London political watchers can look forward to two new books chronicling the capital’s first two Mayors which are both set for publication this Autumn.

With just over a week to go before the UK decides whether to apt the Alternative Vote system for electing MPs to the Westminster Parliament London Elects, the body overseeing the capital’s votes in the referendum, has issued advice to the capital’s voters about what to expect from the UK’s first national referendum since 1975.

Tube unions have rejected a five-year pay offer by London Underground with the RMT claiming it represented “a real-terms pay cut of 1.5%” for workers, putting them on course for further conflict with Mayor Boris Johnson.

London’s Green party has called on the European Commission to “take action to protect the health of Londoners” after an air quality monitoring station provisionally recorded the 36th ‘bad air day’ of the year.

A new exhibition exploring the life and career of legendary pirate Captain Kidd opens at the Museum of London Docklands next month. The exhibition, which is timed to coincide with Kidd’s execution on 23 May 1701 in Wapping, will explore the myths and mysteries surrounding common perceptions of pirates.