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Heathrow Airport has just made aviation history. For the first time ever, more than 8 million passengers passed through the London hub in a single month, making it the first airport in Europe

 

The ongoing Tube strikes have thrown London into travel chaos this week, and now the union leading the action wants the mayor to step in personally.

 

Oxfordshire County Council has approved plans to bring in a temporary £5 daily congestion charge for drivers entering parts of Oxford. The scheme, agreed by the council’s cabinet earlier

London Councils has welcomed the appointment of Steve Reed MP as the new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.

 

Londoners are facing yet another day of travel misery as the Tube strike drags into its third day—this time with the added headache of heavy rain.

 

The UK government has announced it could reduce the number of visas offered to countries that refuse to take back their citizens who are living unlawfully in Britain.

 

London’s Heathrow Airport has reopened Terminal 4 after it was evacuated on Monday evening (Sept 8) following reports of a possible hazardous materials incident.

 

On Sunday afternoon, phones across the UK suddenly lit up and wailed with loud sirens as the government carried out its second nationwide test of the emergency alert system.

 

British workers are seeing the weakest pay deals in over three-and-a-half years, with new data showing pay settlements fell again in July. Hiring is still slowing, though the pace of decline has

 

Almost 900 people were arrested in central London on Saturday during a protest against the government’s decision to ban the activist group Palestine Action.