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David Cameron launches new crackdown on binge drinking

David Cameron will today vow to take on the "scandal" of public drunkenness and alcohol abuse that costs the NHS �2.7 billion a year Comments (9)

Payout of �600,000 for witness put at risk by Met and CPS

A teenage court witness was given a �600,000 payout by the Crown Prosecution Service and Metropolitan Police after he was put at risk, it has been reported Comments (1)

MPs to visit Falklands for military inspection

MPs are to visit the Falklands amid heightened tension between Britain and Argentina Comments (3)

Commuters' favourite swaps busking for the big time with recording deal

Busker Tristan Mackay has hit the jackpot after landing a record deal with an award-winning producer Comments (1)

What a smoothie! Eight-year-old Valentine gives Kate roses and a heart-shaped cupcake

The Duchess of Cambridge's first Valentine's Day as a married woman was marked with roses, a card and a cupcake - but not from Prince William Comments (10)

Unemployment total set to rise by 80,000

The Government was braced for more bad news on the jobs front today with new unemployment figures expected to show another increase, sparking fresh calls for action Comments (3)

Bank to reveal inflation forecast

The Bank of England is to give a clearer insight into how deep it expects the current downturn in the economy to sink Comments (1)

RAF airman shot in Afghanistan was 'shining star'

An RAF airman who died after being shot while on patrol in Afghanistan was a "true hero and shining star", his family said Comments (1)

Osborne defends his cuts strategy as inflation falls

Chancellor George Osborne defended his economic strategy as a fall in inflation finally brought mild relief to some from the tight squeeze on family budgets Comments (30)

In pictures

Gallery: See what Pixie Geldof and other famous faces were wearing at the Elle Style Awards at The Savoy Hotel

Obscene public sector bonuses

The Government wants to review rewards in the public sector. But should such a system exist at all?

Royal College students to receive scholarships courtesy of Burberry

At the luxury brand Burberry, Christopher Bailey has transformed a designer classic into must-have cool, as epitomised by the models Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Eddie Redmayne Comments

Sean Penn accuses UK of Falklands 'colonialism'

Hollywood actor Sean Penn has taken Argentina's side in the Falklands dispute. He urged Britain to join UN-sponsored talks over what he called "the Malvinas Islands of Argentina" Comments (60)

We must put religion back into public life, says Warsi

Religion must be given a greater role in public life to push back a wave of "intolerant secularisation", a Cabinet minister said Comments (41)

Standard fund gives hope to homeless

A London charity has been able to provide rough sleepers with "lifesaving" thermals and sleeping bags this winter, thanks to the Evening Standard's Dispossessed campaign Comments (2)

St Paul's tent protesters: We can't promise a peaceful exit

Occupy London protesters said today they could not guarantee a peaceful exit if they are evicted from St Paul's next week Comments (9)

Mother's grief at Whitney Houston's final journey

Whitney Houston's mother Cissy looked distraught today as she brought her daughter's body back to a funeral parlour in her home town Comments (3)

World News

Sniper lockdown in Homs

International Headlines

Money to burn: Battersea power station

Beefeaters: We must remember British history

Emma Thompson and the Tricycle theatre

Wanted: supplier of Olympic insoles

Deals worth more than �35 million for essential but obscure products for the Olympics - from shoe insoles to rain shields for the press - are still up for grabs Comments (4)

Blair returns with plea for Labour to be pro-business

Tony Blair has made a return to British politics by giving private briefings to Labour MPs on the need to be pro- business Comments (14)

Jamie Oliver launches Gatwick trattoria to rival Ramsay's Heathrow diner

Jamie Oliver is launching a restaurant at Gatwick airport which will inevitably be compared with Ramsay's Plane Food at Heathrow's Terminal 5 Comments (5)

Hague seeks world support to send peace force to Syria

William Hague has paved the way for an international peacekeeping force to be sent into Syria Comments (12)

'Don't kick council taxpayers in the teeth', says local government minister Bob Neill

Town halls were today warned not to give hard-working Londoners a "kick in the teeth" by raising council tax Comments (3)

US militia 'set for war on the anti-Christ and government'

A militia group in the US planned to "go to war" against the government with assault rifles and homemade bombs and dressed in military style helmets, a court heard Comments

Diana's letters to stepmother withdrawn from auction

Two handwritten letters from Princess Diana to her stepmother have been withdrawn from sale after her family objected. Comments

Artists accuse council over workshop sale

Artists and charities claim Lambeth council has sold their workshops to a developer after telling them their future was safe Comments (1)

Colombians 'fly in' to ransack homes

South American gangs are behind a surge in burglaries in suburban homes in London Comments (12)

Record 18 buyers chasing every central London home

A record 18 buyers were chasing every central London home up for sale last month, estate agents said Comments

Benefits cap to hit London homes hardest with 3,300 in Brent alone

More than twice as many families in one London borough will be hit by the �26,000 benefits cap as in the whole of Birmingham, it has been revealed Comments (18)