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Banks' fury at Darling

Senior City figures are said to be "incandescent" with the Chancellor after leaked reports of a £50 billion rescue plan devastated bank shares Comments

RBS biggest victim of bank turmoil
Brown hosts economic crisis talks
UK in recession, says business body
Trading unpredictable - Bhs chief
Appeal to cut UK greenhouse gases
Rail strike misery for Scotland
Bank fined Ł7m over insurance sales
Shake-up restores Lib Dem EU rebels
Tattoo helped police track criminal
Breed health concerns spark review

Boris: Olympic Stadium won't host a top-flight football club

Boris Johnson has ruled out a Premiership football club moving to the Olympic Stadium in 2013 Comments

Private schools told: Do your part to secure Olympic legacy

Vaccine 'helps body to beat prostate cancer'

A breakthrough vaccine is set to revolutionise treatment for prostate cancer patients, it was revealed Comments

Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu with Kanya King, founder of the Mobo music awards

The gold Standard party

The most influential people in London gathered at the launch of the Evening Standard's glossy magazine The 1000: London's Most Influential People 2008

The Influentials: London's top fifty

Menezes chief: We could kill another innocent

Another innocent person could be killed by police in similar circumstances to Jean Charles de Menezes, the officer in charge of the operation which led to his death told an inquest Comments

Business

Iceland seeks Ł3bn from Russia to rescue banks
The Icelandic authorities go cap in hand to Russia for emergency funding

Bhs boss still confident | HBOS seeks Ł800m Aussie sale

Sport

Fabregas warns: We must win silverware
Cesc Fabregas will review his Arsenal future and could quit for Barcelona

Ramos backed to turn Spurs around | Barry set for axe

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Brown takes control with 'mega-poll' day

Gordon Brown has moved to cement his new-found authority as Labour leader by combining next year's local and European elections on the same day Comments

BNP could win Euro seat, warns Cruddas

UK definitely in recession, say British business chiefs

The UK is already in recession, with business confidence, profits and turnover at record lows and unemployment set to rise by up to 350,000 in the next year Comments

Commentary: We must hope governments are ready for one big push

Students at King's College School in Wimbledon help coach younger pupils who have come from Coombe Boys' School, New Malden, which is in the state sector

Private schools told: Do your part to secure Olympic legacy

Private schools are being urged to open up more of their sports facilities to state schools ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games Comments

Life transformed through keyhole

Thanks to pioneering surgery by this man, Andrew Orange's life has been transformed Comments

My JP colleagues send more blacks to prison

A London magistrate has accused court colleagues of being racist and more likely to send black people to jail Comments

Police officers are still guilty of unwitting prejudice, say chiefs

Senior policemen have admitted some officers are guilty of "racist stereotyping" and "unwitting prejudice" in a document that will fuel the debate about alleged racism in forces Comments

I was shot three times by racist for wearing this Obama shirt

A man has told how he was shot three times in the street for wearing a Barack Obama T-shirt Comments

Priest regrets call for sodomy tattoos on gays

A clergyman who said gay men should have sodomy warnings tattooed on their bodies has issued a "full and complete" apology Comments

Millionaire to sue after losing Ally Pally fight

A millionaire entrepreneur plans to sue the owners of Alexandra Palace after his three-year attempt to turn the building into a £55 million hotel failed Comments

Anger at 'racist' Harry Enfield Filipina sketch

The Philippine community in Britain criticised comedian Harry Enfield for a sketch in which a man urges his neighbour to "mount" a Filipina maid Comments

Camilla will cut short royal tour with Charles

The Duchess of Cornwall is to pull out of a royal tour with the Prince of Wales halfway through because she feels it is too "arduous", Clarence House said Comments

Renovation of historic sites praised

A learning centre in Hampton Court Palace and the renovation of a West End baroque hotel have been named as two of the best redevelopments of historic buildings in the country Comments

Family of dancer killed by boiler fumes want justice

The family of a dancer killed by carbon monoxide poisoning called for the people responsible for installing a faulty boiler at her home to be prosecuted Comments

No more Dome and gloom as 10 million visit the O2

The 10 millionth visitor will walk through the O2 Arena this week, comfortably eclipsing the figures achieved by the venue when it was the Millennium Dome Comments

'Londoners won't have more public swimming pools by 2012'

Olympics chiefs' plans for the sporting legacy of the 2012 Games took a blow as the provision of public swimming pools in London was revealed Comments

We won't let banks go bust, pledge Europe ministers

EU finance ministers have pledged to prevent any major European bank from going bust and announced a new minimum savings guarantee that will protect depositors across the Continent Comments

Campbell is recalled to beef up election team

Alastair Campbell is set for a return to the political frontline ahead of next year's Euro and local elections Comments

Poll: Can Campbell save Labour?

