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.
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Woman charged with cyclist death was 'driving at 53mph in 20mph area'
Music student Harry Webb died two days after the crash, which happened as he cycled to London Fields lido
First sight of new Piccadilly line trains undergoing testing on Tube
PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: First of 94 new trains spotted during late-night testing in west London
Specialist Met unit investigates 1 in 10 serious injury crashes
Concern that many victims are treated as lower priority and struggle to secure compensation
Elizabeth line boss wants greater protection for staff from assaults
Petition launched after fatal attack on Jorge Ortega at Ilford station
Sex toys found on Tube among lost property returned to passengers
Cockfosters was the station where most sex toys were discovered before the pandemic
Another Tube station hit by 'community bookcase' fire brigade ban
Blackhorse Road loses free book exchange despite mayor’s pledge to intervene
Boy, 17, arrested after 'threat of violence' against London school
Police have launched an investigation into ‘threats’ made against St Mary’s School in Walthamstow
Exclusive: Spurs name ex-Arsenal CEO Venkatesham as chief executive
Venkatesham to fill newly-created role at Spurs after leaving north London rivals last summer and being courted by Newcastle
Coroner fights back tears as artist's drug Tube death ruled accidental
Sarah Cunningham was hit by Northern line Night Tube train after taking cocktail of recreational drugs
Coroner urged to leave no stone unturned on young artist's Tube death
Sarah Cunningham’s death aged 31 led to outpouring of grief from art world
London to Paris or Milan? New high-speed link proposed from St Pancras
The announcement is the latest to boost hopes of a major breakthrough in cross-Channel rail travel
Silvertown Tunnel opens with car drivers paying up to £4 per trip
Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan ‘proud’ to have opened tunnel - and warns drivers not to expect any ‘grace period’ when £180 fines are not issued
Smooth, speedy and free: Sadiq Khan's new Silvertown bike bus reviewed
Shuttle bus will run every 12 minutes through Sir Sadiq Khan’s new road tunnel under the Thames
Revealed: Underground stations and Tube lines with highest crime rates
The issue of crime on the Tube has been thrust back into the spotlight after a man was pictured smoking crack cocaine in front of passengers
Long-awaited Silvertown Tunnel to open on Monday
The Silvertown Tunnel will connect Silvertown with Greenwich Peninsula, running under the River Thames
Statue unveiled of schoolgirl whose death inspired Sadiq Khan's Ulez
Statue funded by public donations stands same height as nine-year-old Ella
Battle for West End after Sadiq Khan gets late-night licensing powers
Council says it only refuses licences if there are concerns over crime or anti-social behaviour
Race Across The World: Turn up and go trains to Europe from St Pancras
Passengers ‘able to depart for Europe 15 minutes after arriving at station’
Twenty people died in London bus incidents last year, admits TfL
Fatalities included 10 pedestrians, two cyclists and eight passengers