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Swept away: Hero Pc dies as bridge collapses

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:46:09 GMT

A policeman died when he was swept away while trying to rescue a driver stranded by floods caused by the heaviest 24 hours of rain in English history

Gunman kills one at Eurostar terminal

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:29:58 GMT

Man who strangled wife while having nightmare, walks free

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:56:51 GMT

Husband who strangled his wife in his sleep walked free from court when the prosecution dropped the charges

Knifed to death in street, teen father who feared that gang was after him

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:56:51 GMT

Young father stabbed to death in a north London street while out walking his dog

Commuters face combined strikes on bus and Tube

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:56:51 GMT

London faces a wave of bus and Tube strikes that could cause chaos for millions of passengers as unions walkout over pay and conditions

Revealed: bust-up with Boris made Lord Rogers quit

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:56:51 GMT

Extraordinary row between Boris Johnson and one of the world's leading architects led to resignation over controversial Chelsea Barracks redevelopment

Severed hand victims husband says: Im innocent

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:56:51 GMT

Estranged husband held as a suspect over the killing of his wife has denied he had anything to do with her death and said he has done 'nothing wrong'

I had affair, admits Tory after quitting anti-sleaze committee

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:56:51 GMT

Tory MP David Curry admits having an affair only hours after quitting as chairman of Parliaments anti-sleaze committee

Queen of cookery Delia is made CBE

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:09:43 GMT

Queen of cookery, Delia Smith, honoured by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace for her work teaching Britain kitchen basics

Ex-BBC producer jailed over child porn

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:09:43 GMT

2,000 off-licence workers lose their jobs

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:19:32 GMT

Tough new laws to target illegal downloaders

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:03:41 GMT

People who illegally download music and films could have their internet connection cut off under legislation unveiled

Tory's racist email rant about 'foreign' names

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:03:41 GMT

Kinnock: Flamboyant Blair not the president we wanted

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:03:41 GMT

Video: European leaders were right to reject Tony Blairs 'flamboyance' for little-known Belgian, former Labour leader Neil Kinnock said

PM backs Harman over crash while she was on phone

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:48:01 GMT

Harriet Harman given strong backing by Gordon Brown after she denies breaking law by crashing her car while using a mobile

Police will quit if Tories create elected bosses

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:31:45 GMT

One of Britains top policemen clashed with David Cameron over Tory plans for locally elected police chiefs

Women asked to strip... for feminism

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:44:32 GMT

Protesters fail to stop Brent Cross mall

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:44:32 GMT

Radio DJ Edith to swap homes after dropping basement bid

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:41 GMT

Radio 1 DJ Edith Bowman has given up her fight to build a basement beneath her home after strong opposition from neighbours

Opera star Faryl brings cheer to child patients

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:56:52 GMT

Children at Great Ormond Street Hospital were thrilled by a surprise visit from opera star Faryl Smith

'My Mastermind score was a prank, seven is spiritual number for me'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:56:52 GMT

Contestant who made history by scoring the joint worst total on Mastermind claims his embarrassing performance was a prank

London students to test stadium for Olympic Games

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:39:24 GMT

Britain's leading student athletes will be the first to use the 80,000-seat Olympic stadium in a rehearsal for the 2012 Games

£10m to make smartest streets smarter

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:39:24 GMT

These are the first images of a £10million scheme to reduce street clutter in Mayfair and Belgravia

'Queen bees' making a cottage industry out of their writing

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:39:24 GMT

Six women writers intend to revolutionise the book trade from their homes

Mother killed in suspected arson home attack is named

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:47:52 GMT

Mother killed in a suspected arson attack on her family home in Dagenham has been named

Murders drove David Haye to boxing success

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:47:52 GMT

Boxer David Haye reveals that the murders of two cousins spurred him on to become a heavyweight world champion

Stamp duty break helped just 6,000 London buyers

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:32:18 GMT

Only 6,000 Londoners have benefited from the stamp duty holiday in its first year, figures reveal

