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Robbery at the pumps
Oil companies stand accused of cheating London motorists out of £1.50 a tank after the price slumped again on world markets Comments- Lost data disc 'not in wrong hands'
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- KT Tunstall weds on Scottish isle
Race row police chief may see wife in court
Race row police chief Tarique Ghaffur could face an acrimonious divorce battle, it was revealed Comments
Storms batter Britain - and there's more to come
Storms battered Britain leaving two dead as forecasters warned that far worse is yet to come CommentsBusiness
HMV banks on strong Xmas to cheer salesHMV relying on a strong Christmas as the consumer crunch hits its High Street stores
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Donadoni favourite for West Ham jobRoberto Donadoni has emerged as favourite for the West Ham manager's job
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A&E closure 'marks start of sweeping cuts'
A major London hospital will lose its A&E department after a landmark decision that could mark the beginning of sweeping cuts Comments
Boris tells Met: Blair case must not harm London
Boris Johnson fears for the policing of London amid the barrage of controversy over the Met police chief's future Comments
Eight new academies ... and not one has its own swimming pool
City academies costing hundreds of millions of pounds are being built across London without crucial sports facilities CommentsMPs warn Brown as he loses fight with power firms
Gordon Brown faced fresh Labour unrest after losing a battle to make energy firms give cash help to needy families Comments'Amber light' given to Candys' barracks flats
A £1 billion scheme to redevelop Chelsea Barracks has been given the "amber light" by council planners Comments
Dasha puts up the cash for party at Serpentine gallery
She is best known as the girlfriend of Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich - but now Dasha Zhukova is making waves in the world of art CommentsCost of some foods rises 40 per cent
The cost of food has soared by more than eight per cent since the start of the year, according to a new survey Comments
Emergency rescue bid to reach British woman injured in remote part of Russia
An operation is under way to rescue a female British researcher taking part in an expedition to a remote area of eastern Russia Comments
Olympic Village school won't specialise in sport
Plans for a specialist sports academy at the 2012 Olympic village have been ditched, the Evening Standard has learned CommentsHarrow head boy leaves after taking cocaine
The head boy of Harrow School has left suddenly after taking cocaine Comments
£100,000 worth of art to be given away free after capital art fair
Work by 50 British contemporary artists will be given away free at the end of a six-day exhibition Comments
Look out, you're being robbed by a hugger mugger
Police today issued a warning to West End revellers to beware of "hugger mugger" robbers targeting pedestrians Comments
Leicester Square to get £200m hotel and casino on site of old Swiss Centre
A five-star hotel with a casino and restaurant is to be built in Leicester Square in a £200 million development CommentsBlack Caribbeans 'less likely to be pushed by teachers'
Black Caribbean pupils are less likely to achieve academic success because of lower teacher expectations and "institutional racism", a study has claimed Comments
Fuel's gold ... games firm's free petrol stunt causes traffic chaos
A stunt in which thousands of pounds of free petrol was given away to promote a computer game has been branded "irresponsible and dangerous" CommentsBookings for foreign holidays soar by 150 per cent
Sun-starved Britons who holidayed at home this year to help save the planet and ease the credit crunch are now rushing to book overseas trips Comments
First look inside Terry Farrell's refurbished Royal Institution
The Royal Institution of Great Britain, home to the science establishment for more than 200 years, reopens this weekend after a £22 million revamp Comments
Art show celebrates transplant successes
A London father whose life was saved by a lung transplant is the subject of a new art exhibition CommentsMore is spent on bursaries than scholarships
Private schools are spending more on bursaries for poorer children than scholarships for the brightest for the first time CommentsMan arrested after boy, two, is shot in head with air rifle
A boy of two was shot in the head with an air rifle while playing in his garden Comments
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Betrayed: Children are not getting their two hours of sport
Ministers have failed to deliver on a key Olympic pledge - and stand accused of betraying a generation of children Comments
eBay tells sellers to request ID in clampdown on knives
Internet auction site eBay has joined the fight against knife crime by making it more difficult to buy weapons Comments
Marketing guru aims to 'do a Hindmarch' with reusable bottle
A London firm have vowed to make tap water the latest must-have fashion accessory Comments
Lorry stickers to warn cyclists of undertaking
A safety campaign has been launched to stop cyclists being crushed by lorries Comments
Squeeze 'will kill off 300 small stores'
At least 300 small shops in the capital are likely to close this year as the global credit crunch takes hold 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
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
Killer Bimbo quits literary agency PFD
Sue Douglas has parted ways from literary agency PFD. After barely nine months in the job, Douglas, who was once briefly editor of the Sunday Express, has quit as creative director
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