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Boris warns city to prepare for future drought, floods and heat
Floods, heatwaves and drought could cause a virtual collapse of the capital unless action is taken to address climate change, Boris Johnson has warned Comments- Two bodies found at fire-hit home
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- 2012 Games ceremony to be city-wide
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Children to get five hours' sport a week in new Olympic era
Culture Secretary Andy Burnham vowed that the young would benefit from Britain's new "Olympic era" as he set out plans to offer all children five hours of sport a week Comments
Dramatic video: Bendy bus engulfed by flames
Another bendy bus has spontaneously burst into flames, forcing transport bosses to investigate the vehicles again. See the video here CommentsBusiness
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Energy bills rocket by up to £250 but Brown pledges housing help
More than 600,000 families in London and the South-East have been hit by energy bill increases of up to 34 per cent Comments
Step down, colleagues tell Asian officer accusing Met chief of racism
Race-row police chief Tarique Ghaffur is facing a rebellion from fellow officers and increasing calls to step aside from his role at the top of Scotland Yard Comments
NHS trusts 'wasting £50m on consultants'
Campaigners say up to £50million a year is being wasted on "pen pushers" after the scale of NHS cash which is being spent on expensive management consultants was revealed Comments
Barack Obama reinvents the dream of Luther King
Barack Obama staked his claim for the White House with a speech immediately hailed as one of the greatest in American political history Comments
2,500 drivers on strike in pay row
Workers faced a struggle to get into the office as about 2,500 London bus drivers started a 24-hour strike in a row over pay Comments
'Topical' science GCSEs too easy, say private schools
Science GCSEs have been dumbed down to make them more "relevant", the head of a leading private school warned Comments
Thousands stranded as budget airline folds
Hundreds of passengers have been stranded and tens of thousands more left with worthless tickets after the collapse of the transatlantic budget airline Zoom Comments
Rugby stars rally for City engineer who has weeks to find a donor
A young Londoner struck down with leukaemia has inspired more than 600 people to become bone marrow donors in an attempt to save his life Comments
Police to enter blaze home of missing millionaire
Investigators are hoping to enter the fire-ravaged home of a missing millionaire and his family amid fears they may be dead inside Comments
Russia 'ready to annex Georgia's rebel regions'
America and Russia were locked in a fresh war of words as it emerged that the Kremlin is plotting to "absorb" breakaway regions in the Caucasus into its territory CommentsCalais rapist may already be in Britain
Police fear the man suspected of raping a London journalism student in Calais has fled to Britain Comments
The Maxx factor hits town
Designer labels that defy the credit crunch have arrived on one of London's key shopping streets as TK Maxx has opened its doors in Kensington Comments
Royals in the firing line of comedian's spoof TV series
The Queen is to be portrayed as a Cockney bruiser who gives slacking aides a pep-talk littered with expletives Comments
'Fagin' made £100,000 from van robberies
A Fagin-style criminal who enlisted schoolboys to help with violent van robberies and made more than £100,000, is to be jailed Comments'Silver-haired' divorce rates at all-time high
The rate of marriage break-up between couples who have been together for decades has hit a record high, official statistics reveal Comments
Chips are down as Aikens closes his 'smelly' fish shop
Renowned chef Tom Aikens has given up his fight with environmental health officers and closed his ethical fish and chip restaurant after just six months Comments
Sister of gun victim sets up group to turn young away from crime
The sister of a murdered youth worker has set up a group to help turn young people away from violent crime Comments
Fuel rises drive motorists towards public transport
Soaring fuel prices and the credit crunch are forcing record numbers of motorists from cars to public transport, new figures suggest Comments
After 15 years of early mornings, Fiona Phillips quits GMTV sofa
GMTV presenter Fiona Phillips has revealed she is quitting the breakfast show because she can no longer cope with the early morning starts Comments
eBay tells sellers to request ID in clampdown on knives
Internet auction site eBay has joined the fight against knife crime by making it more difficult to buy weapons Comments
Parents set to sue over pool death of girl, 7
The parents of a seven-year-old girl who drowned in a council swimming pool are suing its managers Comments
David Duchovny starts treatment for sex addiction
X Files star David Duchovny has entered a rehabilitation facility for sex addiction CommentsMobile call receivers face charges
Mobile phone users face being charged to receive calls and texts under plans being considered by Ofcom CommentsKaradzic refuses to enter plea
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic refused to enter a plea to war crimes charges at the UN tribunal in The Hague CommentsDesigner fashion brands to go West
The developers of a huge shopping centre opening in Shepherd's Bush in October have surprised sceptics by signing up some of the world's biggest brands Comments
Fight is on to save comedy venue from a concrete-filled fate
One of London's best-loved independent music and comedy clubs is set to be closed down and filled in with concrete CommentsExposed: plan for homes in park
A proposal to allow developers to build houses in a London park has come to light CommentsPalace visits buck tourist downturn
Buckingham Palace has seen a vast increase in the number of visitors flocking to it this summer despite a five per cent drop in tourists to London CommentsTransport police in new drive to defeat crime on the railways
Police are attempting to stamp out crime on the railways in a week-long operation Comments
Police move in on Thai protesters
Thai police clashed with crowds of anti-government protesters at the prime minister's compound as violence broke out in Bangkok Comments
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Boris reveals his 2012 vision
Boris Johnson has promised "tens of millions of pounds" will be spent on coaching young people to create a true Olympic legacy Comments
Marketing guru aims to 'do a Hindmarch' with reusable bottle
A London firm have vowed to make tap water the latest must-have fashion accessory Comments
LA gang member on a mission to cut violence in London
A former member of a notorious Los Angeles gang has been enlisted to help reduce teenage violence in London Comments
Lorry stickers to warn cyclists of undertaking
A safety campaign has been launched to stop cyclists being crushed by lorries Comments
Squeeze 'will kill off 300 small stores'
At least 300 small shops in the capital are likely to close this year as the global credit crunch takes hold Comments
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 Comments
Theatre doors shut as musicals and credit crunch take hold
Five leading West End theatres are in darkness amid fears that traditional plays are being squeezed out of theatreland by the economic downturn and an excess of musicals Comments
Hail Boris - the noblest Roman of them all
It's official - Boris Johnson is getting £250,000 a year from The Daily Telegraph for his weekly column, but will donate more than a tenth of that to a body encouraging the teaching of Latin, Greek and ancient history in state schools
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