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Neel Uberoi and his son Matthew

Father and son had Chinese meals code for insider trading

Father and son who used coded messages about Chinese meals to exchange illegal share tips convicted of insider trading that made them more than £100,000  Comments 
British troop casualties in Afghanistan

Afghanistan mission ‘failing at accelerating rate’ as UN pulls out 600 staff

Latest: Hundreds of UN staff in Afghanistan are being relocated amid fresh calls for British troops to be withdrawn from the country  Comments 
Parliament

MPs’ wives in High Court bid to keep jobs

Wives of MPs are set to go to the High Court in their battle against a ban on being employed by their husbands  Comments 
David Cameron

Cameron branded ‘pathetic’ as Tory duo quit over U-turn

David Cameron hit by two Tory resignations and denounced as 'pathetic' and 'autistic' by the French foreign minister over his new policies on Europe  Comments 
Delphi Newman

Third of gang rape victims are aged under 15 and attacks are increasing

Scotland Yard launches an inquiry into gang rapes amid concern that the number is rising and the age of victims falling  Comments 
Nick Hoare

Fired ‘N-word’ man: I said ‘bigger’ but they misheard me

NEW: Director of Boris Johnson’s regeneration agency sacked for allegedly using the 'N-word' says he was not given a chance to defend himself  Comments 
Schoolchildren

Compulsory sex and drugs classes aged five

NEW: All children will be forced to take sex and drugs education at school under reforms announced today  Comments 

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Two more held over deadly arson attack

A&E shake-up to cut children’s ‘frightening’ stays in hospital

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Judge’s disgust at youth who defiled memorial

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Safety fears over railway cuts

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Man ‘raped mother in front of son’


X Factor

John and EdwardChinese ambassador in X Factor row is a fan

Lady Gaga

Lady GagaPaparazzi singer Lady Gaga goes undie-cover
 
Patsy Kensit

Thieves take Patsy Kensit's Mini after break-in

Burglars broke into Patsy Kensit’s north London home and stole her car.  Comments 
General Motors

GM to axe 10,000 jobs in Europe

General Motors has said that it expects to axe about 10,000 jobs across Europe as part of its restructuring of Vauxhall and Opel  Comments 
Charles Miller Smith and estranged wife Molly

The £27,000-a-month mortgage bill at centre of bitter divorce battle

Former chairman of ICI and his second wife are fighting each other at the Appeal Court over their 'super-prime' £14 million west London home  Comments 
Baby P

Police condemned by inquiry for failures over Baby P death

Damning report into the Met's handling of the Baby P case found that officers failed to properly investigate allegations of abuse  Comments 
Chris Moyles

DJ Moyles is still key man, says Radio 1 boss

Radio 1 controller Andy Parfitt backs DJ Chris Moyles but refuses to guarantee his future at the station  Comments 
Money

Town hall staff pay is frozen in crackdown on council tax rises

Hundreds of town hall staff are to have their pay frozen as a crackdown on council tax hikes sweeps across London  Comments 

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Fireworks

Fireworks displays: Where to see the light fantastic in London

Three days of Guy Fawkes celebrations across London kick off tonight, with dozens of fireworks displays in parks  Comments 
Daniel Boulud

French superchef serves up in London

London's claim to be the culinary capital of the world received a dramatic boost today as a three-Michelin star chef announced he is to open his first European restaurant in the capital  Comments 
Tube performers protest at City Hall

Musicians stage protest over rules that could drive them off the Tube

Tube musicians took part in a mass busk outside City Hall in protest at what they call draconian new measures  Comments 
Electric car

Electric car charge points installed at Sainsbury's

Sainsbury's launches a network of electric car charging points, boosting Boris Johnson's plan to make London 'the electric vehicle capital of Europe'  Comments 
Stephoscope

Film-maker urges review of treatment for deadly anaemia

Film-maker is calling for an urgent shake-up in treatment for a life-threatening form of a blood condition  Comments 
Simon Mann

Simon Mann: I’ll testify against Mark Thatcher over coup plot

BREAKING NEWS: Freed mercenary Simon Mann calls for Mark Thatcher to ‘face justice’ and said he was prepared to give evidence against him in court  Comments 
US Embassy in Grosvenor Square

Chelsea barracks developers win race to buy US Embassy

American Embassy building is to be sold to the foreign developers responsible for the Chelsea Barracks scheme  Comments 
Police cells

New wing aims to break cycle of teenage crime

Teenage criminals who have proved they want to get their lives back on track have been moved into a special new custodial wing  Comments 
Boris Johnson on a bike

Boris cycle hire station in the City may be blocked

City chiefs are fighting plans to install a docking station for Mayor Boris Johnson's flagship bike hire scheme near St Paul's Cathedral  Comments 

Quick Reads

£90m deal takes couple to top in Theatreland

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Trains will replace planes in a decade says Virgin chief

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Meningitis alert at Oxford after student dies

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Canned spirits up as alcopop bubble bursts

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Briton killed in Tenerife landslide

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Sir Christopher Kelly

MPs demand a pay rise in expenses row

NEW: MPs demanded a pay rise in compensation as they reacted angrily to stringent curbs on their expenses  Comments 
Ben Gardner

Grilfriend devastated over Halloween death

Latest: Friends of Ben Gardner’s girlfriend said today she was “devastated and appalled” by his death.  Comments 
Pimlico Plumbers

Plumbers at war over celebrity clients

Plumbers in the capital are preparing for battle, with London’s biggest private firm accusing a rival of trying to steal famous clients including Keira Knightley and Hugh Grant  Comments 

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Claudia Schiffer

Claudia SchifferClaudia Schiffer turns Forties film noir star

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Patsy KensitThieves stole Patsy Kensit's Mini Cooper in raid
 

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