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The Mayor of London will drive the first new bus for London off the production line today (4 November) in a major step towards the commitment made in his last election manifesto.

The New Bus for London is the first bus designed specifically for the streets of London in more than 50 years and has been built by specialist engineers at the Wrightbus factory in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. In just under two years the bus has gone from the drawing board to a fully functioning prototype.

11:30, 04 Nov 2011 by Matthew Rees

An arson attack on a station that caused an estimated £20,000 in damage has prompted detectives to launch an appeal for information.

Police and the London Fire Brigade were called to New Malden station on Friday, September 16, at 4am following a report of smoke being seen. They found that two wheelie bins were on fire, which caused damage to the stairs and CCTV cameras.

British Transport Police have now released CCTV images of two men they want to identify in connection with the attack.

12:10, 01 Nov 2011 by Matthew Rees