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....
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.
Mix-up over iced treats - and none for supporters of Tory rival Susan Hall
Decided who to vote for yet? As the race to be London’s next mayor approaches the finish line, Ross Lydall looks at the current four leading candidates, and assesses how their policies — from transport to police — measure up
Sadiq Khan expressed concerns that a low turnout would benefit his Tory rival Susan Hall
Candidates row over leaked Hall comments on Met Police
‘I have a feeling that the really good people of London have had enough’ says the Tory candidate
London’s green candidate for mayor tells Ross Lydall the Tory campaign seems to have thrown in the towel
Sadiq Khan confirms he will expand the ‘MyEnds’ initiative run by his violence reduction unit from eight to 11 boroughs if he is reelected on Thursday
Exclusive: In interview with The Standard Susan Hall also calls for pro-Palestine march on Armistice Day to be banned
Mayoral candidate Natalie Campbell tells Ross Lydall about working for the royals, class in London and what the capital needs
Bid to seize control of Southeastern metro services and Great Northern trains
WrestleMania, which often attracts celebrity fans, is in its 40th year but has never been held in the UK
Asked at a BBC London TV hustings whether he had succeeded in bringing Londoners with him on clean air and car travel, he says: ‘We will find out on May 2’
Harry Webb, a 27-year-old music student, died in hospital two days after sustaining ‘terrible’ injuries
With just over a week to go until the mayoral election, the Standard continues its audit of Sadiq Khan by examining his record on the environment
Conservative candidate also vows to help remove ‘unwanted’ LTNs and review all 20mph zones
Van found by the Standard to be liable for the £12.50-a-day Ulez because it breaches the clean air zone's exhaust emission rules
Minister calls for better leadership as Campaign Against Antisemitism’s chief executive tells how officers ignored ‘Nazi scum’ chants
Crackdown would also target people making calls on speakerphone and ‘disruptive filming’ by influencers
Mayor also promises to continue his partial Tube and bus fares freeze ‘as long as economic conditions allow’ if elected for a third term