NHS faces Ł2.2bn bill for overweight patients

Overweight and obese patients are costing London health chiefs £2.2 billion a year Comments

Judge blasts Ł20m fees in Wembley case

A judge has hit out at lawyers involved in the Wembley Stadium dispute after they ran up costs of £20 million - £1 million of which was for photocopying Comments

Still waiting for Sats results ... the pupils with names A to L

Schoolchildren whose surnames begin with the letters A to L are still waiting for their Sats results Comments

Crunch 'forcing car drivers to use bicycle'

The credit crunch is driving a boom in cycling as people try to save money by turning to two wheels, according to a new report Comments

Artist's impression of new Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace may rise from its ashes

Proposals for a reconstructed Crystal Palace are being discussed by Bromley council Comments

Cage fighter in Moroccan prison 'planned Ł53m raid'

The leader of a £53 million robbery is a cage fighter in a Moroccan prison, the Old Bailey heard

Pc faces jail for shift sex

A police officer was warned he could face jail after he admitted having sex with a woman while on the late shift and propositioning another woman after she had been arrested Comments

Dentistry 'blunders'

The reform of NHS dentistry which the Government began two years ago has not been not good enough, ministers admitted Comments

Fruit and veg portrait leads show of Renaissance faces

This unusual 16th century portrait of a king is one of more than 70 masterpieces in a new exhibition at the National Gallery Comments

Police radio network finally works on Tube

A new radio system which allows police and the other emergency services to communicate underground is now working across the entire Tube network Comments

Thousands of drivers 'wrongly penalised'

Tens of thousands of motorists fined for driving in bus lanes could have their penalties overturned after a council oversight Comments

'Bad' signs lead to Ł550,000 fines

Iran in US jet mix-up

A major diplomatic incident was averted today after claims that a US warplane had been ordered to land for unintentionally violating iran's airspace proved to be false Comments

BNP could win Euro seat, warns Cruddas

The far-Right BNP is exploiting the economic crisis and is close to winning seats in the European Parliament for the first time, Labour's Jon Cruddas warns Comments

Two-thirds of London firms say they are feeling pinch

Almost two thirds of London businesses have been affected by the credit crunch and market turbulence, accountants said Comments

Sun Yuan and Peng Yu's Old Persons Home 2007

Saatchi's Chinese starter

Two-and-a-half years after Charles Saatchi left his last home at County Hall on the South Bank, he is unveiling his new gallery in Chelsea Comments

Nicest space in London, but I'm puzzled by what's on show

Should bendy buses be retained on certain routes?

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Campaign Update

'Shank town' brings in the cleaners to drive crime off the streets

A neighbourhood nicknamed "shank town" after a spate of stabbings is to adopt New York's approach to fighting crime Comments

Fresnel lens fixed to the window of a lorry cab

The lorry lens to stop cyclists being killed

More than 1,000 safety lenses that help lorries spot cyclists are being given to HGV drivers around the Olympic Park Comments

'Ghost bikes' in London

Mayor sets out his stall on future of street markets

A study into the future of London's street markets is to be commissioned by Boris Johnson Comments

We'll stick to budget for the Games, pledges Boris

Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu opening the first adiZone in Tower Hamlets

Five outdoor gyms to be built in Olympic boroughs

A Ł1 million Olympic project designed to boost the health of a generation of children has been unveiled Comments

Designers show ideas for a stylish capital carafe

Plans for a "London carafe" to serve tap water in thousands of restaurants across the capital were unveiled as a shortlist of 10 designs went on show at City Hall Comments

Water on Tap - join the campaign here

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