London Mayor Sadiq Khan underlined his credentials as a 'proud feminist' as he spoke at a Women of the World event yesterday.

Sadiq Khan last night hosted People's Question Time at the Battersea Arts Centre in Wandsworth, southwest London, which has a capacity for some 640 people.

The Election Commission said it was recommending the poll due to take place in five weeks' time should be delayed on health grounds.

Sadiq Khan tweeted: 'London's St Patrick's Day celebrations are an annual highlight for many, so I'm incredibly disappointed that this year's event has had to be cancelled.'

It means thousands of councillors and elected mayors including London's Sadiq Khan - who called for the May 7 poll to go ahead as planned - will spend an extra 12 months in office.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says that steps could be brought in within a matter of days as the capital is weeks ahead of the rest of the country in terms of the curve of the Covid-19 outbreak.

Commuters crowded close together on a packed London Underground train this afternoon, despite official advice that people are at risk if they stand within two metres of an infected person.

Mayor Sadiq Khan said public transport should only be used for critical workers in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus. But the reduced transport services have only exacerbated the situation.

The London Mayor has said Britons in the capital need to stay indoors to 'protect the ones they love' amid the coronavirus outbreak. Commuters were seen lining up to board the Tube today.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock delivered a stinging rebuke to Sadiq Khan saying the Tube should be running 'in full' so essential workers do not have to be close together.

London's Tube network is packed again today as the Mayor of London was accused of 'risking lives' after slashing number of trains at a time of national emergency .

A total of 10 public transport workers in London have now died of coronavirus, Sadiq Khan has confirmed. He revealed more than 25,000 people are still working for Transport for London.

The approach is meant to reduce contact between the driver and their passengers, but critics - including the families of Transport for London workers - insisted it did not go far enough.

The London Mayor has come under fire from transport workers who say they are working in dirty conditions while 90 per cent of the capital's buses and more than half of Tube services continue to run.

A south London bus driver is urging Transport for London and Sadiq Khan to put drivers' lives 'before profit' as the number of TfL workers dying with Covid-19 rise to 18 today. Lorraine, 63, said she is 'frightened'.

Posting a number of pictures showing carriages in London packed with passengers, workers this morning have starkly warned that 'TfL is helping to spread the virus'.

MATTHEW LAMBERT AT ROLAND GARROS: After giving his fans another taste of his magic as he swept into the French Open quarter finals, Roger Federer gave his view on life after Roger Federer.

MATTHEW LAMBERT AT ROLAND GARROS: Stan Wawrinka outlasted Stefanos Tsitsipas in five hours and nine minutes of single-handed-backhand combat,

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: At 2pm local time on Sunday in Guimaraes, Portugal, the most pointless match in the history of football will take place.

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: If you play the French Open and keep winning, then eventually all roads lead to Rafael Nadal. Roger Federer knows that and on Friday they meet again.

Jo Konta's French Open semi-final has been relegated to the third arena at Roland Garros on Friday and brought forward to the morning due to a very poor weather forecast.

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: It seems incredible that seven years have passed since the trio who have dominated modern men's tennis have been together in the last four of a Slam.

Recent form will vie with historic dominance when Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer renew their rivalry in the French Open semi-finals on Friday. Nadal has won 23 of their 38 previous matches.

The 23-year-old (pictured) will play her semi-final against Amanda Anisimova on the 10,000-seat Court Suzanne Lenglen instead of the 15,000-seat Court Philippe Chatrier on Friday.

Britain's Johanna Konta faces Marketa Vondrousova in her first Grand Slam semi-final before old rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal do battle for a 39th time.

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: Rafael Nadal crushed the spirit of Roger Federer as he powered into yet another French Open final with his handling of an atrocious wind

Australian golfing coach Garry Kissick took to Instagram to congratulate his girlfriend Ash Barty for defeating Markéta Vondroušová in two sets in the French Open final.

The 23-year-old will compete for her first singles Grand Slam title against Czech teenager Markéta Vondroušová on Saturday at 11pm AEST.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been roasted on social media for trying to turn his new favourite hashtag 'how good is' into a popular catchphrase.

Aussie French Open winner Ash Barty has revealed the text message sent from a fellow indigenous tennis star which kept her from quitting professional tennis. 

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: Ash Barty is planning to relax with some golf in the Midlands with the possibility of meeting up with her British relatives in the wake of French Open.

Following her historic French Open win, Aussie tennis champion Ash Barty let her hair down in true blue style - with a few beers and a steak. 

SPORTS AGENDA - EDITED BY LAURA WILLIAMSON: Sky Sports will come under pressure to make the Cricket World Cup final free to air should England reach the Lord's showpiece on July 14.

The continuing failure of the younger generation in men's tennis to properly lay a glove on the dominant thirtysomethings is beginning to attract the wrath of past legends of the game such as Becker.

Rafael Nadal is hopeful he will again be able to challenge for the Wimbledon title after yet another French Open triumph at Roland Garros this year.

The trophy awarded to Aussie tennis champion Ash Barty after she won the French Open has a not-so-subtle blunder on it that dates back more than 40 years.

British No 1 Kyle Edmund insists there is no pressure on him at Queen's Club. Edmund's first match since he limped out of the French Open with a knee injury is against Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Serena Williams appears to have given up on the idea of playing a grass court tournament ahead of Wimbledon, a possibility she floated after losing at the French Open.

Nick Kyrgios has hailed French Open champion Ashleigh Barty and declared his fellow Australian is the woman to beat at Wimbledon.

American college champion Paul Jubb and Davis Cup veteran James Ward were among those given lucrative wildcards into Wimbledon on Wednesday morning.

World No 2 Rafael Nadal has entered next week's Aspall Tennis Classic in Hurlingham to get some grass court play under his belt ahead of next month's Wimbledon Championships.

Murray revealed on Thursday that French Open champion Barty was one of the players he had approached about playing mixed doubles at Wimbledon but she rejected the opportunity.

Ashleigh Barty is one match away from becoming the first Australian to be crowned women's world number one in 43 years after progressing to the final of the Nature Valley Classic.

The 32-year-old Serb has not played a competitive match since losing in the semi-final of the French Open this month, preferring to spend some family time in Serbia.

Jo Konta insists she has suffered no 'letdown' since her run to the French Open semi-finals, despite a largely disappointing grass-court season so far.

Serena Williams (pictured), 37, snubbed Barty, 23, at her pre-Wimbledon press conference on Saturday. Barty rose to number one after winning Birmingham Classic and French Open.

When Serena Williams returned to the women's tour early last spring the mission was simple: to win a 24th Grand Slam and to do so as a proud parent.

The mystery of whether Serena Williams will mix with Andy Murray in the doubles has finally been solved, but the question of her competitiveness as an individual entity remains unanswered.

The 37-year-old tennis player wore a sheer white jacket over her ensemble as she stepped out onto the court at the second day of Wimbledon in London.

Ash Barty took less than an hour to defeat Alison Van Uytvanck at Wimbledon on Thursday and addressed a snub from Serena Williams made earlier during a press conference.