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Sir Sadiq Khan says he finds the racism allegations against Nigel Farage to be “incredibly credible and believable” based on his own experience. The Reform UK leader vehemently denies claims he was racist to fellow pupils at top private school Dulwich College in the 1970s and 80s, which a party spokesman has dubbed “a witch hunt”. Harvard Professor Steven Pinker ...

The Metropolitan Police has announced an increased police presence in central London tomorrow ahead of the Unite the Kingdom protest and Stand Up to Racism counter-protest. The “Unite the Kingdom” protest is set to begin in the north end of Whitehall from 3pm, and the Stand Up To Racism counter-protest will begin at the south end from 1pm. A march ...

    Bangla Mirror Desk: A UK technology company has announced that electric flying taxis or e-air taxis will be able to transport passengers at London airports from 2028. This announcement has opened up new possibilities in the transport and aviation sectors worldwide. According to sources, if this new service is launched, passengers will be able to travel between airports ...

A London City Hall committee has warned that Heathrow Airport’s expansion plans would undermine progress made to the capital’s air quality and expose residents to “harmful” levels of noise, in a letter to the government. Last month, the government backed the airport’s proposals for a third runway, which could increase the annual number of flights from 480,000 to 756,000. In ...

Tube fares are to rise in the capital by 5.8% under a deal agreed between the Government and Sir Sadiq Khan so Londoners pay a “contribution” towards new transport infrastructure for the city, says a minister. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander, who previously was London’s deputy mayor for transport, said she had had a “grown up” conversation with Sir Sadiq about ...

Tower Hamlets Council risks being stuck in a cycle of government intervention due to “significant weaknesses” in the way it is run, an auditor has warned. External auditor EY outlined 10 issues at the council, which is controlled by Lutfur Rahman’s Aspire Party, including “significant turnover” of senior management and the management of social housing. The council’s chief executive Stephen ...

Two more people have been arrested in connection with a robbery at Heathrow Airport in which 21 people were injured by what is thought to be pepper spray, the Met Police has said. A man, 24, was arrested in Lambeth on suspicion of robbery and assault and a woman, 23, was detained on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robbery. They ...

A three-year-old girl is among those who were treated by ambulance crews after a group of men used pepper spray on a woman they had robbed of her suitcase at Heathrow Airport. Officers were called at 8.11am on Sunday to reports that multiple people had been assaulted by a group of men at the multi-storey car park at Terminal 3. ...

Sir Sadiq Khan is facing backlash from the London Assembly after details of the Met Police’s estate plans were shared with his appointed board before elected members had the chance to see them. Police and Crime committee chair Marina Ahmad is angry that details of the force’s long-awaited Estates Strategy had been given to the London Policing Board – whose ...

A fully electric passenger ferry has been launched on the River Thames. The Orbit Clipper, which will plug in and charge overnight, will carry passengers between Canary Wharf and Rotherhithe every 10 minutes. After being progressively phased into operation, the 150-passenger boat, with capacity for 100 bicycles, will cross the river every 10 minutes from each side on weekdays and ...