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Four held in pub shooting probe

Detectives investigating the murder of a man who was gunned down in a pub have arrested four people.
Sir Richard Branson said the Government needed to provide 'action to back the rhetoric'

Branson: Economy needs growth plan

Billionaire tycoon Sir Richard Branson has criticised the Government for failing to promote economic growth.
An airstrike by the US-led Nato coalition has killed eight members of a family in eastern Afghanistan

'Civilians die' in Afghan airstrike

An airstrike by the US-led Nato coalition has killed eight members of a family in eastern Afghanistan, local authorities have said.
Jessica Ennis

Ennis sets heptathlon record in Gotzis

Jessica Ennis answered her critics in resounding fashion by smashing the British heptathlon record of former Olympic champion Denise Lewis in Gotzis.
Roy Hodgson

Hodgson happy with England progress

Roy Hodgson admits his England team is "a work in progress", but as he flew out of Oslo the new manager declared himself satisfied with the start of his reign.
Gareth Barry

Barry to have scan on Monday

England midfielder Gareth Barry will not have a scan on the groin injury he suffered in the win over Norway until Monday.

Missing Londoner feared to have been eaten by crocodiles

One British man is dead and another missing after reportedly being attacked by crocodiles on a river trip in India.

Laura Johnson, millionaire's daughter guilty of riots looting, jailed for two years

Millionaire's daughter jailed for two years for driving looters on a crime spree during last year's riots.

M25 gridlocked after vodka truck explodes in fatal smash

The M25 was closed on Friday after a lorry driver was killed when his cargo of vodka bottles exploded in a crash, setting fire to the surface of the road.

Jubilee Line nightmare: Boris Johnson demands report from Transport for London

Mayor Boris Johnson has demanded a full report into Wednesday's Jubilee line fiasco when hundreds of thousands of commuters suffered massive disruption.

Spurs hits back after trying to recruit intern for a year with no pay

Tottenham Hotspur today hit back at criticism for trying to recruit an intern to work for a year without pay.

"I've been denied justice", says legal secretary as her studded faced assailants walk free from court

A legal secretary battered by a girl gang during the royal wedding celebrations said today she was denied justice after her attackers escaped jail terms.

MPs ask international observers to probe Tower Hamlets Mayor election ‘fraud’

MPs have called on international election observers to probe claims of voting fraud in the London mayoral polls, the Standard can reveal.

Finally some sun! London set to sizzle over coming weekend

Londoners are looking forward to the first sunny weekend of the summer with “wall-to-wall sunshine” and high temperatures forecast.

Follow the glitz and glamour as stars arrive for the 65th Cannes Film Festival

I can't get a date, says supermodel

Supermodel Bar Refaeli is unlikely to get much sympathy from women around the world after she claimed men are not interested in her.

Queen

A giant Queen, and one made of stamps, cheese and BEER

The biggest ever photograph of the Queen and her family was unveiled on the front of Sea Containers House on the South Bank.

Lagarde luvvies

New IMF chief Christine Lagarde has turned Robert Peston into a smitten kitten. And he's not the only one...

Confessions of Groomzilla

Christian Koch is getting married. From vetoing the dress to choosing the flowers, he’s one of a new breed of men who take control of the big day.

Giles Coren

Has Giles Coren put down his poison pen?

Giles Coren was once the angriest man in newspapers. Then he got a therapist, a wife, and a cute baby. Has the notoriously cutting critic finally lost his edge?

Fancy dinner at Dabbous? That’ll be February 2013, madam

When restaurant critic Fay Maschler awarded a rare five stars to Ollie Dabbous’s first venture she transformed the chef’s fortunes.

Naomi Watts's My London

The British-born actress buys toys in Notting Hill, goes vintage in Holland Park and prepares to play Princess Diana

Men in Black 3-D - but where's Frank the Pug?

Ten years after their last mission, Will Smith has still got it but Tommy Lee Jones is getting on - luckily, Josh Brolin steps up.

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Rising son: Rafe Spall's time has come

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Tesco’s fashion line takes window shopping into the future

Tesco is launching a new F&F virtual window shopping experience in central London
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Westlife, O2 Arena - review

Westlife at the O2 Arena

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