Boris has clearly been caught short of a few bob on the long, late night cab ride home. Today, he announced a trial period allowing cab drivers to stop on red routes, in the wee hours, to enable their fares to visit the ATM and pick up cash for their fare, having inadvisably squandered it on that last round of drinks. This move is to improve passenger safety and to help get us home zippily......

Sheltered, London 2008 There have been shootings in New Cross and Peckham this afternoon. Two men are seriously injured. It's not just youths who are dangerous with knives, a pensioner has been sectioned after attacking an 11 year old girl in Feltham with a bladed weapon Cyclists petition for reconsideration of motorcycle bus lane use The Mayor announced a crackdown on the taxi tout trade to protect passengers while Addison Lee decided not to take......