West End bank holiday boom
London's West End has seen a surge in shoppers for the first May Bank Holiday weekend - a 20 % increase year-on-year. Restaurants, theatres and retailers have had a buoyant weekend fuelled by the domestic holiday makers.
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Mum to Clegg: 'You probably think I do a worthless job'
An angry stay-at-home mother attacked the Deputy Prime Minister during his weekly radio phone-in on LBC 97.3, accusing him of thinking what she did was a "worthless job".
The caller, named as Laura from East Dulwich, said to Nick Clegg: "I'm just wondering why the coalition is discriminating against mothers like me who care for their children at home, with the latest announcements?"
Read: The full story on the £1,200 childcare cost pledge
Her scathing attack came after it was announced in the Budget that a tax-free childcare scheme worth £1,200 a child for parents earning up to £150,000 would come into effect from 2015.
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London Mayor backs Chancellor's housing scheme
The London mayor Boris Johnson said he "warmly welcomed" the Chancellor's announcement that homebuyers would get help to get loans.
Mayor launches National Apprenticeship Week
Boris Johnson will be meeting apprentices at the Crossrail Tunnelling Academy in Ilford to kick off National Apprenticeship Week. A new concessionary travel scheme will help hard working apprentices.
Job seekers struggle
London is one of the worst areas for people chasing jobs. A study by Unison found there were more than ten jobseekers per vacancy in a third of the capital's thirty two boroughs while in Hackney, there were more than twenty.
"Plain Daft" Not To Consider New Runway At Heathrow
Two of the country's biggest unions have joined forces with the Institute of Directors to urge the government to increase airport capacity.
The GMB and Unite unions warned that 140,000 jobs were at risk unless urgent action was taken.
They said that Heathrow was "perfectly positioned" to act as the South-East's hub airport, branding the idea of an island airport in the Thames Estuary a "vanity project".
They said that the UK economy could be losing £8.5 billion a year by 2021 unless something was done to help businesses access world markets.
Len McCluskey, Unite's general secretary, said: "It is madness to think that the UK can muddle on without a top-quality international hub airport.
"Heathrow is perfectly positioned to fulfil that role and deliver all the associated economic advantages. Decisive action to maintain the airport's status is needed now.
"What is certain is that the country does not have the time nor the money to pursue vanity 'island airport' projects.
"Our economy desperately needs an airport infrastructure which is better than the patchwork provision we currently have around the capital."