London mayor slaps down pigeon flap
296011
London Mayor Ken Livingstone has defended his policy of slashing the numbers of pigeons in Trafalgar Square, amid a flap over the cost of keeping the famous tourist landmark bird-free.
55473
Kingston moves to contain flying rat menace The council of Kingston in Surrey is to carry out a "humane cull" of pigeons in the town's Memorial Gardens, the Surrey Comet reports.â¦
267546
London is kicking off a summer of celebrations marking its links with India Tuesday as the city&#39;s mayor bids to strengthen ties with one of the world&#39;s fastest growing economies.
680465
The city's Beijing-picked chief executive offered a long list of self criticisms after a dressing down by China's president last month.
727300
London's mayor reveals a raft of measures for London homes and businesses designed to cut carbon emissions.
446296
Wireless enforcement/revenue panopticon expansion Immediately following this week's demands by safety lobbyists fearing for their jobs that the UK adopt a default 20mph speed limit in urban areas, London Mayor Ken Livingstone popped up aboard the bandwagon (this happened so quickly, indeed, that one might suspect he was aboard in advance).â¦
499557
London mayor demands police investigation into misconduct allegations involving Lee Jasper
440670
Tory MP Boris Johnson says sorry for portraying Liverpudlians in an outdated stereotype before travelling to the city.
53657
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has played an essential role in nudging New York City to gradually let go of its grief.
317260
VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II shooed a dove - a symbol of peace - out his apartment window Sunday, chuckling with children who watched in delight as the bird flew back into his room overlooking St. Peter's Square.
509747
SEOUL (Yonhap) - Seoul Mayor Lee Myung-bak on Thursday issued a statement, welcoming the Constitutional Courtâs decision to invalidate a special law on the construction of a new administrative capital away from Seoul.
390789
Mayor Anthony Williams (website - news - bio) says the city has returned to a bad habit of not honoring its commitments. He says he made the agreement with the council and baseball to cut this deal.
495211
Boris Johnson starts bid to be London mayoral candidate by urging 'collective resolve' to tackle thugs.
583415
London Mayor Ken Livingstone called on Britons Saturday not to demonize Muslims after a double car bomb plot was foiled in the capital, amid fears of a Islamist terror threat.
142514
Pigeon fanciers in Britain, tired of having their prize racing birds snatched by predators, have a plan to save them - by making them taste too nasty for other birds to eat.
229227
An election next year for the mayor of London is shaping up to be an unusually brutal battle that exposes one of the country's deepest social divisions: class.
337423
Ken Livingstone defends the  power given to London's mayor - saying it the best way to get things done.