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David Haye

Hayemaker set to earn £20m from world title victory over The Beast

Video: Londoner David Haye becomes world champion after defeating 'Beast from the East' who towered almost one foot above him and weighed seven stone more  Comments 
Gordon Brown and John Major on Remembrance Sunday

Gordon Brown ‘couldn’t spell my dead son’s name’

Mother of a soldier who was killed in Afghanistan accuses Gordon Brown of disrespecting her son's memory by misspelling their surname in a letter of condolence  Comments 

Gary Holmes

Olympics IT chief in N-word row accused of sexist abuse

Manager at the Olympic Delivery Authority resigned amid allegations of racist and sexist abuse of colleagues  Comments 

Lorries remove earth

50 lorries a day in West End to take Crossrail earth away

Swathe of London faces months of disruption when 50 lorries a day start carrying earth dug from the Crossrail tunnel out of the capital  Comments 

Commuters at Victoria

Boris Johnson fights plan to shut commuter route

Boris Johnson fights proposals to close rail route into Victoria and London Bridge stations after accusing Government of ducking out of its responsibilities to pay for alternative service  Comments 


Jacqui Lait and Claire Curtis-Thomas

Women MPs will be put off by Kelly reforms

NEW: Radical proposals to clean up Parliament after the expenses scandal came under further attack as women MPs warn they will be put in danger by curbs on travel and second homes  Comments 

Lisa Smith

'Driver ordered us off bus in heavy rain'

Mother tells of her disgust after a bus driver ordered her and her toddler to get off and walk in the pouring rain  Comments 

Javelin trains

Main rail lines could be closed on Sundays

Rail services on busy London routes could be closed on Sundays as train drivers refuse to work overtime  Comments 

Bikes

Threat to the Mayor's cycle hire scheme

High Court challenge to one of Boris Johnson's proposed cycle hire stations could throw the Mayor's flagship scheme into chaos  Comments 

Rachel Weisz

Evening Standard theatre awards: Rachel Weisz and Lenny Henry fight stage giants for top prize

Stars of the British stage including Rachel Weisz, Samuel West and Lenny Henry will battle it out at the 55th London Evening Standard Theatre Awards  Comments 

Fatal car crash

Three killed in crashes on London roads over 24 hours

Three people were killed and two others seriously injured in three crashes on London's roads in less than 24 hours  Comments 


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Nuclear timetable

New plants to make UK 25% nuclear by 2025

Huge expansion of nuclear power was announced as Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband argued it was crucial in the fight against global warming  Comments 

Mark Haysom

200 students lose A-level places after college's funding collapses

Government funding fiasco forces a London college to cancel its A-level courses, leaving almost 200 students without places  Comments 

Jacqueline Gold

'Women with toy boys are fuelling demand for IVF'

Spanish fertility centre says the British women it treats are more likely to be significantly older than their partners compared with other nationalities  Comments 

Vaccine

Doctors told to cut antibiotic prescriptions

NEW: GPs urged to stop prescribing antibiotics for coughs and colds as overuse is increasing resistance to them, making it more difficult to tackle serious infections like hospital bugs  Comments 

Football fan brushing his teeth

Football fan brushes his teeth as Chelsea paste United

Video: Football fan becomes an instant internet hit when he appears on TV brushing his teeth in the stands at Stamford Bridge  Comments 

William and Suzue Curley

Capital's gourmet chocolate hotspot

Britain's top chocolatier William Curley opens his first central London shop in Pimlico Green  Comments 

 Damien Hirst’s portrait of Joe Strummer

Stars trash their images... all for a good cause

Musicians from Paul McCartney to classical pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy have destroyed their own image to raise funds for the UK's largest children's music charity  Comments 

Home cinemas replace swimming pools as must-haves for the wealthy

Home cinema replaces the swimming pool and gym as the must-have room in the modern home  Comments 

efit of the rapist

DNA tests on 2,000 men but still the Night Stalker is free

Detectives hunting Britain's most wanted serial rapist-burglar have obtained more than 2,000 DNA samples from potential suspects in an attempt to end his 19-year crime spree  Comments 

Car being towed

'Big brother' plan to spot-check and tow cars owing more than three fines

Legally parked vehicles could be towed away as traffic wardens in London are to do spot checks, hunting for vehicles with a backlog of unpaid tickets  Comments 

Keir Starmer QC

DPP: It's time to stop giving cautions to violent offenders

Pressure grows on Government to restrict the use of cautions to deal with thousands of serious offences as the country's chief prosecutor urges a review of out-of-court justice  Comments 

Sarah Driver-Jowitt and Martin Kelly

Hospitals teach foreign doctors how to rebuild children's faces

Britain's top plastic surgeons are heading a project to help severely disfigured children from around the world  Comments 

Peter Mandelson

Mandelson takes first step to increasing university fees

Ministers came a step closer towards increasing tuition fees with the start of a review of student funding  Comments 

Quick Reads

Swine flu cases rise to 84,000

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Met's coup dossier on Mark Thatcher

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Boho Fitzrovia revived with 'arty' boutiques

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Children curate 'secrets of the Wallace' show

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Post deal pledges 'radically different' culture

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West End

‘Recession vacation’ lifts West End

West End shops are enjoying an early Christmas sales boom thanks to bonus-spending City bankers and tourists taking advantage of the weak pound  Comments 

Nicola Fisher

It's disgusting says protester 'beaten' at vigil for G20 victim

Woman allegedly beaten by a police sergeant hiding his ID number today called Met plans to destroy photographs of officers 'disgusting'  Comments 

Dutch collector Louis Reijtenbagh’s Jeune Arabe by Kees van Dongen

£109m New York art sale echoes the good old days

Art prices soared back to pre-crash levels in New York as bidders from Europe, China and Russia broke sales records for Impressionist and modern pictures  Comments 

Spandau Ballet

Spandau's Tony Hadley wins Gold in his home city

Spandau Ballet frontman Tony Hadley has been honoured for his contribution to music in a celebration of what makes London great to visit.  Comments 

Victoria's Secret

Victoria's Secret reveals plan for London store

American lingerie chain Victoria's Secret plans to open its first big British store in central London  Comments 


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