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Bid launched to save ‘unique vistas’ under threat from Elizabeth House development
A legal bid has been launched to review controversial plans to build a 30-storey tower block which will “harm” the backdrops to London landmarks such as the Houses of Parliament.
‘Prancing’ Mayor living up to ‘slacker’ reputation, says Nick Clegg
Boris Johnson has again been criticised for “slacking” by Nick Clegg, with the Deputy Prime Minister also suggesting a tennis match between the two might be on the cards.
Thameslink rolling stock procurement ‘more complex than expected’
A multibillion pound cross-London rail project turned out to be far more complex than expected, the government’s top transport civil servant said today.
Fire cuts protesters halt London Mayor’s Question Time
Mayor’s Question Time had to be suspended this morning after Boris Johnson was heckled over proposed cuts to the fire service.
WikiLeaks: Julian Assange marks year in embassy with vow to stay and fight
Julian Assange says he will not leave the Ecuadorian Embassy even if sex assault charges are dropped because he fears he will be extradited to the US from Britain.
Database to make the case for arts launched by London Councils
A resource to help the culture industry tout the power of the arts to enrich the economy as well as minds was launched yesterday by an umbrella group of London local authorities.
Julian Assange and WikiLeaks: A Timeline
From teenage hacker to worldwide infamy, the path the WikiLeaks founder took to the Ecuadorian Embassy:
What has Julian Assange missed?
Since Julian Assange stepped into the Ecuadorian embassy on June 19 last year the WikiLeaks founder has not set foot outside in 365 days.
King of Jordan ratifies treaty which could see Abu Qatada finally extradited
The King of Jordan has approved a treaty specifically designed to help trigger the removal of radical cleric Abu Qatada from the UK, government sources have said.
Boris Bike staff to be balloted over strike action
London’s cycle hire scheme “risks collapsing into chaos” thanks to underinvestment in staff, according to the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union.
City Hall to quiz police chiefs over 30,000 ‘paperweight’ roll-out
Representatives at City Hall will today decide whether plans to hand out nearly 30,000 mobile devices including smartphones and tablets to Metropolitan Police officers are a costly distraction.
Ditch HS2 and spend money on better broadband, says think-tank
Public demand for the HS2 high-speed rail project has ‘likely been overestimated’ and the £33billion project does not offer good value for money, according to a report.
WikiLeaks: Assange to spend ‘five more years’ in Ecuador embassy
Julian Assange is prepared to remain in the Ecuadorian embassy for five years its foreign minister has said, as talks to end the legal deadlock around the WikiLeaks founder broke down.
Boris Johnson hits out at plans to arm Syrian rebels
The Mayor of London has waded in to the debate over whether to arm the Syrian rebels, warning that a decision in favour could lead to disastrous consequences.
Replace ‘run-down’ prisons with super-jails, suggests report
Prisons such as Brixton, Feltham, Holloway, Pentonville, Wandsworth and Wormwood Scrubs would be closed under a radical shake-up of jails in the UK being proposed today.
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