London Mayor Sadiq Khan predicts facemasks will become the ‘new normal’ for a YEAR

London Mayor Sadiq Khan predicts facemasks will become the ‘new normal’ for a YEAR as he makes them compulsory on the capital’s transport network Protective face coverings are compulsory on all public transport from Monday  Free masks were handed out in their thousands on buses and trains in England 3,000 more police took to the … Read more

Priti Patel says Winston Churchill should be ‘liberated’ as Sadiq Khan accused of caving to mob rule

London‘s mayor was accused of caving in to mob rule last night by covering up Winston Churchill’s statue. Sadiq Khan is shielding key public monuments – including the Cenotaph – ahead of anti-racism protests on Saturday. But Priti Patel called on the mayor to uncover the bronze sculpture immediately.  ‘We should free Churchill, a hero of … Read more

Sadiq Khan calls for London’s slave trader statues to be removed as he orders landmarks review

Sadiq Khan has announced he will ‘review and improve’ the diversity of London‘s public landmarks and called for the removal of all slave trader statues in the capital. It follows the tearing down of a statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol over the weekend by Black Lives Matter (BLM) demonstrators. Last night, some people … Read more

Loose Women’s Janet Street-Porter and Saira Khan explode into heated Dominic Cummings debate

Loose Women’s Janet Street-Porter and Saira Khan EXPLODE into heated debate after Dominic Cummings’ controversial lockdown drive By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 14:25 BST, 27 May 2020 | Updated: 15:46 BST, 27 May 2020 Janet Street-Porter defended Dominic Cummings in a heated Loose Women debate on Wednesday. The broadcaster, 73, claimed the Prime Minister’s … Read more

London mayor Sadiq Khan demands shops stock more face masks for commuters

London mayor Sadiq Khan demands shops stock more face masks as commuters continue to travel without them on busy rush-hour services Mr Khan asks stores to stock non-medical face coverings to help Londoners  He reiterates that Londoners should stay at home ‘as much as possible’  The Mayor says medical-grade masks should be kept for frontline … Read more

Faryal Makhdoom SLAPS Amir Khan in TikTok challenge

‘I felt like doing it harder!’ Faryal Makhdoom leaves husband Amir Khan baffled as she SLAPS his head with a bag for bizarre TikTok challenge By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 21:09 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 21:42 BST, 19 May 2020 She’s been cooped up at home in Bolton with her partner and … Read more

London Mayor Khan gets into the saddle as capital’s workers are told to ditch public transport

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been spotted out cycling in the capital today, closely followed by his security team in a £300,000 armoured car – as commuters were last week told to ditch public transport. Mr Khan, wearing a blue face mask and grey helmet, is pictured taking advantage of the balmy weather to cycle … Read more

Sadiq Khan tells Londoners to stay home as map reveals new car free zones in the UK capital

Sadiq Khan has told Londoners to stay at home this weekend despite the easing of lockdown measures across England.   On Saturday morning, the Mayor of London told his one million followers on Twitter that they should ‘play their part’ by staying at home as much as possible. This is the first weekend since Prime Minister … Read more

Sadiq Khan warned he WILL have to increase London travel fares to pay for £2bn coronavirus bailout

London mayor Sadiq Khan was warned tonight that he will have to put up fares on the Tube and city buses in exchange for a public transport bail-out from the Government.  Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said he was ‘optimistic’ of striking a deal to plough money into Transport for London (TfL), after Mr Khan threatened … Read more

Sadiq Khan uses Covid crisis to roll-out ‘fast-track’ transformation of city’s roads

Sadiq Khan has used the coronavirus lockdown to roll out a drastic new layout of the Capital’s roads as he warned there will be ‘no swift return to normal’ across the transport network. The Mayor of London and TfL have today unveiled their ‘London Streetspace’ programme which will transform London’s streets to accommodate a possible ten-fold … Read more