Nicholas Cecil is Chief Reporter at Evening Standard. A former Political Editor with more than 27 years' experience in the Lobby, Nicholas is highly trusted at Westminster for his authoritative and balanced reporting. Areas of expertise include London, security and intelligence, foreign affairs, defence, economics, health and transport.
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Nicholas Cecil is Chief Reporter at Evening Standard. A former Political Editor with more than 27 years' experience in the Lobby, Nicholas is highly trusted at Westminster for his authoritative and balanced reporting. Areas of expertise include London, security and intelligence, foreign affairs, defence, economics, health and transport.
Empty homes in London 'should be seized under new powers for councils'
Ministers are also being urged to reform stamp duty by the Commons housing committee
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'Lawless London' row erupts as threat-to-kill knife attacks soar
‘Knife crime behaves like a virus, with one attack too often leading to another in a tragic spiral,’ says Liberal Democrat London spokesman Luke Taylor MP
Furious row erupts on 'fast-tracked' Heathrow third runway masterplan
Exclusive: Chancellor Rachel Reeves warned not to ram through ‘half-hearted’ public consultation on airport expansion to be published ‘in weeks’
London beats Tube strike as Elizabeth line saves capital from meltdown
More than 200,000 journeys on Elizabeth line helps London to keep moving during Tube strikes
London MPs Lammy and Streeting clash over Burnham challenge to Starmer
Greater Manchester Mayor Mr Burnham wants to enter a Labour leadership race if one is launched
London council ridiculed over e-bikes to 'help women with home tasks'
‘Kingston Council E-Bike sexist horror,’ one woman posted on Facebook
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Severe disruption for rush hour as second Tube strike hits London
Commuters hit by fresh travel chaos as second 24-hour RMT walkout hits London’s transport network
London schools crisis as primary pupil numbers plunge across capital
Primary school pupil numbers have tumbled by 19% in Southwark, 20% in Lambeth and 26% in Westminster
Polanski slams Farage council's 'Trumpian nonsense' on Pride flag ban
Reform leader of Havering Cllr Keith Prince says only flags flown on public buildings will be the Union Flag, the St George’s Cross, and Havering Council flag
Starmer slams Musk for 'whipping up division' on Henry Nowak murder
‘In Britain, we are reasonable, tolerant people,’ says the Prime Minister
World Cup: FIFA shamed in Parliament as tickets resold for millions
England fans are being ‘ripped off’ with the exorbitant cost of ticket, hotel and flight prices
RMT tells other union members to use Tube on strike days
The RMT told PCS union members: ‘Please travel as you can and if you see a picket line then give us a wave’
Tube strikes: Union rep 'complained work iPads too small for Netflix'
Exclusive: ‘Rep at a recent meeting to give drivers tablets complained that the screen was too small to watch Netflix on, so they should be given bigger ones,’ says a rail industry source
Pram set alight in 'arson' at London flats with young Jewish families
A fire alarm alerted residents to the burning pushchair
Don't pit Lawrence and Nowak family tragedies against one other - MP
Police have ‘serious questions’ to answer over the Henry Nowak murder, says London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan
City workers hit by Tube strikes told by RMT to join a union
The RMT defended the strikes and posted on X: ‘If you're a city worker working an 18 hour day, you're being exploited and should #joinaunion.’
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'Rage appeal' on Nowak case unforgivable, says Starmer in Farage clash
Violent scenes erupt in Southampton after Tommy Robinson and Laurence Fox joined hundreds outside police station
Tube strikes: Six in ten train drivers at work despite RMT walkouts
Services ran on most Tube lines but with delays and disruptions
Tube strike: Thursday walkout ON piling more travel misery on London
The RMT union has told Transport for London that it is pressing ahead with the second day of its industrial action this week
Unmasked: 'Tehran terrorist' who filmed arson on synagogue in London
The US Justice Department has announced an eight-count indictment charging Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi
Tube strike ON: RMT slammed as walkouts to hit London after talks fail
Underground services are set to be severely impacted on Tuesday and on Thursday