More caesarean births in London

Pregnant women in London are more likely to have a caesarean birth than anywhere else in the country, reports the London Evening Standard. Almost 30 per cent of pregnant women across the capital will have one. The highest figures...

No drugs while driving campaign

London’s Metropolitan Police has begun its first anti drink and drug-driving campaign in the capital where every officer in the Metropolitan Police service traffic unit will be equipped with new technology for breath testing results. The electronic screening devices (ESDs),...

Dragon awards for the recession

On 15 May, the Lord Mayor of the City of London, Ian Luder, launched the 2009 Dragon Awards, which he sees as particularly relevant in the current recession. “In an economic downturn it is easy to narrow your thinking to...

Blunt 2 reduces knife crime

Figures released from London’s Metropolitan Police show a marked drop in knife crime in London in the year since the launch of its Blunt 2 operation in May 2008. The Blunt 2 initiative is aimed at cutting the capital’s...

London Olympic Village goes public

UK Olympics minister, Tessa Jowell, has announced that London’s 2012 Olympic Village will now be publicly owned despite public misgivings from shadow Olympics minister Hugh Robertson. The government will now be giving an additional £324 million of public funds to...

London's pederstrians in danger

Caroline Pidgeon, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Transport spokesperson, has revealed that one in five of London’s pedestrian crossings do not give people enough time to cross the road. Figures show that 472 of London’s crossings don’t comply with timing...

Marble Arch restoration

Marble Arch, the 19th-Century gateway to Buckingham Palace designed by John Nash and based on Rome’s Arch of Constantine, is to get a much-needed £1.5 million makeover. Although falling far short of Westminster Council’s previous ambitious plans, which included proposals...