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,...

Londoners go to the polls on 1 May to elect their next mayor and the 25 members of the London Assembly. Ten candidates are standing for the position of mayor including the incumbent Ken Livingston (Labour), Boris Johnson (Conservative), Brian Paddick...

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,...

Volunteers are needed to test out the new terminal 5 at London’s Heathrow airport before its official opening on 27 March 2008. Trials involving signs, check in, security and baggage systems and arrivals take place on weekdays and selected Saturdays up...

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...

The Democrats Global Primary, the first time in American history for a political primary to be held abroad, will take place on “Super Tuesday” 5 February. Voters in the primary will be able to cast their ballots by internet, post or...

As of 4 February, almost all of Greater London will be designated a Low Emission Zone (LEZ) as part of a scheme to improve air quality in the capital. Heavily polluting vehicles like older diesel-engine lorries, buses, coaches, vans and mini-buses...

Medical science research centre for St Pancras site A £500m UK Centre for Research and Innovation is to built on a plot of land near the British Library and the new Eurostar terminal at St Pancras in central London. Expected to open...

Nearly 60 per cent of Londoners are in favour of a total ban on disposable shopping bags while over 90 per cent agree that action should be taken to reduce their environmental impact according to a London Councils on-line consultation. Around...

British prime minister Gordon Brown has given the go-ahead to the £16 billion London Crossrail scheme to build an east-west railway link across the British capital. The new link will provide 24 trains every hour into central London from Berkshire and...