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Two 48-hour walkouts by RMT members employed by the recently-acquired Tube Lines hang in the balance as TfL management and union leaders try to come to some sort of agreement over the usual beefs of pay, conditions and jobs. The strike dates have been announced …

Photo by weglet An oversight by a Home Office minister has led to hundreds of Londoners being illegally stopped and searched under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act. According to a statement made by the Home Office yesterday, stop and search powers were used in …

This year’s London Restaurant Festival offers some lucky diners a dinner with a difference: a table in one of the London Eye’s capsules. The line up includes Gordon Ramsay, whose capsule is being auctioned for homelessness charity StreetSmart. Dates are 4th – 18th October and …

A grainy mobile phone shot of a fox has made an appearance in some of today’s newspapers. But is it the same fox which attacked nine-month old twins in their cot? Short of holding an identity parade, it’s impossible to tell, yet it seems to …

The three men accused of relieving two businessman of £1m in the ambitious scam to sell the Ritz Hotel are in court this week. Patrick Dolan, Anthony Lee and the aptly-named Conn Farrell allegedly targeted their victims in the sort of con you’d only expect …

It’s allegedly summer and the time of year when Canary Wharf sees more than its usual (admittedly generous) helping of shiny metal at the annual Motor Expo. London’s petrolheads can admire the BMW M3, the new Mini Countryman or the gorgeous and sleek supercharged Jaguar …

Photo by Donnr MB Fed up with trying to locate somewhere to park in London only to find the dreaded yellow envelope on your windscreen when you return? There’s an app for that. As anyone who’s had no choice but to drive in London knows, …

Officials at University College London said a firm no to student Rich Martell last week when they told him to remove his website, FitFinder, after (big shock) students spent more time flirting with each other on it than studying. Martell may have to forego some …

Photo by Adam UXB Smith After many months of mutterings from the mayor about scrapping the western extension, he’s finally gone and done it, giving drivers in Kensington and Chelsea early warning of a much anticipated Christmas present. But before people get too excited, an …

The Electoral Commission has issued an interim report after voters were turned away from polling stations on 6 May. Unsurprisingly, it claims that arrangements were inadequate, with uneven numbers of voters per polling station, unsuitable buildings and too few staff, though we wonder what the …