Our winners set Standards for theatre accolades

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:15:50 GMT

Former winners Patrick Stewart, Fiona Shaw and Simon Russell Beale will be handing out the honours to new victors at the 55th London Evening Standard Theatre Awards next week

Death knell for CDs

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:15:50 GMT

GPs too slow to save girl, five, from swine flu, say family

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:59:20 GMT

Five-year-old girl suffering from swine flu died after doctors took two weeks to diagnose her illness, according to family

FA attacks BNP race rant video about Wembley

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:59:20 GMT

Football Association demands that a BNP promotional video featuring Wembley stadium be removed from the internet

Blind woman tells of horror as pitbull mauls her guide dog

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:27:56 GMT

Video: Blind woman whose guide dog was savaged by a pitbull-type terrier in a railway station subway spoke of her fear during the attack

Cheating Thierry Henry hands his sponsors a moral dilemma

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:09:56 GMT

Thierry Henry's earning power could be seriously damaged as sponsors desert him in the wake of the 'hand of God' cheating scandal, it has emerged

Martin Amis: How the sexual revolution helped destroy my sister Sally

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:09:56 GMT

Martin Amis tells how the sexual revolution of the Sixties and Seventies played a part in destroying his sister by putting terrifying pressure on women

Apple changes Regent Street to its core

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:54:00 GMT

Arrival of Apple Store exactly half a decade ago has transformed Regent Street into one of Europes leading retail shopping destinations

How cigarette butts can save energy in homes

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:37:48 GMT

London borough is studying innovative technology that enables cigarette butts to be recycled into rolls of home insulation

Ex-criminal's chance in Hollywood

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:20:21 GMT

Former drug dealer from Hackney tells how he has been offered the chance to write and direct a film in Hollywood

London's best cycling road 'like country lane'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:20:21 GMT

Capital's best roads for cyclists have been revealed in the London Cycling Campaign annual awards

Pilot faces court on drink charge

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:48:27 GMT

Vicks recalls nasal sprays amid health fears

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:48:27 GMT

Evening Standard - News

Swept away: Hero Pc dies as bridge collapses

Gunman kills one at Eurostar terminal

Man who strangled wife while having nightmare, walks free

Knifed to death in street, teen father who feared that gang was after him

Commuters face combined strikes on bus and Tube

Revealed: bust-up with Boris made Lord Rogers quit

Severed hand victims husband says: Im innocent

I had affair, admits Tory after quitting anti-sleaze committee

Queen of cookery Delia is made CBE

Ex-BBC producer jailed over child porn

2,000 off-licence workers lose their jobs

Tough new laws to target illegal downloaders

Tory's racist email rant about 'foreign' names

Kinnock: Flamboyant Blair not the president we wanted

PM backs Harman over crash while she was on phone

Police will quit if Tories create elected bosses

Women asked to strip... for feminism

Protesters fail to stop Brent Cross mall

Radio DJ Edith to swap homes after dropping basement bid

Opera star Faryl brings cheer to child patients

'My Mastermind score was a prank, seven is spiritual number for me'

London students to test stadium for Olympic Games

£10m to make smartest streets smarter

'Queen bees' making a cottage industry out of their writing

Mother killed in suspected arson home attack is named

Murders drove David Haye to boxing success

Stamp duty break helped just 6,000 London buyers

Our winners set Standards for theatre accolades

Death knell for CDs

GPs too slow to save girl, five, from swine flu, say family

FA attacks BNP race rant video about Wembley

Blind woman tells of horror as pitbull mauls her guide dog

Cheating Thierry Henry hands his sponsors a moral dilemma

Martin Amis: How the sexual revolution helped destroy my sister Sally

Apple changes Regent Street to its core

How cigarette butts can save energy in homes

Ex-criminal's chance in Hollywood

London's best cycling road 'like country lane'

Pilot faces court on drink charge

Vicks recalls nasal sprays amid health fears

Severed hand victims husband says: Im innocent

Kinnock: Flamboyant Blair not the president we wanted

PM backs Harman over crash while she was on phone

Police will quit if Tories create elected bosses