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Lakanal House, Camberwell

40 lives saved in Camberwell tower inferno

The full story of the rescue operation was told as it emerged that plastic windows fitted at the block two years ago melted in the intense heat, effectively acting as fuel for the blaze  Comments 
Cannabis plants

More than half of cannabis smokers fail to pay £80 fines

More than half of Londoners given £80 on-the-spot fines for possessing cannabis have failed to pay, the Standard can reveal  Comments 
Ian Tomlinson

Vetting blunder 'let Tomlinson officer rejoin Met police'

Scotland Yard was facing fresh controversy after it emerged that it should not have employed an officer now at the centre of an inquiry into the death of Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests  Comments 
Jonathan Ross

Jonathan Ross cleared over 'homophobic' comment

Jonathan Ross did not breach broadcasting rules when he suggested parents should put sons up for adoption if they want a Hannah Montana MP3 player  Comments 
David Miliband

WORLD: David Miliband keeps pressure on Iran over Embassy workers

Iran faces mounting pressure to free British embassy workers after Foreign Secretary David Miliband expressed "cold anger" at their detention  Comments 
Alistair Darling

Strike threat forces Darling to retreat over public pay freeze

Alistair Darling doused fears of a pay freeze after a furious reaction from trade union leaders  Comments 

LATEST: Child aged nine with swine flu is latest to die

A nine-year-old has become the second London patient to die in a matter of days after contracting swine flu  Comments 

Latest UK news

Mourners line the streets for fallen officer’s return

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Graduates told to seek low-skill work in jobs crisis

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£2bn funding row threatens work on three Tube lines

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MoD criticised over inquiry into Iraq deaths

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Lords blast ‘cobbled’ expenses Bill

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Gilbert and George

Gilbert and GeorgeWin limited edition signed reproductions by Gilbert and George

Fourth Plinth

Stuart Holmes is lifted off Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinthGormley art goes live but protester hijacks the launch
 
Boris Johnson and Ian Clement

Boris Johnson axes deputy mayor post

Boris Johsnon has overhauled his top team at City Hall in the wake of the Ian Clement expenses scandal and criticism of his "shambolic" leadership  Comments 
Kelly Hoppen

Kelly Hoppen mugged for her £10,000 watch

Interior designer Kelly Hoppen has spoken of her shock after becoming the latest celebrity to be mugged by violent robbers  Comments 
Ann and Alan Keen

Squatters turn Keen's home into comedy club

Squatters who took over the constituency home of Labour MPs Ann and Alan Keen have turned it into a comedy club  Comments 
Madonna

Fans' six hour misery after Madonna late show

Fans faced delays of up to six hours getting home from Madonna's O2 Arena concert after she turned up late and Jubilee line services were suspended  Comments 
Roger Federer and wife Mirka

Federer feared wife would go into labour during final

Roger Federer today said his Wimbledon win over Andy Roddick was so tense he feared his pregnant wife Mirka would go into labour  Comments 
Michael Jackson

British influx expected for Michael Jackson's memorial

Thousands of Michael Jackson fans in the United States were braced for a British invasion ahead of this week's memorial service for the King of Pop  Comments 

Talking Point

Old MacGordon had no charm, ee-eye, ee-eye oh

Have you heard Gordon Brown's X Factor audition?

Bucks Palace and the majestic cost of the royals

Is the Queen worth an extra £10million of taxpayers' money?

How reality TV became 21st century art form

Are Big Brother and The Apprentice the new Aesop's Fables?


Alan Jeremy

Jailed for life, blackbelt who killed partner

The jealous partner of a Mercedes manager was jailed for life at the Old Bailey for strangling her and setting fire to her body  Comments 
The Thames

Spill of raw sewage into Thames kills fish

More than 20,000 tonnes of raw sewage gushed into the River Thames, killing hundreds of fish  Comments 
Demonstrator Stuart Holmes at Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth

Gormley art goes live but protester hijacks the launch

The biggest public artwork Britain has ever seen went live today with an unscheduled dramatic opening  Comments 
Christopher Durand

Father’s grief after boy is killed by car while riding his bicycle

The father of a 10-year-old boy knocked off his bicycle and killed by a car spoke of his devastation  Comments 
Ronnie Biggs

Frail Ronnie Biggs ‘could die’, claims his son

A new photograph of Ronnie Biggs shows the ailing Great Train Robber lying in his hospital bed  Comments 
Boris Johnson

Mayor reveals his music inspiration in book to help Prince’s Trust

Boris Johnson has revealed the inspiration behind his maverick personality — singing an Elizabethan poem about the joys of plain speaking  Comments 
Relationship issues

London couples left in lurch by Relate closures

The collapse of a leading counselling service has left hundreds of London couples to cope with marriage problems on their own  Comments 
David Miliband

Miliband accused of disloyalty after new call for change

David Miliband was accused of undermining Gordon Brown today after he declared that voters want to hit the “fast-forward button”  Comments 

Quick Reads

Eavesdrop on noisy London with the online 'sound map'

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Gang crime probe after teenage girl shot

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Footballer jailed for punch that killed father of three

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Sacked head blames council for lax checks

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Inquest opens into banker's death

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BA staff reject job cuts and threaten strikes

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Birdsong to be broadcast from rooftops in hope of swift return

The song of the swift is to be broadcast across London's rooftops in an attempt to increase numbers in the city  Comments 

Havering's youth take gold in the capital's thrilling 'mini-Olympics'

Havering has been crowned the capital's leading sports borough after winning the London Youth Games at the weekend  Comments 

Picture special

Quarantined

Nick Roddick with his wife Jo and daughter Saskia Swine flu made us feel we were under house arrest

100 Not out

Cancer sufferers, survivors, celebrities, surgeons and scientistsSufferers, doctors and survivors join charity’s centenary
 

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