Conservative candidate Boris Johnson defeated Labour incumbent Ken Livingstone in the London mayoral elections of 1 May, which saw a record turnout of 45 per cent of registered voters. Johnson won 1,168,738 first and second preference votes, compared with Livingstone's 1,028,966,...

The walls of the 1,000-year-old White Tower are now covered by a 23 m by 15 m work of art. The giant black and white drawing by St Albans artist Rydal Hanbury has been realised on the scaffolding sheeting covering the...

London mayor Ken Livingstone is to challenge the Royal Mail’s plans to close 171 post offices across London in the courts. With each post office in the capital serving an average of 9,923 people compared to the national average of 4,138,...

Cars and trucks that emit more than 225g of carbon dioxide per kilometre are to be subject to the new “gas guzzler” congestion charge of £25 per day as of October 2008. The so-called CO2 charge will target sports cars with...

Theatre owners in London’s West End have been urged to find ways to secure the £250 million funding required for badly needed repairs. A recent report, “Restoration Drama: Investment in West End Theatre Buildings” commissioned by the London Assembly, proposes a...