TfL streets boss still insists "nearly all" low-traffic neighbourhoods "have been huge successes"
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Last week the London mayor boasted that the capital now had the lowest murder rate on record
A disproportionately high number of unpaid carers are reported to be living in poverty
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) recently branded the issue as “a mental health crisis in the fire and rescue service”
Fewer than one-in-three Londoners leaving prison are in employment six months after release
London Assembly member Zack Polanski, who has shot to national fame in recent months after becoming leader of the Green Party
The £570m cost of rejoining the EU's Erasmus scheme could be better spent on transport upgrades according to Conservatives on the London Assembly
The Bakerloo and Central lines are being particularly hard hit by vandalism
The force has already identified a £20m budget gap in 2026/27 but may also face a lower-than-expected funding settlement from the Home Office
Sadiq Khan has pledged to eliminate all deaths and serious casualties by 2041 but last year's number was 3,707
United's poor Premier League form could end up costing City Hall another £2.2m thanks to Boris Johnson "own goal"
City Hall’s budget and performance committee hears from experts about why the capital is not reaching its full potential
Paris and Auckland held up as best examples of using mid-rise developments of between five and nine storeys to maximise density
London Assembly hears that sharp fall in number of children in capital’s primary schools is prompting closures that are likely to continue
London Assembly warns apps such as Uber and Bolt have “irreversibly changed the landscape” for cab drivers
Calls are growing to ban gambling ads on the tube network as London’s gambling harm rate is almost double national average
Responsibility to tackle antisocial behaviour will be handed to neighbourhood policing teams
Zoe Garbett warns capital is “uniquely exposed” to leasehold issues with high service charges and poor quality
It was recently revealed the London mayor first accepted the need to close police station front counters as early as November 2024
Mayor of London says he is "following the evidence" with his decision to shutter almost half of the capital's police front counters
London Assembly transport committee says the level of fare dodging is “undermining Londoners’ faith in the fairness of our transport network”
London Fire Brigade has responded to 64 wildfires this summer compared to just 19 five years ago
Critics have branded the technology as an “erosion of civil liberties”
The chair of the London Assembly's housing committee has written to Sir Sadiq Khan following its investigation into accessible housing



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