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Wealthy Britons left, right and centre have pledged to move abroad in protest at Labour's 50p rate of income tax. The artist Tracey Emin has said she will move to France if the 50p tax rate is brought in Photo: Getty The actor...
Once a place to escape to, the suburbs became a byword for conservatism. Owen Hatherley on a surprising exhibition at the London Transport Museum A couple of years ago, I temporarily moved out of south-east London, where I have...
I'm the cycle snob who looks down his nose at hapless riders and their rubbish bikes. But during a recent trip to Montreal I was the one eliciting scornful glances from local pedal pushers. Not because my bike was rubbish – it...
ELECTRIC car drivers will soon be able to recharge in the East End as Sainsbury s sets up a network of charging points. The food superstore in Cambridge Heath Road in Whitechapel is due to have a charge point in its car park by...
Architect Lord Rogers quit as an aide to London mayor Boris Johnson because he felt he was being "blocked" in his work to design and deliver public spaces in London, it was revealed today. The peer wrote to Mr Johnson in...
We didn’t want a big fleet of electric vehicles. We’re only just over two years or so away from the games and time is running out to create a viable network. Many of the vehicles will be used for around 18 hours a day. It’s...
The development would cost half as much as the 2012 Olympics A £5bn plan to create a new town centre in north-west London has been approved by councillors despite opposition over traffic issues and a waste plant. The proposals...
THIS MORNING S commute took on pain and anger as bus services across Newham look have been hit as drivers with 2,500 East London Bus and Coach Company stage a 48-hour strike. Their union Unite started industrial action from 3am...
A drinking fountain has been restored and is now open to the public in the middle of one of the capital's biggest tourist attractions. Visitors to Trafalgar Square can now drink from a fountain originally installed in 1960 by...
An environmental makeover scheme unveiled this month could see up to 1.2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide cut from London homes by 2015. London mayor Boris Johnson has launched a £9.5m series of trials to cut energy used in...
