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Budget to include £1bn for social and affordable housing
The move will take funding for the 10-year programme to more than £40bn.
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Northern Olympics campaign to get £7m in Healey’s budget
Fund will support feasibility study for potential bid to host Games in 2040s, backed by northern mayors and top athletes
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Stratford International on track to get cross-Channel trains in budget boost
Sadiq Khan says upgrade would unlock station’s potential and allow it to live up to its name and be truly international
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Andy Burnham launches campaign against ‘headphone dodgers’ on public transport
Passengers urged to ‘share the carriage, not the noise’ as guidance sets out £100 penalties for nuisance behaviour
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Harrogate photographer's surprise at getting the call for VIP London launch
“The invited VIP list for the opening of the 1990s event at Tate Britain went halfway around the building”
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London Mayor’s office resolves £50m contract dispute with US AI giant Palantir
Sadiq Khan in May blocked a deal commissioning US tech giant Palantir to supply the Metropolitan Police with AI technology to automate analysis in criminal investigations
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Palantir’s Tom Watson says ‘mob rule’ must not dictate awarding of government contracts
Former Labour deputy leader says tech firm would work with a Reform UK government on immigration crackdowns
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Kemi Badenoch refuses to say if Brexit has benefitted London
The Tory leader insisted that voters were not interested ‘in having a row’ over the debate to rejoin the EU
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I can cut cost of housing to stop London brain drain, Cleverly claims
Exclusive: Ahead of the Tory conference in Birmingham, Sir James Cleverly talked to The Independent about his ambitions for what he hopes is his ‘last big job in politics’ – including claims he can cut the price of new homes by £100,000
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Brexit to take centre stage in battle for London
Exclusive: Former foreign secretary Sir James Cleverly toldThe Independent’s political editor David Maddox why he is happy to make rejoining the EU an election issue in the London mayoral race
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‘Bedbug Express’: Trains cancelled after bugs spotted on Southeastern railway
Insects were seen crawling in cabs and bags as drivers refused to board trains without protective gear as Southeastern says services are now back to normal
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Engineer jailed for blowing up Ulez camera with homemade bomb
The improvised explosive device (IED) damaged cars and property up to 100 metres away, with shrapnel striking the outside of a child’s bedroom
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Recent lobbyist for Palantir had key role in helping Andy Burnham become PM
Exclusive: Martha Dalton worked closely with Burnham’s team on byelection that secured his return to parliament
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Urban trees in south-east England can't cope with the changing climate
In cities such as London, trees are already struggling with hot and dry summers. Botanists warn that we need to start replacing them with drought-adapted species
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Stroke victim convicted in fast-track court over unpaid £16.67 car bill
The 47-year-old mother has been forced to stop driving due to recurring seizures
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Sadiq Khan says Andy Burnham must prepare to rejoin EU now
It comes days after Sir Tony Blair said Britain should commit to rejoining the European Union within the next 10 years
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Andy Burnham to fight next election with plan for NHS-style care service
PM says he is willing to expend political capital to bring in universal service for England funded by ‘everybody’
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Heathrow Airport warns third runway could be delayed by four years
The UK's busiest airport cautions it may miss the government target of 2035 as ministers say the deadline has "always been ambitious".