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Ross Lydall is City Hall Editor and Transport Editor at The Standard. He reports on the Mayor, Transport for London, City Hall politics, cycling, planes, trains and automobiles. In more than 20 years at The Standard, he has covered it all: Ken Livingstone, Boris Johnson, Sadiq Khan, 7/7, the London Olympics, the covid pandemic and royal weddings. He was shortlisted as 2023 multimedia journalist of the year.
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Ross Lydall is City Hall Editor and Transport Editor at The Standard. He reports on the Mayor, Transport for London, City Hall politics, cycling, planes, trains and automobiles. In more than 20 years at The Standard, he has covered it all: Ken Livingstone, Boris Johnson, Sadiq Khan, 7/7, the London Olympics, the covid pandemic and royal weddings. He was shortlisted as 2023 multimedia journalist of the year.
London bus workers could strike same days as Tube drivers, union warns
London’s transport network could be seriously disrupted if both strikes go ahead in the coming months
Cyclist critically hurt in east London bus crash dies from injuries
The 43-year-old rider was one of three people killed in London bus crashes reported to the TfL board on Wednesday
Car parking spaces become e-bike bays as council acts on dumped bikes
Lambeth will require all e-bikes to be left in designated parking spaces under crackdown on dumped cycles
Tube strike called off: Walkout by drivers avoided following talks
‘Significant disruption’ averted next week - but RMT says dispute is not over and announces two new strike dates in June
Lime launches smaller e-bike to get more women cycling in London
About 1,500 of the new e-bikes are due to be rolled out in the capital from next month
TfL chief hopeful RMT peace talks will avert next week's Tube strike
Posters in Tube stations warn passengers to expect ‘severe disruption’ from midday on Tuesday next week
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'Checkpoint Charlie 2.0' fears as Lime loses e-bike contract to Forest
Richmond Council gives Forest exclusive deal after it outbids Lime by £1million
TfL explains how crackdown on SUVs in London could work
Councils will be asked to play their part in discouraging SUVs if ‘real world’ research confirms they are a greater danger to London children
DLR station in heart of historic London reopens after 10-month closure
The station had been branded a national disgrace and not fit for purpose
'Supersize' SUV cars could face London levy in Sadiq Khan safety plan
Metropolitan police asked by City Hall to review mayor’s own use of armoured SUV vehicles used for VIP protection
The '£3m deal' that encouraged a London council to ditch Lime bikes
Richmond set to give Forest exclusive e-bike contract after it outbid Lime
Crystal Palace pool reopening on the blocks as Sadiq Khan takes plunge
City Hall submits plans for long-awaited transformation of sports centre and athletics stadium
Live facial recognition cameras for Oxford St in phone theft crackdown
Police want to ‘design out crime’ from soon-to-be pedestrianised street
Full extent of RMT Tube strike chaos as Sadiq Khan urges peace talks
Three weeks of RMT Tube driver walkouts could mean ‘limited or no service’ for four days at a time, The Standard has learned
Tube strikes announced by RMT with passengers facing six days of chaos
24-hour walkouts are due to start in a fortnight and continue until May
E-bike wars as Lime set to leave Richmond after being outbid by Forest
Lime warns of ‘unintended consequences’ if its popular hire bikes cannot be used across south-west London
The affluent areas where black Londoners are more likely to be stopped
East Sheen, Dulwich village, Hampstead village, south Richmond and Notting Hill all named in King’s College London report
Young Londoners want 'bleed kits' trialled on high-risk bus routes
Areas such as Croydon, Hackney and Stratford suggested for pilot scheme - but TfL warns of danger if kits are used incorrectly
Six LTNs declared unlawful by the High Court are axed by 'lying' mayor
Council seeking ‘urgent legal advice’ on whether drivers who were wrongly fined over the low traffic neighbourhoods will receive refunds
Sadiq Khan seizes control of housing scheme on Tube station car park
Five tower blocks providing 283 flats are proposed beside High Barnet Tube station - on top of the park-and-ride car park
London council 'must refund drivers' fined millions by unlawful LTNs
High Court rules six low traffic neighbourhood schemes were retained by Croydon’s Tory mayor to help plug the borough’s dire finances