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06Nov/17

London’s Oxford Street to be pedestrianized?

November 6, 2017TransportCity: London, Crossrail, England, Local government in London, London, London Rail, mayor, Oxford Street, Pedestrian zone, Sadiq Khan, Saskia O'Donoghue, Street, Transport for London, United Kingdomsmbale

Significant amounts of London’s iconic Oxford Street could be pedestrianized by December 2018, if the city’s Mayor Sadiq Khan’s proposals are met favorably. He’s hoping about half a mile of the street will become a “traffic-free pedestrian boulevard”, coinciding with the arrival of the new Crossrail line in central London in December 2018. Saskia O’Donoghue reports. Continue reading →

10Jul/17

Fire breaks out in London’s Camden Market

July 10, 2017Disaster2019 Paris apartment fire, Camden Market, Camden New Jersey, Camden Town, Disaster/Accident, England, Firefighter, Geography of firefighting, Great Fire of London, Greater London, Grenfell Tower fire, Local government in London, London, London Borough of Camden, London Fire Brigade, United Kingdomsmbale

LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (JULY 10, 2017) (SOCIAL MEDIA) – London firefighters were battling a blaze at a building in the city’s Camden Market, the London Fire Brigade said early on Monday (July 10).
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08Jan/17

Londoners face Tube misery as workers set to strike from Sunday

January 8, 2017TransportBritish Airways, Company: British Airways, Company: Lndn Undergrund, Company: TfL, Local government in London, London, London Rail, London Underground, London Underground strikes, Manuel Cortes, Night Tube, Sadiq Khan, Southern, Steve Griffiths, Strike, Subterranean London, Transport for London, Transport in England, Transport in London, Transport in the United Kingdom, Tube, United Kingdom, Victoria, Walkoutsmbale

A walkout on the Tube is part of a wave of strikes hitting British rail and air passengers at the start of 2017.

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06May/16

Sadiq Khan Mayor of London

Sadiq Khan becomes first Muslim mayor of London

May 6, 2016London MayorAntisemitism, Bill de Blasio, Boris Johnson, British MPs, British people, City: London, David Cameron, English Muslims, Extremism, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Local government in London, London, mayor, Mayors of London, Muhajir people, New York, Politics, Racism, Sadiq, Sadiq Khan, Scotland, United Kingdom, Zac Goldsmithsmbale

Sadiq Khan, a Muslim Labour Party lawmaker, has been elected London’s mayor following a campaign marred by charges of anti-Semitism and extremism. Continue reading →