Another Eurovision disaster for UK
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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
A millionaire's daughter was jailed for two years today for driving looters on a late-night crime spree at the height of last summer's riots.
M25 gridlocked after vodka truck explodes in fatal smash
The M25 was closed during the morning rush hour today after a lorry driver was killed when his cargo of vodka bottles exploded in a crash, setting fire to the surface of the road.
Abs-olutely ridiculous! Outrage as top Olympic boss say Jessica Ennis is fat
Jessica Ennis is the poster girl for the sporting hopes of a nation — as well as for her incredible physique.
Mayor demands report from Transport for London into Jubilee Line nightmare that left hundreds of commuters trapped for hours underground
Mayor Boris Johnson has demanded a full report into Wednesday's Jubilee line fiasco when hundreds of thousands of commuters suffered massive disruption.
David Cameron: I don’t regret giving Jeremy Hunt BSkyB role
David Cameron today insisted he did not regret appointing Jeremy Hunt to rule on Rupert Murdoch’s £8 billion bid for BSkyB.
Call in the fraud-busters! MPs ask international observers to investigate Tower Hamlets Mayor election
MPs have called on international election observers to probe claims of voting fraud in the London mayoral polls, the Standard can reveal.
Video: Pensioner's skydiving terror as she plummets to earth hanging from her safety harness
A skydiving pensioner narrowly escaped falling several thousand feet to her death after a tandem dive went wrong.
Finally some sun! London set to sizzle over coming weekend
"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.
Big Brother is back! (Did it ever go away?)
The Big Brother house just got bigger and is back on our screens in time for this summer.
Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli: 'No one hits on me, no one flirts with me'
Supermodel Bar Refaeli is unlikely to get much sympathy from women around the world after she claimed men are not interested in her.
Hot and bored? Five ideas how to make the most of the sun in the city this weekend
Here's five ideas of how to get away from the stifling crowds and pollution this weekend, as the heat increases in the capital.
Boris Johnson says hello to his new head of communications
A senior BBC political journalist has been appointed as London Mayor Boris Johnson's communications chief.
Mayor demands report from Transport for London into Jubilee Line nightmare that left hundreds of commuters trapped for hours underground
Mayor Boris Johnson has demanded a full report into Wednesday's Jubilee line fiasco when hundreds of thousands of commuters suffered massive disruption.
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg saved £111m cashing in shares early
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg saved more than £100 million by cashing in before the social networking giant’s share price plummeted, it was revealed.
A ticket to Narnia will help young readers
Evening Standard readers are being offered the chance to see a new stage show and boost the Get London Reading campaign at the same time.
Standard fund changed my life, says man jailed over riot
A youth jailed for looting during the London riots has turned his life around thanks to the Evening Standard’s Dispossessed Fund.
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Video and pictures: Queen's Diamond Jubi-Lego
Lego models of the royal family and Buckingham palace, with Queen Elizabeth in a real diamond-encrusted silver crown has gone on display in time for the diamond jubilee.
Bravery award for shopworker shot trying to stop robbery
A shopworker who almost died after he was shot as he tried to stop a robbery has received the highest accolade at a national bravery awards ceremony.
I’ll walk down aisle, vows victim of brain damage from punch
A man left brain-damaged and in a wheelchair after falling victim to an unprovoked street attack has vowed to learn to walk again in time for his wedding.
Hollywood star Keira Knightley to marry James Righton from Klaxons
Hollywood star Keira Knightley is to marry her rock star boyfriend, James Righton from rock band Klaxons.
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.
Teachers paid six-figure sums to walk away from their jobs
Teachers and headteachers in London are being paid hundreds of thousands of pounds to leave their jobs, the Evening Standard can reveal.
One in four parking tickets wrongly issued at London borough - how does your council rate?
More than a quarter of all parking tickets in Islington were wrongly issued last year, new figures reveal.
Dame Vivienne slams council ban on Scope clothes banks
Dame Vivienne Westwood today attacked plans by a London council to ban a charity from running its clothes banks and pocket the profits for itself.
£2.3m Lottery boost helps restore park to the people
Gardens that were first opened to the public more than a century ago by Victorian tea trader and collector Frederick Horniman will reopen next week after a £2.3 million redevelopment.
Video: YouTube piano sensation to debut in Royal Albert Hall
A virtuoso pianist is making her debut at the Royal Albert Hall after becoming an online sensation.
Boris Johnson says hello to his new head of communications
A senior BBC political journalist has been appointed as London Mayor Boris Johnson's communications chief.
Over £4 million in fake pound coins seized in north London
Fake coins totalling more than £4 million have been discovered in a freight container.
Lloyds Banking Group security boss accused of £2.5 million fraud
A former security chief at Lloyds Banking Group is to be prosecuted for a £2.5 million fraud.
Happy and glorious: laughing Queen meets the stars
The arts are normally too cool for school. But the starriest names from British music, stage and literature were wowed when the Queen hosted a glittering gala to mark her Diamond Jubilee.
New IMF chief Christine Lagarde has made a big impression — and turned the BBC’s unflappable Robert Peston into a smitten kitten.
Are you smitten?” is not a question Robert Peston can often have been asked. More usually perhaps: “How bad will it get?” or “Should I buy tinned goods and build a bunker in my garden?”
London drug dealer pictured himself with bags of cannabis and wearing crown of £20 notes
A drug dealer was snared by police after they found images of him on his mobile phone wearing a crown of £20 notes with a bag of cash hanging from his mouth.
Double dip recession is worse than feared as UK faces ‘hurricane’
Fears of an economic “hurricane” deepened today as shock figures revealed that Britain’s double-dip recession is even worse than feared.
Stansted, Heathrow, and Gatwick Airports ‘All need extra runways’
London's three main airports may all need new runways to meet demand in future decades, a Conservative report says today.
London schools alert: Thousands of parents warned over child abduction attempts
Thousands of parents in south London have been put on alert after three reports of attempted child abduction outside schools over the past week.
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Biggest ever image of the Queen, and she also appears made out of stamps, cheese and BEER
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No end to Tube nightmare as commuters warned of MORE chaos tonight
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Double dip recession is worse than feared as UK faces ‘hurricane’
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They attacked "like a pack" raining fists on a defenceless legal secretary. Yesterday they walked free from court. No wonder their victim says she has been denied justice.
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Mayor demands report from Transport for London into Jubilee Line nightmare that left hundreds of commuters trapped for hours underground
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Author Will Self flees with his children after roof of £1million Georgian Stockwell townhouse collapses
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New kids from the Bloc: new wave of Russians settling in London
London drug dealer pictured himself with bags of cannabis and wearing crown of £20 notes
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