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- Fulham boss Roy Hodgson voted manager of the year
- 11th May 2010
- Fulham's Roy Hodgson has been voted manager of the year by a record margin after steering the west London club to the Europa League final. Hodgson received the award from the League Managers Association after a poll of coaches, including managers from the...
- PPP deal for London Tube upgrades a 'colossal waste'
- 10th May 2010
- A public-private partnership (PPP) deal to upgrade the London Underground (LU) network "wasted a colossal sum of money", Mayor Boris Johnson said. The deal with consortium Tube Lines was ended over the weekend and all maintenance work brought in...
- Tories gain Ealing and Harrow East in London election
- 07th May 2010
- The Conservatives have gained seats from Labour across London, but not in some key marginals. The Tories have taken seven seats from Labour in the capital including Harrow East, and Ealing Central and Acton. But they failed to make gains from Labour in W...
- Workers join demonstration against public sector cuts
- 10th April 2010
- Thousands of public sector workers have joined a demonstration in London to protest against the prospect of cuts. Ahead of the general election, trade unionists, pensioners, students and other campaigners marched to condemn reductions in jobs and services...
- Rare manuscripts to be auctioned
- 25th March 2010
- A collection of manuscripts previously owned by kings, bishops and members of the aristocracy is expected to fetch up to £16m when it is sold at auction. Prayerbooks belonging to King Francois I of France and Elizabeth de Bohun, great-grandmother of...
- Greenwich Olympic equestrian events approved
- 25th March 2010
- Greenwich Royal Park will host the equestrian events at the London 2012 Olympics, despite opposition from some local residents. Councillors approved the plans at a five-hour meeting at Greenwich Town Hall late on Tuesday. More than 30 people objected to ...
- Irish asset agency eyes London hotels
- 01st March 2010
- Three of London's most prestigious hotels could end up being controlled by the Irish government. The Irish Times has reported that the Berkeley, Claridges and the Connaught may be about to be taken over by the Republic's National Asset Management Agency ...
- Lord Coe says London can learn from Vancouver Olympics
- 01st March 2010
- London should learn from the way in which the Canadian public has embraced the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Sebastian Coe has said. The London 2012 chairman has been at Olympic sites in and around Vancouver. He will report on his findings at the ...
- London Games warned over reduced contingency funding
- 26th February 2010
- Cuts in contingency funds for London Olympics could leave organisers with less "room to manoeuvre", the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned. The Games remain on track and on budget but there were "plenty more hurdles to jump", Edwar...
- London 2012 Olympics may pay more in security costs
- 11th February 2010
- Extra security could see the cost of the London 2012 Olympics rise by up to £180m ($280. 6m), but organisers say the event will meet its £9. 3bn budget. In its latest financial report, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said th...
- Lucian Freud black-eyed portrait fetches
- 11th February 2010
- Lucian Freud's Self-Portrait With A Black Eye has sold for £2,841,250 at Sotheby's in London. The estimate for the work, which shows the artist with a swollen eye following a punch-up with a taxi driver, was £3m to £4m. Sotheby's said t...
- Doctor Who props and costumes up for auction
- 05th February 2010
- A selection of props and costumes from BBC One's Doctor Who are to go under the hammer in London later this month. Fans can snap up their own Cyberman, Dalek or Sea Devil at the auction, as well as costumes worn by the 10th Doctor himself, David Tennant. ...
- Nathan Robertson backs badminton venue change in 2012
- 05th February 2010
- Olympic silver medallist Nathan Robertson has backed a decision to stage badminton at Wembley Arena during the 2012 Games in London. Organisers decided against building a temporary venue at the Olympic Park, a move that is unpopular with badminton's gover...
- Stop banker-bashing, says Lord Mayor of London
- 01st February 2010
- Lord Mayor of London Nick Anstee has urged politicians to stop "banker bashing" and restore trust in the City. Mr Anstee, the global ambassador for the financial services, said: "Trust has fundamentally broken down between the British publi...
- Two banks to help young Londoners, mayor announces
- 29th January 2010
- Two major banks have offered thousands of pounds to help disadvantaged children in London. The Mayor's Fund for London has received a seven figure sum from a major global bank to support its work on helping disadvantaged children. The bank that donated t...
- Islington car park destroyed to create more allotments
- 29th January 2010
- A car park is being torn up to create allotments in one of the north London boroughs where demand for the growing spaces is at its highest. The car park, in Holloway, Islington, has already been removed in preparation for 27 new allotments. The old concr...
- Bid for more Tube money rejected
- 25th January 2010
- The consortium behind upgrades to part of London's Tube network has had a claim for a further £327m of public funds rejected in a row over delays. An independent adjudication into the claim by the Tube Lines consortium found London Underground (LU) ...
- Lord Adonis in 'Flying Scotsman' rail pledge
- 22nd January 2010
- The transport secretary has vowed to introduce a new 'Flying Scotsman' rail service to cut journeys between London and Scotland to under four hours. Lord Adonis said he wanted to see speedy new trains on the East Coast line within two years. He promised ...
- Jubilee Line Tube staff to stage 24-hour strikes
- 22nd January 2010
- Maintenance workers on a London Underground line are to stage a series of 24-hour strikes in a row over pay. Members of the Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union employed by Alstom on the Jubilee line are taking the action. They will walk out from 0729...