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Freedom Pass to remain for 1.2 million Londoners as review shelved
The pass which allows free travel on public transport for those aged 66 or over will cost councils £372 million in 2026/27
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Conservative Home
· Jun 22, 2026
James Ford: The DLR extension to Thamesmead is the wrong railway, at the wrong price, for the wrong reasons.
It is a housing project masquerading as transport policy. Let there be no doubt: this is not the railway that London needs most right now. The post James Ford: The DLR extension to Thamesmead is the wrong railway, at the wrong price, for the wrong reasons. appeared first on Conservative Home.
Daily Mail
· Jun 25, 2026
Revealed: Why the Royal Family will NEVER return to Buckingham Palace, Charles and William's tax bill - and all their other financial secrets
Revealed: Why the Royal Family will NEVER return to Buckingham Palace, Charles and William's tax bill - and all their other financial secrets
The Standard
· Jun 23, 2026
Ten years on, how Brexit hit London house prices
London’s property market was booming until the 2016 vote. But, asks Anna White, was the Leave result the only culprit for the dip?
Drudge Report
· Jun 25, 2026
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Utusan Malaysia
· Jun 29, 2026
Tiada tambahan kos projek LRT3
PETALING JAYA: Tiada sebarang pertambahan kos bagi projek Transit Aliran Ringan (LRT) Laluan Shah Alam (LRT3) walaupun projek itu mengalami kelewatan akibat isu pengintegrasian sistem yang dikesan semasa ujian dijalankan. Timbalan Menteri Pengangkutan, Datuk Hasbi Habibollah berkata, projek tersebut dilaksanakan di bawah kontrak harga tetap sekali gus memastikan kerajaan tidak menanggung kos tambahan susulan kelewatan ... Read more The post Tiada tambahan kos projek LRT3 appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.
The i Paper
· Jun 22, 2026
This is what Britain would be like if we’d voted Remain
From more expensive rent to Nigel Farage as prime minister, a world-leading Brexit academic shares what might have been
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Related coverage for "Freedom Pass to remain for 1.2 million Londoners as review shelved": Conservative Home — James Ford: The DLR extension to Thamesmead is the wrong railway, at the wrong price, for the wrong reasons.. Daily Mail — Revealed: Why the Royal Family will NEVER return to Buckingham Palace, Charles and William's tax bill - and all their other financial secrets. The Standard — Ten years on, how Brexit hit London house prices. Drudge Report — ROYALS REVEAL FINANCES. Utusan Malaysia — Tiada tambahan kos projek LRT3. The i Paper — This is what Britain would be like if we’d voted Remain