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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 ...

Heathrow Airport has announced changes to passenger drop‑offs at its terminals, making it more expensive and enforcing a time limit for the first time. From January, the west London airport will increase its terminal drop-off fee from £6 to £7 and will give travellers 10 minutes in the drop-off areas before issuing a Parking Charge Notice (PCN). Visitors to the ...

  30 November 2025: Redbridge Community Trust UK held its Executive Committee meeting on Sunday evening at a café in Ilford to review recent activities, evaluate community engagement, and plan forthcoming programmes. The meeting was presided over by President Mohammed Ohid Uddin and conducted by General Secretary Shaheen Chowdhury. Cllr. Ahbab Hussain Choudhury attended the meeting as an observer. Committee ...

  London, 29 November 2025: Thousands of people travelled to central London on Saturday to take part in a national march marking the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Participants gathered at Hyde Park Corner at midday before marching through Piccadilly, Haymarket and Trafalgar Square, finishing with a rally in Whitehall. The demonstration was organised by a coalition of ...