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If you applied for compensation from South West Trains before the deadline in January 2025, you now need to provide your bank details to the claim administrator (if you haven't already) so it can pay you the money you're due. Here's what you need to know.
30 April 2025
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If you took a South West train out of London between 1 October 2015 and 20 August 2017, and held a Transport for London (TfL) Travelcard at the time, you may have been overcharged and you can claim compensation. But you'll need to be quick as the deadline for claims is this Friday (10 January).
7 January 2025
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Every primary age child in London will get free school meals again from this September, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has confirmed. Here's what you need to know.
9 January 2024
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Every primary age child in London will get free school meals in the 2023/2024 academic year, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has confirmed. Here's what we know so far.
9 January 2024
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From Monday 25 October, motorists driving in London who do not meet particular emission standards could be charged £12.50/day as the city's 'Ultra Low Emission Zone' is set to expand. Here's what is happening. 
3 October 2021
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Over 37 million peak daily London travelcards were bought over the last five years, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal – even though they're ALWAYS more expensive than paying by Oyster card or contactless. Passengers have paid a whopping £184 million extra unnecessarily as a result – here's how to save on your London travel.
12 December 2019

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