Only 6,000 Londoners have benefited from the stamp duty holiday in its first year, figures reveal
Read full article...Retired couple attacked Crossrail after they were forced to sell their Soho property to make way for the east-west London rail line
Gary Rhodes reveals his ambition to relaunch the revolving restaurant at the top of the BT Tower in time for the Olympics
It was touted as the perfect way to entertain in a time of tight finances - the bring-your-own dinner party where each guest provides a dish of wholesome, home-made food
It might conjure up visions of rummaging through piles of musty clothes in village halls - but now the jumble sale has gone glamorous
Latest: London residents fear a 'relentless noise nightmare' during the Olympics as air industry bosses consider using night flights to cope with the surge in travel to the capital
She counts A-list stars including George Clooney, Justin Timberlake and Cindy Crawford as close friends and is a globally successful charity fundraiser.
Britain's top chocolatier William Curley opens his first central London shop in Pimlico Green
England's new entry for Miss World has already been commended by the Army for disarming an Iraqi prisoner with her bare hands
London's claim to be the culinary capital of the world received a dramatic boost today as a three-Michelin star chef announced he is to open his first European restaurant in the capital
Sainsbury's launches a network of electric car charging points, boosting Boris Johnson's plan to make London 'the electric vehicle capital of Europe'
Hundreds of unused building sites across the capital are to become green sites as recession halts work
Wine should be banned from supermarket meal deals because it fuels heavy drinking among middle-aged professionals, an alcohol abuse charity said
Chinese Ambassador, who lives next door to X factor house, launches official complaint over noise and lewd behaviour from teenage groupies
Business leaders pleaded with employers not to cut back on Christmas parties after a quarter of Londoners had their work festivities cancelled
High street is set for one of its toughest Christmases as consumers rein in spending and desert shops for online bargains, research for the Evening Standard reveals
Actor Jude Law has not made any contact with his five-week old baby daughter since she was born.
Duchess of York sells TV and merchandising rights to her recent children’s books and her 'brand' in the US and Canada as part of a deal with film-maker Handmade
Return of huge bonuses is already pushing up the price of homes - even though City workers have yet to receive their payouts
Supermarkets say pig's trotters are flying off the shelves, and one restaurant sold out of nearly a month's supply in a week when it put them on the menu


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