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The Mayor at West Croydon bus station with Met chief Sir Ian Blair and Transport Commissioner Peter Hendy

Knife thug caught on Boris walkabout

Mayor Boris Johnson witnessed first-hand a knife-wielding thug being caught as he went out with police on a crackdown on blades Comments (5)

BA boss rejects Ł700,000 bonus

British Airways boss Willie Walsh has turned down a £700,000 bonus because of the Terminal 5 fiasco Comments (4)

House price falls lead to return of 'gazundering'

An epidemic of "gazundering" is sweeping through London and now blights up to one in five property sales, estate agents say Comments (3)

Estate agents Humberts 'is on verge of collapse'

Two thousand four-year-olds have no primary school place

Thousands of four-year-old children are stranded without a school place Comments

A still image from a video showing a girl being 'happy slapped'

Happy slapping video clips fuel 'ladette' violence fears

A terrifying "happy slapping" of a teenage girl has fuelled concerns over the rise in violent "ladette" culture Comments

Business

Fuel price warning as BA profits soar by 45%
British Airways is to pay its first dividend since before the 9/11 terrorist attacks

Carlsberg bids to bag Ł3 billion | Ladbrokes on a winner

Sport

FA reveal battle plan to stage World Cup
The FA reveals their battle plan for winning the right to stage the 2018 World Cup

Fans face Russian holding camps | Rees ready for Bath game

More news

Mayor's adviser will work for free after legal row over appointment

The Mayor's new planning adviser will not be paid a salary following a row over the legality of his appointment Comments (10)

Woman bought baby for Ł370 to get council home

A Nigerian woman bought a baby in her home country so she could qualify for a council home in London Comments

Town halls fear two million families will need social housing

Up to two million families could be on the waiting list for social housing within two years, town hall leaders have warned Comments (5)

Chelsea fans face 10 hours in Russian holding camp

Chelsea fans will be ferried into holding camps for up to 10 hours ahead of the Champions League Final in Moscow Comments (4)

Russians in new plea to English fans

Ken makes an after dinner mint of Ł100,000

Ken Livingstone has already made £100,000 in bookings for a series of lucrative speeches two weeks after he was voted out of City Hall Comments (15)

Motorcyclists to be charged Ł1.50 a day to use parking bays

Hundreds of new motorcycle bays are to be installed in Westminster but riders will, for the first time, be charged for parking Comments (4)

Clamps for the memory... scourge of motorists is 25 years old

Diarmuid Gavin with his Chelsea Flower Show daisies

Metal daisies from lollipop man

Diarmuid Gavin has done it again. Four years after his infamous lollipop garden at the Chelsea Flower Show, the designer has created a Chelsea garden featuring giant metal daisies Comments

Wii game tells girl, 10, she's fat

Obesity experts have slammed Nintendo after its Wii Fit game told a 10-year-old girl she was fat Comments

The 'Aryan' Hitler sculpture causing a furore over sale

For sale - neo-classical sculpture, one careful owner, Adolf Hitler... Comments

Stansted hijacker working at Heathrow

A hijacker who threatened to blow up a plane has been working at Heathrow, it has emerged Comments

Boost for rugby star's bid to save games field

A campaign to save community playing fields earmarked for development has been given a huge cash boost Comments

'Outstanding' home wins Standard prize

A detached five-bedroom family house in Woking has taken first prize in this year's Evening Standard New Homes Awards Comments

Is it wrong for Cherie Blair to make Ł1 million from a book deal while serving as a judge?

Yes

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Rules relaxed for revamp of theatreland

Ministers are set to pave the way for a major revamp of West End theatres by relaxing planning rules Comments

Commuter who can't get a seat is fined for standing in luggage space near first class

A commuter who could not find a seat on her train but managed to squeeze into a tiny luggage space by a lavatory was fined because she was too close to first class Comments (19)