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Stratford International on track to get cross-Channel trains in budget boost

21 October 2026 at 11:59

Sadiq Khan says upgrade would unlock station’s true potential and allow it to live up to its name

Stratford International train station in east London will receive funding in next week’s budget, according to reports, putting it on track to live up to its name and become a hub for cross-Channel services.

London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, has been making a case to ministers for funding to upgrade the station to allow it to start running international rail services.

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© Photograph: Mike Kemp/Corbis/Getty Images

© Photograph: Mike Kemp/Corbis/Getty Images

© Photograph: Mike Kemp/Corbis/Getty Images

Why Was I Blocked on X by the Mayor of London’s Culture Team?

18 October 2026 at 17:00

Sadiq Khan's Culture Team has blocked Charlotte Gill on X after she flagged their bonkers £500,000 woke grants – funding queer birding, doll workshops and a solarpunk festival. Your money at work.

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Why Was Sadiq Khan Given a United Nations Award?

13 October 2026 at 07:00

Parts of London look like a dump. But that hasn't stopped the UN from giving Mayor Sadiq Khan an award for "improving urban life". It's all very incestuous, says Charlotte Gill: the UN is just rewarding its cronies.

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There’s a Reason Ulez is So Hated

11 October 2026 at 07:00

As Kevin Rees is jailed for 15 years for blowing up a Ulez camera with a homemade bomb, Dr Tilak Doshi looks at why London's anti-motorist money-making 'clean air' scheme is so widely hated.

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