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Members of the London Assembly are calling on Transport for London (TfL) to reveal the cost of a second fare freeze on public transport.

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has frozen fares across the network until 2020- costing TfL's budget an estimated £640m over four years.

TfL is running on a deficit of £1bn.

The London Assembly Budget and Performance Committee says a further freeze must not "tip TfL's finances into the abyss".

Gareth Bacon, external, Chairman of the Committee, said:“TfL clearly has some way to go to become a financially sustainable public body.

“Freezing fares is a political decision that the Mayor can take but Londoners deserves to know exactly how much it will cost.

“TfL needs to have a period of calm in which they make sensible, sure-footed and long sighted financial decisions as part of a concrete plan to get out of the financial doldrums it has found itself in.”

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Another key bone of contention between Brussels and London over Brexit has been the future of the City of London.

It could be given "equivalence" - acknowledgement from the EU that the legal, supervisory and regulatory regime of a non-EU country is as good as its own.

"This isn't a 'you've ticked all the boxes' move - it's political," Catherine McGuinnes, the policy chairman of the City of London Corporation explains to Today.

She says that the financial services industry is still preparing for a "no deal" Brexit, as it is not sure whether the Brexit draft agreement will be passed.

Regardless of what happens however, she is optimistic about the City's future.

"Plainly some EU-facing business will be lost, or the way in which it is carried out will be changed, but the breadth and depth of what we have in the City of London and the strength that we have in the UK financial services sector is something that this country should be proud of," she said.

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An earlier fault with the signalling system, external at London Bridge is affecting services on Southern, TfL Rail, Thameslink and the Stansted Express.

Southeastern services between London Victoria and Reigate are facing delays because of a separate signal failure near Redhill.

A revised timetable remains in place on Southeastern trains due to expected leaf fall.

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The body of Tanseen Sheikh, 62, was found at her home in Balham Park Road on 12 November.

Simon Pellett and two accomplices were caught with heroin and cocaine worth £3.4m and 10 guns.

Father Tolkien allegedly forced a Birmingham schoolboy to pray with his trousers down in 1970.

Harry Irons lied about his age to join the RAF at the age of 16 and took part in 60 operations.

The iconic girl group announce new dates - including a tour opener at Cardiff's Principality Stadium.

The Home Office grant takes the bill for Scotland Yard's inquiry into her disappearance to £11.75m.

Sana Muhammad's baby was born shortly after she was fatally attacked in her east London home.

The vessel will take to the Thames in 2019 and increase capacity by 8%.

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Commuting is getting longer, with rail passengers taking an average of over two hours a day travelling to and from the office, according to a new study.

Research by the Trade Union Congress suggested that all forms of travel was taking longer than a decade ago, including:

• Rail commuters face the longest journeys of an average two hours and 11 minutes a day, an increase of four minutes on 10 years ago
• Drivers spend an average of 52 minutes, up three minutes, and bus users take 79 minutes a day getting to and from work, seven minutes more than a decade ago
• Even the quickest forms of commuting were taking longer - cycling up by six minutes to 44 minutes a day and walking by two minutes to 29

Black and ethnic minority people spent longer commuting than others, partly because they have lower pay and were more likely to take long bus journeys rather than faster options, said the report.

TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady said: "Journeys are too expensive, too slow and too unreliable. We should bring services back into public ownership.

"And cuts to public funding for bus routes should be reversed."

A Department for Transport spokeswoman said: "We know commuters want to make their journey as quickly and comfortably as possible.

"That's why we're investing more than £48bn into our railways to cut journey times, increase service frequency and introduce new trains."

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Tottenham right-back Kieran Trippier has withdrawn with a groin injury from the England squad for the upcoming matches against the United States and Croatia.

Trippier sustained the injury in the 1-0 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday.

He reported to international duty at St. George's Park on Monday but has been sent back to his club.

Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck is the only other player to withdraw from Gareth Southgate's 28-man squad.

Transport for London (TfL) and Bosch will team up to explore how to reduce congestion and make vehicles greener.

Technology and data from the two companies with small businesses and start-ups during an 18-month partnership.

"Urban mobility" professionals from Bosch will be on had to share technical expertise, guidance and mentoring.

The German engineering company is providing a space for innovation in Shoreditch, east London, where TfL and selected start-ups can collaborate.

The pilot will aim to understand how data and technology can be used to solve key transport issues such as making vehicles greener, safer and more efficient, reducing congestion and encouraging more people to use public transport.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said: "This initiative will foster closer working between London's tech sector and other leading tech cities.

"If we are to use data and smart technology to help solve the biggest problems our city faces, it's crucial we take a more collaborative approach.

"I see London's future as a global 'test-bed city' for civic innovation, where the best ideas are developed, amplified and scaled."

Robert Rowan, the technical director of Championship club Brentford, has died at the age of 28.