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Rupert Murdoch’s Ł700k secret deal in the Royal Court

Secret deal hatched by News of the World to hush up details of phone-tapping was sealed in a tiny room at the Royal Courts of Justice Comments

Asda sparks price war with petrol and diesel 99.9p a litre

A new petrol price war kicked off today when a supermarket chain slashed the cost of a litre of unleaded and diesel to less than Ł1 Comments

50,000 students turned away from universities

As many as 50,000 students will be denied university places this summer amid record demand for degree courses Comments

Ed Miliband urges 'more ambition' in climate change battle

Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband calls for for "more ambition" in the fight against global warming Comments

WORLD: Obama calls world leaders to nuclear security summit

Barack Obama is to call a summit on nuclear security in Washington next March amid rising fears over Iran's missile testing Comments

London on the verge of swine flu epidemic as two more die

Swine flu in London is approaching epidemic levels, new figures reveal Comments

Gang get life for schoolboy's park murder

Six members of a bicycle gang who murdered innocent schoolboy Shaquille Smith in a park were jailed for life Comments

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Rejection of parole for Biggs attacked

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City Hall Tory’s 40 bills for taxis

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Tory MP ‘claimed Ł13,000 for au pair’

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'Weapon dogs' seized by Met in raids

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Nationwide defends 125% mortgage

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London's a beach

Will Self ventures down the Thames

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Plans for a new organic London Bridge

'40 architect firms defy call to boycott barracks project'

Qatari developers of the stalled Ł1 billion Chelsea barracks scheme say they have been "overwhelmed" by submissions from architects despite calls for the profession to boycott it Comments

Death leap banker was ‘normal’ hours before, says friend

Last friend to see the banker who leapt to his death from a restaurant terrace said he seemed happy and carefree Comments

Hartnett beats the boys to be named top chef at food Oscars

Angela Hartnett has become the first female chef to smash through the “Pyrex ceiling” and land the restaurant industry’s top accolade Comments

Blog: Should Hartnett cut the Ramsay apron strings?

iPhone that shows you the closest Tube

The ultimate satnav accessory for every Londoner - a mobile phone that takes you to the nearest Tube station Comments

How the Tories were Googled?

Strategy supremo Steve Hilton and internet queen Rachel Whetstone are the power couple in David Cameron’s court. But can their web of influence reach a new generation of voters? Comments

Hedge fund laws threaten London’s future as financial hub, Boris warns

Boris Johnson and George Osborne warned the Government that London’s future as an international financial centre was in danger from new EU red tape Comments

Putting Londoners on a pedestal

Is Antony Gormley's One and Other exhibit worthy company for Nelson?

Giving the public the run around

Will Brian Coleman's decision not to publish his expenses prove costly?

How reality TV became 21st century art form

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

‘Plot to rid council estates of poor’

David Cameron's favourite Tory town hall is being accused of planning a "social cleansing" programme of demolishing council estates. Comments

Campaigners blast 'brazen' expansion of City Airport

Council's decision to allow the expansion of London City Airport is been slammed by green campaigners Comments

Pitbull ‘weapon dogs’ seized as police handlers swoop on gangs

Twenty pitbull-type “weapon dogs” were seized in police raids in south London Comments

Britain wins backing from G8 over detained embassy employee

Britain has won strong support from G8 nations in its row with Iran over a detained embassy employee Comments

Sarah Brown: PM's wife meets quake-hit families

Royal Academy to exhibit 800 Van Gogh letters

First major exhibition on Vincent van Gogh in London for more than 40 years will include rarely seen correspondence in which he gives glimpses of his thought processes Comments

Old Masters art sale defies the downturn

Brixton riding club wins charity prize of Ł60,000

Riding club that helps reduce youth crime on tough London estates by offering free lessons has won a Ł60,000 sports charity award Comments

Gallery boss steps up to replace no-show plinther

One of London’s top gallery directors stepped into the breach when one of the Trafalgar Square “plinthers” failed to turn up Comments

Pour in more troops or pull out of Afghan war, says Clegg

Britain should either pour thousands more troops into Afghanistan or pull out, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg warned Comments

NHS faces call for inquiry into 'MRSA death'

Civil servant whose mother died after contracting a hospital superbug has launched a case against the NHS Comments

Medical trial: Superbug-killing technology tests

Historic Phoenix cinema rises with lottery cash

Britain's oldest continuously-working cinema is to be restored to its art deco glory thanks to a lottery grant Comments

We are winning against the Taliban, insists Army chief

British Army chief insists his troops are winning the battle against the Taliban despite growing questions over the military campaign Comments

Thames hit by 900,000 tons of raw sewage

Staggering 900,000 tons of raw sewage has been dumped in the Thames five days after a smaller overflow in the same area killed hundreds of fish Comments

A vision of hell on 7/7 Tube train

This is the first image of the devastation wrought on a Piccadilly line Tube train in the 7 July terror attacks. Comments

Parents at Boris school on alert after man tries to snatch girl

Parents at the north London primary where Boris Johnson sends one of his children have been put on alert after a man tried to abduct a child near the school Comments

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DVD piracy gang 'made Ł7million'

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West Coast line complaints soar

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Inquest: Iraq hostages shot dead

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See inside 2012 stadium during 'open weekend'

Standard readers have the chance to be among the first to see inside the Olympic Stadium site during an open weekend featuring hundreds of arts and sport events in the capital Comments