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Sadiq Khan pledges £3.1m to tree planting after heatwave and wildfires

Mr Khan said last week’s events ‘laid bare how vulnerable London is to the effects of climate change’

Evening Standard

Red on red as Labour big gun attacks Khan over cannabis

Sadiq Khan’s hopes of reforming the law on cannabis have been dealt a blow by a prominent Labour MP.

Evening Standard

London 2012: 10 years on, what is the true legacy of the Olympic Games?

It is often forgotten in the euphoria which followed that Team GB were slow starters at London 2012, day five producing the first gold medal, from rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning.

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Trafalgar Square to screen England’s Women’s Euros final to 7,000 fans

As many as 7,000 football fans will descend on Trafalgar Square on Sunday to roar on England’s Lionesses as they take on either France or Germany in the Women’s Euro 2022 final.

Evening Standard

Duke of Cambridge leads praise for Lionesses as England reach Euro 2022 final

Germany face France tonight in the second semi-final ahead of Sunday's Wembley showpiece

Manchester Evening News

Duke of Cambridge leads praise for Lionesses as team reach Euro 2022 final

France and Germany will compete to join England in the final.

The Independent UK

Prince William sends brilliant message to Lionesses after England thrash Sweden

England fans gathered all around the country to show their support for the Lionesses, who mauled Sweden 4-0 in the Euro 2022 semi-final. After their victory, Prince William congratulated the team

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A North of England Olympic Games? Why not argues Sir Howard Bernstein

Twenty years ago this week, athletes from 72 nations competed over 11 days in Manchester's Commonwealth Games

Manchester Evening News

Women face ‘hotbed of harassment, groping and masturbation’ on public transport

Nearly 200 women shared their stories of being sexually harassed with the online project Screengrab Them

The Independent UK

New Barking Overground station a ‘game changer’, says Sadiq Khan

The mayor officially opened the station on Monday morning in a ceremony attended by around 100 people.

The Independent UK

London transport is ‘ultimate hotbed of sexual harassment’

Dozens of women have come forward with their experiences of abuse on London’s public transport network, with campaigners labelling it “the ultimate hotbed of sexual harassment”.

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan urges ministers to address ‘severe’ court backlog and lack of therapy for rape victims

Exclusive: ‘Agonising waits for court and last-minute changes are causing untold damage to victims’ mental health,’ warns London mayor

The Independent UK

TfL reviewing long-term funding settlement from Government

TfL said it would respond to the Government’s proposal ‘as soon as possible’

Evening Standard

Mayor Sadiq Khan reveals plan to return Olympics and Paralympics to London

London would become the first city to host the Games four times.

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Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan ‘working on a plan’ for London to host Olympic Games once again

The Mayor revealed that discussions over a potential bid for London to host the games again were underway

The Independent UK

Scale of fires across London during heatwave unprecedented, says brigade chief

London Fire Commissioner Andy Roe said climate change is ‘one of the most serious risks’ facing the capital.

Evening Standard

Euro 2022: William and Kate hail dramatic late roar of the Lionesses as London prepares ‘fan party’

England’s semi-final match will be screened at the fan party in Trafalgar Square

Evening Standard

Air pollution data justifies widening Ulez to Greater London, says Sadiq Khan

Critics say Ulez is a ‘blunt instrument that has caused real hardship to Londoners’

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London’s firefighters praised by Sadiq Khan for ‘incredible efforts’ tackling heatwave blazes

The Mayor also said the fires had shown the ‘best of London’ as people rushed to alert neighbours to the danger

The Guardian - UK

British drugs policy is punitive and contradictory. And now it’ll go backwards

While other countries are abandoning a failed ‘war on drugs’, in its final days the Johnson administration is doubling down, says academic Kojo Koram

Evening Standard

Women’s Euros 2022: Lionesses’ semi-final to be shown on giant screens in Trafalgar Square

The England women’s team semi-final will be shown live on giant screens in Trafalgar Square, with free access for up to 5,000 fans, Sadiq Khan has announced.

The Guardian - UK

Climate emergency is a legacy of colonialism, says Greenpeace UK

Report says global south has been ‘used as place to dump waste’ and that people of colour are suffering disproportionately

AFP

Europe counts cost of heatwave as Spain PM says more than 500 died

Madrid (AFP) - Spain's prime minister said "more than 500 people died" during a 10-day heatwave as Europe counts the cost of a record period of extreme temperatures.

France 24

Macron tours blaze devastation as firefighters battle French wildfires

French President Emmanuel Macron visited firefighters battling twin blazes near Bordeaux on Wednesday as Europe counted the cost of a record heatwave and climate change protesters pointed to the sizzling weather as a wake up call for the continent.

Evening Standard

We don’t know if our homes are still standing, say fire-hit London families

The scale of the damage caused by the record-breaking heatwave emerged on Wednesday as Sadiq Khan said the London Fire Brigade had seen its busiest day since the Second World War.

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