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TfL pensions: 'Gold plated'. Picture: Joe Lord

Tube union threatens wave of industrial action as Tories call for pensions review

Tube union bosses have threatened “the biggest wave of industrial action in 30 years” if Tory politicians get their way and review pensions for London Underground workers.

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The Metropolitan Police have said water cannon could be 'valuable'. Picture: Isabel Infantes

Boris Johnson in U-turn over water cannon use

The Mayor of London has said he will not “rule out” the use of water cannons in the future because that is not what Londoners would want.

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The proposed new site for the soup kitchen, which critics say is dangerously close to a busy road. Picture: Irwin Mitchell

Soup kitchen users seek judicial review against eviction plans

Two users of a Walthamstow soup kitchen have begun legal proceedings to prevent its eviction by the council.

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The Davies Commission on airport capacity in the UK is due to report in 2015. Picture: Steve Parsons/PA Wire

Hillingdon and Richmond residents overwhelmingly opposed to Heathrow expansion, official poll finds

Three in four people living in west London boroughs near Heathrow airport are set against expansion, it emerged today as results of recent referendums were released.

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Over 7,000 lawyers trek through the capital in support of free legal services

Thousands of lawyers are hitting London’s streets today to raise money for charities providing free legal advice.

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Route 24, from Pimlico to Hampstead Heath, will be the first to see the new buses. Picture: PA Wire

New Bus for London will be cheaper than current hybrids, Boris Johnson claims

The Mayor of London has claimed a new bus service for London will be cheaper than some current buses, even though they will cost around £50,000 more.

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‘Missed middle’ could lead to rise in London rough sleepers

A future rise in rough sleepers in London could be triggered by the “missed middle”.

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Boris Johnson says ‘wake up, smell the coffee and accept Heathrow is full’

The Mayor of London has said that now is the time to “to wake up, smell the coffee and accept the reality that Heathrow is full”.

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Boris Johnson’s momentum ‘frankly unstoppable’

The momentum of Boris Johnson “is frankly unstoppable”, House of Commons leader Andrew Lansley said today.

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Eddie Izzard out on the campaign trail with Ken Livingstone in the lead-up to last year's Mayoral elections

‘Boris is all about Boris’, says London Mayoral hopeful Eddie Izzard

The comedian Eddie Izzard has hit out at London Mayor Boris Johnson whilst maintaining he is ready for the challenge of pursuing politics himself.

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Australia is the only country in the world to have introduced plain packaging law. Picture: John Stillwell/PA Wire

Government “backtracking on public health” with no plain packs Bill in Queen’s Speech

The government was today accused of “backtracking on public health” by omitting a pledge to bring in plain packaging for cigarettes from last week’s Queen’s Speech.

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A fire cracker is let off during an English Defence League (EDL) demonstration at Aldgate Station in east London in 2011

English Defence League plans march through Tower Hamlets

Far right group the English Defence League has announced plans to march through Tower Hamlets this summer.

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Tower Hamlets targeted in voter fraud clampdown

Tower Hamlets has been singled out by a watchdog as one of a small number of local authorities where a clampdown on electoral fraud is needed.

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'We have projects crying out for volunteers across the city'. Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/PA Wire

£100,000 web engagement fund launched for London’s voluntary organisations

A £100,000 scheme enabling projects to connect with volunteers through web technology has been launched today by the Mayor of London Boris Johnson.

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Hundreds of compensation claims by families along HS2 route rejected

Three quarters of families who live near the government’s planned high speed rail link between London and Brimingham and applied for hardship compensation have been rejected, figures showed.

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Lucas Rosselli, one, from London, inspects a model landscape of London made from 2,186 sugar cubes. Picture: Geoff Caddick/PA Wire

Sweet! London skyline made out of sugar cubes

It might look sweet, but a sugar cube recreation of London’s skyline is not for eating.

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