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Fear gripping stock market

Blind panic swept through the City once again as the Stock Market collapsed Comments

FTSE slumps amid global bloodbath
Crisis 'won't impact on services'
Forces personnel hard drive missing
Record number added to DNA database
NHS complaints procedure criticised
Concern over Muslim prison gangs
Review over heart transplant deaths
Ruling in barrister shooting case
Funeral for girls killed by father
Drug user admissions 'up by third'

Now London borough thinks of starting its own congestion charge

Motorists in London could face another congestion charge zone Comments

Ł150m ‘new town’ to be built by Canary Wharf

Officials have given the go-ahead for a new Ł150 million “town” to be built next to Canary Wharf Comments

Brown calls for united global action to stop banks disaster

World leaders are battling to stop a catastrophic economic crisis after stock markets plummeted Comments

London faces recession worse than Nineties

London is at the start of an 18-month recession that will be longer and deeper than the downturn in the rest of the country, a leading forecaster warned Comments

Business

Barclays plans to raise funds from markets
Barclays considering raising funds from the markets

'Worse than you think' | GM, Ford & Chrysler 'could go bankrupt'

Sport

Gudmundsson ready to consider Hammers sale
West Ham owner is considering selling the club

Chelsea legal bid over Mikel fee | Capello must galvanise nation

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Commuters have to queue as 5,000 busmen walk out

Thousands of commuters faced chaos as up to 5,000 bus drivers and supervisors went on strike over pay Comments

‘Club bomb plotters hailed rickshaws to make their getaway’

Two alleged Islamist terrorists left car bombs packed with nails and petrol in London’s West End and then escaped from the scene by hailing rickshaws Comments

‘A kid has gone down, youth accused of Rhys gun killing told friend’

The youth accused of killing Rhys Jones admitted he had “just shot someone and a kid had gone down”, a court heard Comments

Roman loses Ł12bn on bad day for London's club

Roman Abramovich has lost Ł12 billion on the Russian stock exchange, it was revealed Comments

Tesco cuts petrol by 3p as PM says prices must fall

Tesco has slashed the price of petrol by 3p at all 430 of its forecourts Comments

Hospital faces review after spate of fatal transplants

A leading heart hospital is under investigation after four transplant patients died within months of each other, it was revealed Comments

Ł1m council home sparks review of housing benefits

An inquiry into housing benefit has been ordered today after an Afghan family was placed in a Ł1.2 million home paid for by the taxpayer Comments

Sir Paul hints he is ready for Met’s biggest challenge

The senior officer who will take temporary command of Scotland Yard following the resignation of Sir Ian Blair gave a clear signal that he will seek the job full time Comments

Basketball bosses angered by switch of Games venue

Olympics chiefs have become embroiled in a spat with the head of world basketball over moves to cut costs on the sport's 2012 Games venue Comments

Charlotte Saunders leaves the High Court today with her father and sister

Shot lawyer’s family lose bid to halt inquiry

The family of a barrister shot dead by police during a siege have lost a landmark High Court action to rule the official investigation unlawful Comments

Police called as parents cause havoc at grammar school exam

Police had to be called in to prevent "havoc" breaking out when parents swamped the entrance exam for a London grammar school Comments

Baby boy for woman in double transplant

A woman who had a double organ transplant has defied the odds to become a mother, the Standard can reveal Comments

BMW driver races past Pc then asks him to be midwife

A policeman planned to "have words" with a driver who had just overtaken him but instead found himself helping deliver the man's baby daughter. Comments

School classroom CCTV raises privacy fears

A secondary school has installed CCTV cameras in its classrooms, raising privacy concerns from teaching unions Comments

Gardeners warned they face prison for drowning squirrels

Gardeners have been warned they could go to prison for drowning squirrels Comments

'Tesco was born here... now they have killed our market'

The last fruit and vegetable stall in the market where Jack Cohen founded the Tesco empire 80 years ago has shut and traders blame competition from the supermarket for its demise Comments

Touring classical star who sings free for his supper

It is the ultimate in dinner party entertainment. Opera singer Will Martin, whose debut album hit number one in the classical charts, will come to your house and literally sing for his supper. Comments

Untitled (Boxer), a self-portrait by New York graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

Metallica drummer set to hit Ł6m with sale of Basquiat Boxer

A work by graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat is being sold by Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich and is expected to make more than Ł6million Comments

Exhibition tells tale of Emperor who painted over a massacre

The history of a Flemish masterpiece, once censored to save the blushes of the Holy Roman Emperor, is being told in a new exhibition Comments

Bicycle lights that harness solar power

A solar-powered lighting harness for cyclists has been unveiled in London Comments

Swimmers in the Blue Lagoon, east of Reykjavik

Charities beg for Icelandic savings to be protected

An emergency summit between Britain’s leading charities and the Treasury was held as it emerged that voluntary groups are engulfed by the Icelandic banking crisis Comments

Banker bonuses to hit Ł2.75bn despite PM’s pledge on excess

Gordon Brown’s pledge to rein in bank bonuses was under scrutiny after it emerged that the City regulator has no plans for a crackdown Comments

Empty estate agent in Upper Street, Islington

Property sales down by 75 per cent with 50 viewings to get a deal get a sale

The London property market has virtually come to a halt over the past month, threatening the jobs of thousands of estate agents Comments

London fare dodgers will be fined Ł50

Public transport fare evasion penalties in London are to soar from Ł20 to Ł50 in the new year, it was announced Comments

Oxbridge trainee, 29, is youngest academy head

An Oxford graduate with only three years’ classroom experience has become the youngest headteacher hired to run an academy Comments

Traffic wardens: We face sack if we don’t meet target for fines

A London council has been exposed by its own traffic wardens who claim they face the sack if they fail to hand out enough parking tickets Comments

Brought to life: young tennis star who was ‘dead’ for 15 minutes

A teenage athlete who suffered a heart attack was hailed a “miracle” after he “died” for 15 minutes Comments

Busy pregnant executives bring midwife to the office

Midwives are providing highflying City women with pregnancy care at their desks Comments

Keiskamma Altarpiece in Southwark Cathedral

African altarpiece tells story of defiance

A giant altarpiece embroidered and beaded by women in an Aidstorn African community has gone on show in Southwark Cathedral Comments

Pitbull called Asbo savaged boy months before it went on rampage

A dog shot dead after mauling a toddler and up to seven other people had attacked another boy this year, the Standard has learned Comments

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Students at King's College School in Wimbledon help coach younger pupils who have come from Coombe Boys' School, New Malden, which is in the state sector

Private schools told: Do your part to secure Olympic legacy

Private schools are being urged to open up more of their sports facilities to state schools ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games Comments

'Shank town' brings in the cleaners to drive crime off the streets

A neighbourhood nicknamed "shank town" after a spate of stabbings is to adopt New York's approach to fighting crime Comments

Fresnel lens fixed to the window of a lorry cab

The lorry lens to stop cyclists being killed

More than 1,000 safety lenses that help lorries spot cyclists are being given to HGV drivers around the Olympic Park Comments

'Ghost bikes' in London

Mayor sets out his stall on future of street markets

A study into the future of London's street markets is to be commissioned by Boris Johnson Comments

We'll stick to budget for the Games, pledges Boris

Designers show ideas for a stylish capital carafe

Plans for a "London carafe" to serve tap water in thousands of restaurants across the capital were unveiled as a shortlist of 10 designs went on show at City Hall Comments

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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

Theatre doors shut as musicals and credit crunch take hold

Five leading West End theatres are in darkness amid fears that traditional plays are being squeezed out of theatreland by the economic downturn and an excess of musicals Comments