on identity.

International Business Times UK

LA mayor picks new fire chief to fill void following most destructive wildfire in city history

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has picked a 30-year fire department veteran as the new fire chief months she ousted the previous chief over handling of the most destructive wildfire in the city’s history

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Sadiq Khan gets go-ahead to slash affordable housing ratio to 20% to tackle London housing crisis

New target is announced by Housing Secretary Steve Reed after weeks of speculation - but critics say it won’t solve housing emergency

Evening Standard

London Living Wage jumps by inflation-busting 6.9% to £14.80 an hour in boost to 150,000 low-paid workers

Voluntary rate paid by 4,000 firms in capital increases by 6.9% - but unions warn that NHS staff will miss out on increase

Evening Standard

Standard exclusive investigation: Inside London’s grooming gang shame

Police failure. Institutional cover-up. Establishment silence: The real story of London’s harrowing grooming gang epidemic

International Business Times UK

London Mayor Sadiq Khan Accused of Hiding Grooming Gangs as Girls as Young as 13 Raped and Drugged

Allegations emerge that Sadiq Khan's administration suppressed grooming gang reports in London, leaving girls as young as 13 at risk of exploitation.

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Will affordable housing be the casualty as London tackles its building emergency?

Collapse in construction activity causing alarm but mayor and Whitehall face pushback over ‘extreme solutions’

Evening Standard

Families protest 'dangerous' A316 Twickenham roundabout after near miss involving mother and three children

The protest took place near the A316 at Margaret’s Roundabout in Twickenham, where a driver crashed through roadside barriers last year, narrowly missing family

Evening Standard

London developers told: Affordable homes target cut won't last forever

Percentage of new homes in capital required to be affordable will be cut from 35% to 20% - but only for a limited period

Evening Standard

London housing crisis: Affordable homes ratio 'to be slashed to 20%' after Sadiq Khan crisis talks

Mayor and Government set to announce that 35% rule will be ditched after housebuilding in the capital plummeted

Evening Standard

Oxford Street 'pedestrianised by next summer' as Sadiq Khan fast-tracks £150m traffic-free scheme

Second consultation to start next month - but Tories threaten legal action if they reclaim control of Westminster council

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan rejects calls to exclude Hindu nationalist group from Diwali celebrations

Vishwa Hindu Parishad UK (VHP-UK), also known as the World Council of Hindus UK, are on the official committee of organisers for the City Hall-backed Diwali celebrations in Trafalgar Square on Sunday

Evening Standard

New Year's Eve fireworks: Sadiq Khan hikes ticket prices for tourists, but freezes cost for Londoners

Residents will continue to pay £20 or £35, but visitors will be charged £40 or £55 - a rise of up to 14%

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