Ross Lydall
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City Hall Editor & Transport Editor, London (Evening) Standard. Likes to let facts get in the way of a good story. Get in touch: [email protected]
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Joined July 2009
Probably my last @EveningStandard front page. Only two more daily editions to come this week. The weekly “London Standard” launches on Thursday next week.
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'He pulled my hair and started hammering me' - London transport staff tell of horrendous passenger attacks. Great work by @LondonAssembly in giving a voice to these key workers. The evidence it heard this morning was truly shocking.
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Number of violent attacks on London transport workers doubles in a year as investigation hears of danger trying to tackle fare dodgers
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Sadiq Khan has published the final draft of his new budget. Strangely absent from the press release were mention of the £32m he’s not getting for the Government for the Met police, nor the £20m he’s giving TfL to trial new fares 🤔
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London mayor gives TfL cash to trial more ‘fares innovation’ schemes in bid to reverse fall in passenger numbers
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The number of London cabbies has fallen to a 50-year low - a total of 16,109 licensed taxi drivers, as of last week. Figures emerge as TfL proposes to hike taxi fares by 4% from April 25th...
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40,000 bikes a year are stolen in London, estimates @London_Cycling
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Only 2% of bikes are recovered by police, says London Cycling Campaign
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New trains on Bakerloo line: TfL moves closer to replacing oldest fleet on London Underground | The Standard
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The trains date to 1972 but may not be replaced for another decade
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Four more years? After @SadiqKhan told @mrjamesob that he had no desire to return to the Commons, I asked him what this meant in terms of him potentially seeking re-election as London mayor in 2028…
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Anyone walking (or cycling) in central London will be well aware of the danger posed by some reckless cyclists, often riding hired e-bikes. Now TfL’s collision/injury data is starting to catch up…
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At least 335 pedestrians injured in collisions with cyclists in London in 2024, with two suffering fatal injuries and 99 serious injuries
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We were extremely surprised to hear Deputy Mayor for Policing Kaya Comer-Schwartz tell the London Assembly's Police and Crime Committee today that she has "regular meetings with Staff Associations" from the force to gauge police morale. https://t.co/NmSiZiSXKO
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London council says it is “freezing council tax” - but its bills will be higher from April… 🧐
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Average bills for south London council will increase to £1,020 a year - half the amount in most other London boroughs
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All change at Liverpool St station as @networkrail £1.2bn redevelopment wins planning approval @cityoflondon
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Campaigners ‘prepare for the long haul’ as £1.2bn scheme passes to London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan and the Government for final approval
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Here’s what @cityoflondon planning chairman Tom Sleigh had to say about the overwhelming support for redeveloping Liverpool St station
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However, @networkrail still needs to make its sums add up… Liverpool St station will remain open throughout
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The £1.2bn @networkrail redevelopment of Liverpool Street station wins planning approval from @cityoflondon Video report (1/3)
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Breaking: Liverpool Street station redevelopment approved by huge majority by @cityoflondon planning committee
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The City’s planning committee has now been in session for two hours - decision could come in the next hour
In position: @cityoflondon planning committee meets at 1.45pm to consider Network Rail’s application to redevelop Liverpool Street station
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In position: @cityoflondon planning committee meets at 1.45pm to consider Network Rail’s application to redevelop Liverpool Street station
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TfL gets the beers in… 💰
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Covent Garden and Tottenham Court Road stations rebranded for a week to promote new Guinness brewery
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D-Day for Liverpool Street Station transformation as record 3,700 object to Network Rail's £1.2billion plan | The Standard
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City of London planning committee meeting on Tuesday afternoon to decide whether to approve or delay ‘transformational’ scheme
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Number of cyclists being seriously injured in London heading for record high
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1,200 cyclists likely to have been seriously injured in the capital in 2025 as risk of being badly hurt or killed increases
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