A bike hire scheme designed to encourage thousands more cycle journeys in central London is being launched by the city's Mayor, Boris Johnson later. So far, more than 11,000 people have signed up to the idea, far outstripping the 5,000 bicycles which will be available at special docking stations. Tr...

Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Boris Johnson stumbles - to the delight of the photographers and camera crews The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has fallen into a river while launching a drive to urge Londoners to volunteer. While helping to clear up the River Pool in...

AP – Boris Johnson Mayor of London poses for the media as a new cycle hire scheme starts in London, Friday, … LONDON – London is launching a new bicycle rental program in hopes of easing congestion in a European capital once known for its gridlock. London Mayor Boris Johnson, an ...

It is labelled "CS7" in white paint and stretches for 8.5 miles along a busy commuter route from this south London suburb into the city centre. It's one of two initial cycle superhighways to open this summer - the other going from Barking, east of the capital, to Tower Gateway. Twelve cycle routes f...

LONDON (Reuters Life!) – London Mayor Boris Johnson rescued a woman attacked by a group of girls wielding a metal bar after answering her plea for help during an evening bicycle ride, a spokeswoman for his office said Wednesday.