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Axe man

Riot axeman terror at McDonald's

A rioter who terrorised diners with an axe at McDonald's has been jailed for five years and three months - one of the toughest sentences for last summer's disturbances  Comments (10)

Scotland Yard

Terror of boy exposed as gang witness

A BOY and his family had to flee their London home after a blunder by the Met and Crown Prosecution Service gave his name to gang members he had agreed to give evidence against  Comments (2)

Glenn Mulcaire

Phone-hack private eye can appeal over human rights ruling

The private investigator at the centre of the phone hacking scandal was today granted the right by the Supreme Court to appeal against a ruling that he cannot refuse to answer questions that might incriminate him further  Comments

Job Centre unemployment

Jobless total jumps by 48,000 with UK facing 'zig-zag year'

Bank of England Governor Sir Mervyn King warned Britain faces a "zig-zag" year of growth and gloom today as unemployment rose by 48,000  Comments (17)

Paddick

Mayor: Greens and Ukip could test Paddick in fight for mayor poll third place

Brian Paddick could struggle even to finish third in this year's mayoral election, as smaller parties look set to capitalise on Lib-Dem woes in national opinion polls  Comments (4)

David Cameron smile

Soho 'field hospital' for drunks reopens

A field hospital set up to deal with London's drunks is being extended as the binge-drinking crisis deepens in the capital  Comments (27)

Lutfur Rahman

Mayor of poverty-hit council hires adviser in £1,000-a-day deal

One of the poorest boroughs in London is under fire for spending £1,000 a day on a personal aide for its mayor  Comments (3)

Hyde park crowd

Hyde Park mega-concerts at risk after neighbours complain about the noise

Major music concerts in Hyde Park could be axed because Westminster council believes they are too noisy  Comments (2)


Sport Sport feed

Guus ­Hiddink

Football: Chelsea stars say 'get Guus ­Hiddink in now'

Senior Chelsea players want Guus ­Hiddink to return to Stamford Bridge as manager and save the club's season  Comments (1)

Arsenal players

Football: Robin Van Persie has score to settle on his return to big stage

Arsenal striker was harshly sent off this time last year but a brilliant run of form since has put him in a perfect position to put his European record straight  Comments

Mark Noble

Football: West Ham must stop seeing red, insists James Tomkins

West Ham defender says his team-mates need to keep their heads in difficult situations if they are to win the title  Comments

Charlie Hodgson

Rugby Union: England's luck is in as Charlie Hodgson leads the charge

Fly-half never gave up on Test career and that spirit is serving the team well  Comments

Business Business feed

Euro

Slump looms in eurozone as economy takes a dive

Europe's lingering debt crisis has pushed the eurozone closer to recession as the beleaguered single currency bloc's economy shrank for the first time in nearly three years  Comments (1)

Mike Ashley

Sports Direct is on right track

Sports Direct is on track to hit its "super-stretch" profit targets this year, passing the first hurdle that could see it hand founder Mike Ashley a bundle of shares worth nearly £17 million  Comments

French banks face battering on exposure to Greek debt

French banks look set to take one of the biggest haircuts on Greek debt as the country's largest, BNP Paribas, has said it had raised its provisions on Greek sovereign bonds to 75%  Comments

Pizza

Online orders on mobiles lift Domino's

Domino's Pizza UK said its online sales have powered ahead to account for more than half of delivered sales  Comments


Entertainment Entertainment feed

The Recruiting Officer

Theatre: The Recruiting Officer, Donmar Warehouse - review

Josie Rourke's tenure as artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse gets off to a bright start with this classy, enjoyable production of George Farquhar's 1706 play  Comments
Rating: 4 out of 5

Music: Winterreise, Mark Padmore/Paul Lewis, Wigmore Hall - review

A chill wind blows through Wigmore Hall as this partnership of equals wander through Schubert's tear-stained musical landscape  Comments
Rating: 4 out of 5

Christian Bale

Film: The Flowers of War - review

Berlin Film Festival: Christian Bale took a risk accepting the starring role in this, the latest historical epic from Chinese director Zhang Yimou  Comments
Rating: 2 out of 5

Katy Perry and Russell Brand

Showbiz: Russell Brand moves on with mystery woman

Russell Brand has moved on from Katy Perry with a mystery woman  Comments

Cheryl Cole

Showbiz: Cheryl Cole wants new home in Malibu

Cheryl Cole keen to relocate to California on a permanent basis in a bid to crack the States  Comments (4)

Riz Ahmed

Film: Superstar rising: Riz Ahmed

Coming soon from 29-year-old Londoner Riz Ahmed are four major movie roles - from a sultan's son to an urban gangster, a reluctant fundamentalist and a Thomas Hardy hero. Variety, he tells Nick Roddick, is the name of his game  Comments

Theatre: The Shallow End, Southwark Playhouse - review

Doug Lucie's stinging if baggy media satire was seen as an over-reaction when premièred in 1997. Today it seems like an eerily ominous portent  Comments (1)
Rating: 3 out of 5


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Life & Style Life & Style feed

Matthew Williamson

Fashion: One stylish affair: Matthew Williamson

With London Fashion Week kicking off on Friday, British designer Matthew Williamson tells Rosamund Urwin about breaking up with his ex, post-show partying and his new model man  Comments

Health & Beauty: Morning after make-up

Throw away the wet wipes and embrace partied-out glamour, says Emma McCarthy  Comments

London gateway

Supersize superport: London Gateway

London Gateway, the £1.5bn container port under construction on the Thames at Thurrock, will have capacity to unload six of the world's largest ships at one time and have as much impact on the capital as a new airport or half a dozen Westfield shopping centres  Comments (1)

Federation Square

Travel: Dishing up Melbourne

Australia's second city leads the country's food revolution, says Charles Campion ahead of next month's food festival  Comments

Facebook

Health & Beauty: Is Facebook good or bad for our health?

Dr Christian Jessen: Surprisingly, the latest advice about what is good for us does not involve a new exercise fad, a clever gadget or even a new superfood  Comments

Health & Beauty: Big fat liars

When it comes to judging our weight and eating habits most of us exist on a diet of porkie pies. Jasmine Gardner looks at why we prefer to fool ourselves, while three writers agree to face the truth  Comments

Perfect sit-ups

Health & Beauty: The perfect sit-up

The crunch, or sit-up, is a fundamental exercise, yet 99 per cent of people have never been taught to perform one properly  Comments

Boca in Buenos Aires

Travel: Don't allow fear to halt a honeymoon in Argentina

You are likely to be warmly welcomed as you explore one of the most fascinating countries on the planet  Comments (2)


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