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Shares plunge again as traders say it's a bear market

Shares dived again as the City was officially described as a bear market for the first time in five years Comments

A tribute at the scene where David Idowu was stabbed

School colours led to pupil's killing

A model pupil stabbed to death in a London park is believed to have been attacked because he was wearing the wrong school uniform Comments

2012 chiefs admit fears over Ł700m sponsorship

Olympics chiefs have admitted their target of raising £700 million in sponsorship will become increasingly difficult due to the global economic downturn Comments

Boris scraps Ken's plan to hit gas-guzzlers with Ł25 congestion charge

Boris Johnson has axed plans to charge gas-guzzlers £25 to drive in the congestion charge zone Comments

Woman tells court about her kinky sex sessions with F1 boss Max Mosley

A woman fetishist described a spanking session with motor racing boss Max Mosley as painful, but better than going to the dentist

Business

Savills plunges on warning of dive in top home values
Housing slump spreads to the heart of London

Persimmon axes 1100 jobs | Shares plunge after recession alert

Sport

Scolari: Lampard is staying at Chelsea
New Blues boss says star is happy as club reject Inter approach

Smith: Shut your mouth Kev | Lewis: Gamble on tyres paid off

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Man gives himself up over murders and is told: Wait in the queue

The man who handed himself in over the murders of two French students was told to wait in line at the reception of a south London police station Comments

My part in coup plot was Mann's fantasy says City businessman

A London-based businessman accused of masterminding the failed coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea has denied any involvement Comments

Police who shot barrister in siege return to armed duty

Nine police firearms officers who shot at barrister Mark Saunders during the Markham Square siege are to be returned to operational duties, the Evening Standard can reveal Comments

South Molton Street as it could appear, looking north towards Oxford Street

West End's secret river

Imagine the scene: a shimmering stream winding its way through the heart of London, its silvery waters glistening as they flow through the West End Comments

London risks losing 1,000 key historic sites to decay

Nearly a thousand of London's most historic buildings, parks and monuments are at risk of decaying beyond repair Comments

Five-year-olds should have sex lessons, doctors told

Sex education should be taught to all five-year-olds, doctors are being told Comments

Race study delays Heathrow decision

A Government decision on a third runway at Heathrow has been delayed until the end of the year - to allow time for a "race and gender impact" study of the plans Comments

MP calls for 7/7 bomber's uncle to be banned from UK

An MP today urged the Home Secretary to ban the uncle of 7/7 bomber Shehzad Tanweer from Britain Comments

Passengers fear lack of staff on trains, says poll

London's mainline rail passengers are more worried about lack of visible staff on trains than they are about escalating fares Comments

Give over-50s the right to IVF, says top fertility doctor

Women who are over 50 should have the right to fertility treatment, a top London scientist said Comments

Medics sleep in tents for housing protest

We can't reduce benefit fraud below Ł1.2bn, say ministers

Ministers were lambasted over benefit fraud after a top Whitehall mandarin said it was now "impossible" to get losses below £1.2 billion a year Comments

Give your children good speaking skills ... talk to them over family meals

Parents should spend more time talking to their children during traditional family meals to help them learn vital communication skills Comments

Sparkling streets light the way for Ł6m Theatreland makeover

Theatreland is to be transformed with a £6 million makeover including multicoloured street lights and sparkling pavements Comments

Attacks on Met's Sir Ian are 'harming race relations'

The Met's independent race advisers have issued a strong defence of Sir Ian Blair Comments

Standard reporter Valentine Low shows off his culinary skills

I am frying up the aubergines and peppers, trying to judge when they are cooked and wondering how much seasoning to put in, and all the time thinking: a sandwich at my desk is never going to feel quite the same again Comments

London jeweller helped catch Dr King assassin

A Paddington jeweller who bravely fought off an armed robber inadvertently helped catch Martin Luther King's assassin Comments

Nursing pair sail home after 13,000 miles and one year on 28ft boat

Two nurses who quit work to spend a year sailing are back in London after a 13,000-mile trip Comments

John Gardener with graveside tributes to his son Cpl Darren Bonner

Memorial plaque stolen from soldier's grave for scrap trade

Thieves have stolen a plaque from the grave of a soldier killed in Afghanistan to sell for scrap metal Comments

CCTV footage of Hamouda Bessaad walking along the Old Kent Road shortly before he was stabbed

Last moments of knife victim captured on CCTV

The last moments of a man stabbed to death in a possible racist attack are revealed in CCTV images released by police Comments

Footballer's Facebook fiasco gets him kicked out of club

A footballer has been told to look for a new club after he unwittingly revealed to more than 2.7million people on Facebook that he was in secret talks with a Premier League team Comments

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Blears: I'll change rules on planning to protect town centres

Sweeping curbs on out-of-town supermarkets are to be introduced in a bid to protect smaller shops, Communities Secretary Hazel Blears has announced Comments