Transport for London has launched a ‘powerful’ new campaign to help tackle unsafe speed across the Capital.

Driving instructors in London are being asked to recruit students for a new research project, which aims to help newly-qualified drivers improve their skills when they begin driving post-test.

A new 5km Cycleway in east London will ‘transform roads for walking and cycling’, according to TfL, with segregated cycle lanes and pedestrian crossings among the key safety features.

Dockless bikes will return to Hackney’s streets this month, with rules to ensure the borough’s pavements remain accessible to everyone.

Experts are celebrating a ‘significant milestone’ in the development of autonomous vehicles, after demonstrating their ability to operate safely in London’s ‘complex urban environment’.