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Exclusive: EU states accuse TfL of huge data breach over clean air zone penalties, with many given to compliant vehiclesEU motorist’s £11,000 run-in with London Ulez rulesHow Belgian MP turned sleuth to solve Ulez fine mysteryHundreds of thousands of EU citizens were wrongly fined for driving in London’s Ulez clean air zone, according to European governments, in what has been described as “possibly one...

Capital accounts for almost half of sector’s exports and action needed elsewhere, says Resolution FoundationLondon is capturing an ever-bigger share of the UK’s record service sector exports and government action is needed to ensure other big cities keep pace with the capital, a report says.The Resolution Foundation said London accounted for almost half of the UK’s service sector exports, with its share of the...

Survivors say in wake of Post Office scandal: ‘Those in power have lost their moral compass’Grenfell Tower survivors will this week confront executives from companies blamed for the disaster, after they said that in the wake of the Post Office scandal it was increasingly clear that “those in power have lost their moral compass”.Over four days in central London, dozens of the bereaved and...

Vigil is one of a series of events due to be held in the next few days in solidarity with people affected by events in Middle EastA multi-faith peace march is due to be held in London on Sunday, aimed at easing the bitterness and tension over the Israel-Gaza war.The midday march from Trafalgar Square to Parliament Square and back is one of a...

Exclusive: London mayoral elections in May will be ‘toughest fight yet’, Khan will tell Fabian’s Society conferenceSadiq Khan will urge voters not to “let the Tories do to London what they’ve done to our country”, as he hits out at the “hollow, desperate and divisive narrative” put forward by the party.Launching the Fabian’s Society conference on Saturday with a keynote speech, the London mayor...

Theatreland is taking a gamble on a wave of quirky little shows to challenge the big but tired box office beasts A fresh kind of musical theatre show, set apart by having started life on the fringe or in a small-scale provincial production, is challenging the established order in London’s West End this season.A wave of new, quirky productions will be taking their places...

About 1,700 officers on duty in UK capital to police demonstration on day for action involving 30 countriesMiddle East crisis – live updatesThousands of people marched through central London on Saturday to show solidarity with Palestine and to reiterate calls for a ceasefire in Gaza.Demonstrators met on Queen Victoria Street before making their way along Fleet Street towards Parliament Square. The protest, part of...

MSG says it cannot continue to take part in process that was ‘political football between rival parties’The US company behind a proposed huge Las Vegas-style Sphere entertainment venue in east London has withdrawn its plans.Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSG) said it could not continue to participate in a process that was “merely a political football between rival parties”. Continue reading...

Protesters also call for UK to stop arms sales to Israel and end to Israeli occupation of PalestineMiddle East crisis – live updatesHundreds of protesters in London have staged a sit-in on Westminster Bridge, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza in the first big demonstration of the year.Elsewhere on Saturday, there were protests in Belfast and Dublin. Continue reading...