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The latest press releases from London City Hall, refreshed live, alongside a plain-English guide to the big city-wide programmes that shape daily life — cleaner air, faster buses, more affordable homes, cheaper cycling and free school lunches.

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There is no single newsroom for London. The Mayor and the London Assembly publish through City Hall, Transport for London issues its own travel and scheme updates, and all 33 local authorities run their own news pages. This page pulls the official City Hall press feed straight from london.gov.uk so you can see what the Greater London Authority is saying today, then keeps a steady set of explainers underneath it for the programmes that do not change week to week. Every card links to the official source — this portal reports and signposts, it does not make the announcements.

Straight from the source. Read every London City Hall press release, in full, on the official media centre.

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London-wide programmes

What the city is running right now — the schemes behind the headlines, in plain English. When live City Hall press releases load, they appear here first; the guides below always stay.

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Transport The ULEZ now covers every London borough Since 29 August 2023 the Ultra Low Emission Zone has covered all 32 boroughs and the City of London. Drivers of non-compliant vehicles pay £12.50 a day; most petrol and newer diesel cars are already exempt. Check your vehicle and pay on TfL. Ongoing programme · TfL Transport The Superloop links outer London by express bus The Superloop is a network of express bus routes, numbered SL1 upward, that ring outer London and cut journey times between town centres and transport hubs with limited stops. Fares are the standard TfL bus fare, and the Hopper fare lets you change buses within the hour. Ongoing programme · TfL Housing The Mayor's Affordable Homes Programme City Hall funds housing associations and councils to build genuinely affordable homes for Londoners to rent or buy — social rent, London Affordable Rent, London Living Rent and shared ownership. The programme sets who qualifies and how homes are let. Find out what is available near you. Ongoing programme · GLA Transport Santander Cycles: hire a bike across central London TfL's cycle hire scheme has docking stations across central London and beyond. Pay a small access fee to release a bike, ride, and dock it at any station — the first 30 minutes of each journey are included. Hire from the app, at the docking station or with a contactless card. Ongoing programme · TfL Health Free school meals for London state primary pupils Every child at a state-funded primary school in London is offered a free school meal, funded by the Mayor since September 2023. It covers state primary schools, special schools and pupil referral units. Families are still encouraged to register for free school meals through their school or GOV.UK. Ongoing programme · GLA City Hall Read every announcement at the City Hall media centre The Greater London Authority publishes the Mayor's and the London Assembly's press releases as they happen — on transport, housing, policing, the environment, culture and the city budget. When live releases load, they appear at the top of this feed. Browse the full archive on london.gov.uk. Official source · GLA

Note: government.london is an information portal, not a press office. The live feed and the guides above draw on official London City Hall and Transport for London pages; we do not issue announcements of our own.

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