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Knife thug caught on Boris walkabout
Mayor Boris Johnson witnessed first-hand a knife-wielding thug being caught as he went out with police on a crackdown on blades
House price falls lead to return of 'gazundering'
An epidemic of "gazundering" is sweeping through London and now blights up to one in five property sales, estate agents say
Two thousand four-year-olds have no primary school place
Thousands of four-year-old children are stranded without a school place
Happy slapping video clips fuel 'ladette' violence fears
A terrifying "happy slapping" of a teenage girl has fuelled concerns over the rise in violent "ladette" cultureBusiness
Fuel price warning as BA profits soar by 45%British Airways is to pay its first dividend since before the 9/11 terrorist attacks
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FA reveal battle plan to stage World CupThe FA reveals their battle plan for winning the right to stage the 2018 World Cup
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Mayor's adviser will work for free after legal row over appointment
The Mayor's new planning adviser will not be paid a salary following a row over the legality of his appointmentWoman bought baby for £370 to get council home
A Nigerian woman bought a baby in her home country so she could qualify for a council home in LondonTown halls fear two million families will need social housing
Up to two million families could be on the waiting list for social housing within two years, town hall leaders have warnedChelsea fans face 10 hours in Russian holding camp
Chelsea fans will be ferried into holding camps for up to 10 hours ahead of the Champions League Final in Moscow
Ken makes an after dinner mint of £100,000
Ken Livingstone has already made £100,000 in bookings for a series of lucrative speeches two weeks after he was voted out of City HallMotorcyclists to be charged £1.50 a day to use parking bays
Hundreds of new motorcycle bays are to be installed in Westminster but riders will, for the first time, be charged for parking
Metal daisies from lollipop man
Diarmuid Gavin has done it again. Four years after his infamous lollipop garden at the Chelsea Flower Show, the designer has created a Chelsea garden featuring giant metal daisies
Wii game tells girl, 10, she's fat
Obesity experts have slammed Nintendo after its Wii Fit game told a 10-year-old girl she was fat
The 'Aryan' Hitler sculpture causing a furore over sale
For sale - neo-classical sculpture, one careful owner, Adolf Hitler...Stansted hijacker working at Heathrow
A hijacker who threatened to blow up a plane has been working at Heathrow, it has emerged
Boost for rugby star's bid to save games field
A campaign to save community playing fields earmarked for development has been given a huge cash boost'Outstanding' home wins Standard prize
A detached five-bedroom family house in Woking has taken first prize in this year's Evening Standard New Homes Awards
Is it wrong for Cherie Blair to make £1 million from a book deal while serving as a judge?
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Rules relaxed for revamp of theatreland
Ministers are set to pave the way for a major revamp of West End theatres by relaxing planning rules
Commuter who can't get a seat is fined for standing in luggage space near first class
A commuter who could not find a seat on her train but managed to squeeze into a tiny luggage space by a lavatory was fined because she was too close to first class
150 MPs call for a tougher test to save small shops
More than 150 MPs have demanded a tougher planning test for new supermarkets in a bid to protect small shops
3,000 small firms back campaign for free tap water
More than 3,000 small firms across London today backed the Evening Standard's Water On Tap campaign
10,000 lorries are given mirrors to save cyclists' lives
Lorry drivers in London are being handed 10,000 safety mirrors free of charge to help them spot cyclists
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