Those slightly addle-eyed folk who rant about Government conspiracies, claim that we're all microchipped at birth and believe the Oyster card is a sinister scheme to track our movements may be feeling a little righteous today: Transport for London has been criticised for "collecting data without a clear purpose" when asking kids to fill in an application form for their free Travelcard. Since June, kids looking to jump on the bus or tube have......

We can't help but be impressed by Boris Johnson's bid to deliver as many of his manifesto pledges as possible in his Mayoral settling in stage. First the tube booze ban, then scrapping The Londoner. Today he's announcing an extra 440 police staff on the buses - his headline promise on transport. Safer Transport Teams were launched in 2005 and in March last year Ken Livingstone stumped up for an additional 400 PCSOs to......

The Post Offices which are to close are named (and mourned). There’s been yet another stabbing in South London. In the Kings Road siege incident, it has been revealed that the dead man was a barrister, and that he left a note for his wife. It’s all very strange and sad. The Zip Card: kiddies need to carry a valid travel card from now on, which they will forfeit if they misbehave. Pete Doherty......