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Broadwater Farm murder: man held
A man has been arrested over the murder of Pc Keith Blakelock during the 1985 Broadwater Farm riots.
8,500 Toyota cars in brakes recall
Beleaguered Japanese motor company Toyota suffered further embarrassment when it ordered a recall of 8,500 cars in the UK due to a brake problem.
Kraft reverses Cadbury factory vow
Food giant Kraft has signalled the loss of up to 400 jobs by announcing the closure of a Cadbury factory - despite earlier promises to keep it open.
Afghanistan deaths soldiers named
Two soldiers killed in Afghanistan as Britain's death toll in the conflict matched that of the Falklands War have been hailed for their bravery.
Lords watchdog to probe expenses
A House of Lords standards watchdog is to look into a complaint over the expenses of former Labour chairman Lord Clarke of Hampstead, it has been announced.
BBC stars paid £54m, figures show
The BBC spends £54 million on its top-earning stars, according to new figures.
380 jobs set to go at drugs giant
Drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline is to cut up to a third of jobs at one of its UK research and development sites.
Arrest amid playgroup sex probe
A suspect has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault at a playgroup, police have said.
Temperatures set to plunge again
A blast of wintry weather sweeping the country is expected to send temperatures plummeting to as low as -5C, bringing more snow and icy conditions, forecasters said. Eastern and south-east England will be the worst affected over the next couple of days, with Kent likely to see the heaviest falls.
Labour phone campaign broke rules
Labour breached privacy rules by making unsolicited automated phone calls to almost half a million people without their consent, the Information Commissioner's Office has ruled.
Anger as BBC hides pay of its £229m stars
BBC accused of having a 'culture of secrecy' after it refused to reveal how much it pays its top presenters and stars Comments
Ali Dizaei stripped of his £90,000 Met salary as he begins jail term
Disgraced police chief Ali Dizaei was stripped of his £90,000 salary as he starts a four-year prison term on a wing for vulnerable prisoners at Wandsworth jail Comments
Jail for Tube and bus gang who terrorised commuters
Eight teenagers in a gang called the 'Smooth Money Makers' have been sentenced to between two and four years each for attacking and robbing terrified Tube and bus passengers Comments
Drunk train guard ignored red light and refused to let passengers off
Drunken train guard signalled his driver to go through a red light and refused to open doors to let passengers on or off during a terrifying journey between Waterloo and Kingston Comments
Tories break ‘smell test’ pledge to repay hundreds in expenses
David Cameron’s pledge to 'smell test' the expenses of Tory MPs is undermined today by the disclosure that some have yet to make repayments that were announced seven months ago Comments
Heavy snow to hit London as Britain braces for freezing temperatures
London warned to expect snow showers tonight and tomorrow with up to four inches forecast for Kent Comments
Lover ‘battered garden expert to death after sex in woods’
Gardening expert at the centre of a love triangle was killed with a rock after one of her partners found out about the other, the Old Bailey hears
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Pollution is ‘taking 10 years off the lives of Londoners'
Londoners are having up to 10 years wiped off their lives by poor air quality, a leading academic warns Comments
25 years on Scotland Yard make 'significant' arrest over Pc Blakelock murder
40-year-old man arrested in connection with murder of Pc Keith Blakelock in Broadwater Farm riots 25 years ago
David Cameron’s A-lister Twitters against party ‘dinosaurs’
Tory party scrambling to rescue career of one of David Cameron’s favourite women candidates after her campaign for a key London seat descended into chaos Comments
John Terry: Chelsea fans support has been 'incredible'
Embattled Chelsea captain praises the backing he has received from the club's fans Comments
Hero Heathrow pilot tells of crash as report into incident reveals fuel flow fault
Hero BA pilot who averted disaster when his plane crash-landed at Heathrow airport tells of his fear that all 152 people on board were going to die Comments
Scratched photo costs schoolgirl £360 Oyster card
An 11-year-old girl faces a one-year free travel ban after she was stripped of her Oyster card because it was 'scratched' CommentsWorld News
International Headlines
- Haiti: Man pulled from rubble after 27 days
- Israel: Government saves illegal settler house
- France: Nato condemns arms deal with Russia
- China: Earthquake deaths activist jailed
- Spain: Teenage matador kills six bulls in afternoon
- Germany: Pensioners kidnap financial adviser
- Austria: Millionaire raffles his lifestyle
Border Agency under fire as hundreds of immigration errors highlighted
Britain's immigration system is not operating effectively and faces a damaging loss of public support, a report warns Comments
Paul Gascoigne arrested twice in two days
Former England football star Paul Gascoigne is held by police again, just after being bailed for another arrest
Boys, 10, accused of raping eight-year-old
Two 10-year-old boys appear in court in their school uniforms accused of raping an eight-year-old girl
Restaurant boss testifies over worker’s river death
Restaurateur tells the Old Bailey of the night an employee plunged to his death in the Thames after a fancy dress party
FSA chief Hector Sants steps down
The City’s top regulator, Hector Sants, is quitting as chief executive of the Financial Services Authority Comments
Harriet Harman attacks BBC over 'disappearing older women'
BBC needs to 'wake up' to the dearth of older females on its programmes, Women and Equality Minister Harriet Harman said Comments
