London Mayor Sadiq Khan has renewed his pledge “to make London a byword for cycling” and insisted that no decision has been taken over the future of the planned Westway cycle lane.
Android Pay comes to London’s bus, Tube and rail network
The service is similar to the contactless payment option already available on many debit and credit cards and allows card holders to set up an Android Pay and then pay by holding their smartphone against the Oyster and contactless card reader.
Sadiq backs Garden Bridge in return for greater public access
Backed by actress Joanna Lumley, the £150m bridge is being majority funded by private, charitable and commercial donors but is also set to receive £60m of public funds pledged by former mayor Boris Johnson and the Department for Transport.
New BBC One documentary series to feature London’s Ambulance Service
Producers have been given access to the service’s frontline and control staff to give viewers an insight into how they deal with up to 3,500 incidents a day across the capital.
Sadiq slams Boris’s record on affordable housing
With the capital’s population booming and private sector rents soaring, there are growing concerns that many Londoners will be priced out of the increasingly crowded capital as demand for housing outstrips supply.
