-
Dec 3, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | James Kelly
A criminal investigation into alleged financial mismanagement at Croydon Council has been dropped, the Metropolitan Police has said. The previous leadership’s handling of the finances were being investigated after the south London council was effectively forced to declare bankruptcy in 2020. Mayor Jason Perry had referred two independent reports into what he called "catastrophic failures in governance" the police.
-
Nov 13, 2024 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | James Kelly
Some branches directly owned by the Post Office are facing potential closures [PA Media]Up to 32 Post Office branches across London could close as part of a national shake-up aimed at restructuring the taxpayer-owned business. The capital could see more closures than any other region, making up about 28% of the 115 stores earmarked branches across the UK. These are part of the Post Office's wholly-owned branches - not those run as a franchise by sub-postmasters.
-
Nov 13, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | James Kelly
Up to 32 Post Office branches across London could close as part of a national shake-up aimed at restructuring the taxpayer-owned business. The capital could see more closures than any other region, making up about 28% of the 115 stores earmarked branches across the UK. These are part of the Post Office's wholly-owned branches - not those run as a franchise by sub-postmasters.
-
Nov 9, 2024 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | James Kelly
Thousands of spectators have taken to the streets of the City of London to watch the 2024 Lord Mayor's Show procession. The parade, which dates back to the 13th Century, featured about 7,000 people, 250 horses and 150 floats, from Guildhall to the Royal Courts of Justice on Saturday. The procession marks the first public engagement for the new Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alistair King.
-
Nov 7, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | James Kelly |Frankie McCamley
James W Kelly and Frankie McCamley - BBC NewsNovember 7, 2024 at 12:00 AM·3 min readLondon councils are due to get a share of £2.7m to help people sleeping on the streets. Government funding, intended to prevent winter deaths is being split among five areas of the capital. The north-central region, which takes in Westminster with the highest number of rough sleepers, will receive nearly £1m. The south-west, which includes Kingston, is set to receive the least at £156,000.
-
Oct 9, 2024 | 
aol.com | James Kelly
October 9, 2024 at 5:27 AMTaylor Swift held eight shows in London over the summer [Getty Images]A police escort for Taylor Swift was not the result of "undue influence" from senior politicians attending the singer's London concerts, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has said. The decision was made by senior police officers, although Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan were involved in talks about security around the US superstar's shows over the summer, Nandy said.
-
Sep 22, 2024 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | James Kelly
Bus lane fines are among those swelling TfL coffers, the AA said [Getty Images]London's roads are "paved with fines" as income from penalty charge notices (PCNs) soars by 57% in five years, the AA said. Transport for London's (TfL) received £89.3m in the 2023-24 financial year for perceived offences on its red route network, up from £56.8m in 2018-19, according to its draft annual report seen by PA Media.
-
Sep 17, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | James Kelly
London's mayor has resurrected plans to ban traffic from part of Oxford Street. Sadiq Khan's proposals, recently submitted to Westminster City Council, include pedestrianising the stretch between Marble Arch and Oxford Circus, with potential restrictions introduced further east towards Tottenham Court Road. This follows the Labour mayor's previous attempt to pedestrianise part of the world-famous shopping street in 2018, which was blocked by the then-Conservative local authority.
-
Sep 12, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | James Kelly
James W Kelly - BBC NewsSeptember 12, 2024 at 11:57 AM·3 min readLondon Mayor Sadiq Khan said there would be a "clampdown" in a bid to recoup the £376m owed to Transport for London (TfL) in unpaid ultra low emission zone (Ulez) fines. Mr Khan told the London Assembly TfL was "not unique" in having unpaid penalty charge notices (PCNs), and that 96% of vehicles in the capital were compliant with emission standards so faced no charge.
-
Sep 11, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | James Kelly |Tim Donovan
James W Kelly - BBC News and Tim Donovan - BBC London political editorSeptember 11, 2024 at 12:25 PM·4 min readA "mass casualty" crowd crush is the biggest risk at Notting Hill Carnival, a Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner has said. Matt Twist said the west London event's organisers "did not have enough stewards" on shift over the carnival weekend. Speaking at the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee hearing, he said 889 crimes were reported across the event, with 353 arrests.