'Robin Hood' tax on banks could raise £250bn a year to fight poverty
Charities launched a campaign calling for a 'Robin Hood Tax' on banks to raise £250 billion a year to tackle poverty. Comments
Rugby player set fire to clubhouse after disabled mother died
Rugby player who burned down Feltham Rugby Football Club's clubhouse is spared jail after a judge hears his disabled mother died in his arms Comments
Gordon Brown urged to concentrate on spending
Gordon Brown should forget about reducing the budget deficit and continue spending to speed up recovery from credit crunch, leading economist says Comments
Rio Ferdinand stars in National Portrait Gallery's latest pitch to public
England football captain Rio Ferdinand is the new face of the National Portrait Gallery — in a campaign which has coincided with his rise to the role after John Terry’s fall from grace Comments
Hundreds of car owners flood Toyota phones amid Prius recall
Toyota is overwhelmed with more calls from worried drivers after it recalled 8,500 Prius cars over brake problems Comments
Oldest swingers in town: £40,000 playground for pensioners in Hyde Park
London is to get its first 'pensioners' playground' in the heart of Hyde Park after approval was given for an outdoor gym for the over-sixties Comments
Tate displays Arshile Gorky art remembering his mother
Two haunting paintings of artist Arshile Gorky and his mother can be seen together for the first time at the Tate Comments
Chelsea fans to get free health checks on matchdays
Chelsea fans are being offered health checks before weekend home matches in a mobile screening unit at the ground Comments
Barclays bank chief: Barack Obama may harm global recovery
Barclays chief executive John Varley warns that Barack Obama’s plans to cut the size and limit risk-taking by banks could damage the global economic revival Comments
Man pulled alive from rubble 27 days after Haiti earthquake
Man pulled alive from a collapsed building in Haiti’s capital 27 days after the earthquake struck and 18 days after the government gave up looking for survivors Comments
Londoner held in Iraq on terrorism charges for more than a year speaks of ordeal
London businessman locked up in Iraq for more than a year on terrorism charges has spoken of his ordeal for the first time after being reunited with his family Comments
Lawyers seize Abu Hamza’s home to pay bills
Hate preacher Abu Hamza’s west London house has been seized and will be sold to pay his £300,000 legal aid bill Comments
BNP to contest borough mayoral elections
Politicians show their anger at the British National Party's decision to field candidates for the May mayoral elections in three London boroughs Comments
Quick Reads
‘It’s outrageous to say I murdered my friend Alexander Litvinenko,’ says oligarch
Oligarch Boris Berezovsky tells the High Court it is 'outrageous' to claim he was responsible for the death of his friend Alexander Litvinenko by radioactive poisoning Comments
Paul Nash show reveals artist's 'missing' landscapes
Curator spends five years tracking down missing works by the artist Paul Nash for the first major exhibition of his paintings in London for 35 years Comments
Tony Blair: Britain is obsessed with Iraq conspiracy theories
Tony Blair tells American TV viewers that Britain is fixated by 'conspiracy' theories over the Iraq war Comments
Pub bars grandmother for wearing beret
Bayswater gastro pub refuses to serve 77-year-old after she refuses to take off her purple beret Comments
£12,000 for Korea trip but BBC boss gives free camera to charity
BBC executives spent more than £12,000 of taxpayers' money on a trip to Korea, according to the latest figures on staff expenses revealed today. Comments
Miserable millionaire raffles his lifestyle for charity
An Austrian who is giving away his £3million fortune because it makes him unhappy has launched an online raffle for his Alpine villa Comments
Michael Jackson's doctor pleads not guilty to manslaughter
Michael Jackson's doctor pleads not guilty to involuntary manslaughter over the death of the King of Pop Comments
UK's trade deficit widens to hit recovery hopes
Hopes of a strong, export-led recovery in the UK are dashed after the trade deficit unexpectedly swelled to its widest level in almost a year CommentsLondon graduates face salary and job cuts as employers freeze recruitment, warns report
Graduates in London are facing a struggle for jobs as leading firms cut salaries and freeze recruitment Comments
French accuse Tony Blair of ‘Soviet-style' propaganda in run-up to Iraq war
Tony Blair was accused by the French government of 'Soviet-style' black propaganda in the run-up to the Iraq war, secret memos obtained by the Iraq inquiry have found CommentsPicture special
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The big interview: Lord Coe
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The Big Interview: Lord Coe
Video: 'Like Napoleon, I have always worked alongside lucky generals' - peer says London's preparations for 2012 Games are right on track
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Winston Churchill, his mother and the philandering Prince
A new book on the great leader based on documents hidden for years delves deeper into his family life than any other — and comes up with some intriguing revelations
- Heavy snow to hit London as Britain braces for freezing temperatures
- Furious West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola in blast at David Sullivan
- Lover ‘battered garden expert to death after sex in woods’
- Boris Johnson is waging war on our city’s subversive south
- Drunk train guard ignored red light and refused to let passengers off
Sugar hires Pan to fire off his life story
Good news for Lord Sugar fans. The Amstrad boss and business guru has done a deal with Pan Macmillan for his autobiography, to be published this autumn
Cheap, chic city breaks
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