Boris Johnson plans to seek a return to the Commons at the 2015 general election, a move which could see him emerge as the front-runner to succeed David Cameron as Conservative Party leader. Mr Johnson's future prospects will receive a huge boost today if, as is expected, he sees off the challenge from Labour's Ken Livingstone and wins another term as Mayor of London.

Revealed: failed airport eye scanners have cost £2 for every passenger who used them

London's three top mayoral candidates published details of their income and tax payments yesterday but the row over their personal finances looked set to continue.

London mayor Boris Johnson today promised to create more than 200,000 jobs in the capital over the next four years if he is re-elected on May 3.

Prudential's Asian division has become the biggest contributor to group profits for the first time, the insurer said yesterday, bolstering its case for a move overseas.

Boris Johnson is "begging" the boss of Britain's biggest insurer not to move its head office out of London.

Boris Johnson yesterday demanded greater transparency in the Olympic Games' ticketing process, a system he dubbed "the cruel engine of disappointment".

Smacking and other violent forms of discipline are likely to be harmful to the long-term development of children, a study into the effects of physical punishment has claimed.

Police moved in on the protest camp of anti-war campaigners and their tents in Parliament Square to clear the pavement last night.

Protesters camping in Parliament Square could finally have their tents removed under a new by-law being introduced by Westminster City Council.

In his autobiography, You Can't Say That, Ken Livingstone reveals that, in the early 1990s, while living with his long-term partner, Kate Allen, he was asked by two women if he would father their children. The first woman, journalist Philippa Need, had a daughter in August 1990 and a son in September 1992. He also helped out Jan Woolf, a teacher and political activist, who gave birth to Livingstone's second son in November 1992, just weeks after the first.

A former employee at Tate Modern has claimed that the gallery is discouraging foreign artists from applying for working visas when visiting for one-off talks and presentations.

Boris Johnson gets hair advice from 89-year-old Peter Crouch fan Aaron Biber, whose shop was ransacked during the Tottenham riots.

Downing Street slapped down the London Mayor Boris Johnson after he appeared not fully to back the Prime Minister over the hacking scandal.