Foreign embassies now owe in excess of £40m in unpaid congestion charge fees and penalty notices with the US the worst offender. Check out our ongoing coverage of the story.
From the archives: The day snow brought London to a halt
In February 2009 heavy snow saw London’s entire bus fleet confined to its garages as Mayor of London Boris Johnson and London’s borough councils came under fire for failing to properly prepare and ensure roads were gritted.
From the archives: The collapse of Metronet
In 2008 Metronet, one of the companies brought in to manage the upgrade and maintenance of the London Underground under the government’s controversial PPP scheme, collapsed after shareholders wrote off their investments and declined to provide further funding. This collection of articles from the MayorWatch archives covers the events leading up to the firm’s collapse.
Mayor urged to ‘clarify’ airport plans
Boris Johnson has come under pressure to clarify whether he intends to push ahead with proposals to build an airport in the Thames Estuary after he last night appeared to backtrack on previous statements supporting the scheme.
Boris announces £900,000 to tackle homelessness
The London Development Agency is to provide an additional £900,000 of funding to tackle homelessness in the capital. The funding will be used to pay for outreach teams who, from October this year, will work with homeless people in the capital to offer opportunities to gain skills and training.