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Leona Lewis refuses extra security after attack at book signing

29.10.09
Leona Lewis says she has no plans to step up her security after she was punched in the face at a book signing... more

Judge's anger as blunder delays crime boss case

27.10.09
Judge criticises prosecutors after he was forced to delay seizing the assets of a London crime boss who has flouted justice for seven years... more

'Leona attacker' too ill to face magistrates

26.10.09
The man accused of punching Leona Lewis in the face at a book-signing missed his court appearance today because he was too ill to attend.... more

Three sent for trial on insider dealing charges

23.09.09
Two partners in the London offices of American law firms and the finance director of a British company taken over in 2006 by drugs giant Novartis have been committed for trial to Southwark Crown Court by City of Westminster magistrates on eight charges of insider dealing ... more

David Cameron talks the local talk - but will he walk it?

15.09.09
Tory low-cost easyCouncils could be a dummy run for Whitehall – as long as Mr Cameron sticks to his guns... more

'Filthy' TGI Friday's fined £30,000 for mice and cockroaches in diner

27.08.09
TGI Friday's chain has been fined £30,000 after its flagship restaurant became a 'breeding ground' for rodents... more

450,000 Londoners unable to move house as mortgage lending dries up

17.08.09
Up to 450,000 London homeowners are now stuck in their properties, unable to move because they cannot get a new mortgage to replace their existing loan... more

Albanian ‘gangster’ seized by Met over attempted murders

17.08.09
Suspected Albanian gangster wanted for two attempted murders has been arrested hiding out in London... more

New beauties: fashion's freshest faces

07.08.09
Meet this year's models; you'll be seeing alot more of them... more

Hotel killing: lover fights extradition

03.06.09
The businessman wanted in connection with the killing of his millionairess girlfriend in Paris struggled against his extradition to France when he appeared in court today... more

West End firms draw up plans to ensure show will go on in pandemic

01.05.09
West End theatres, restaurants and shops could close early in the event of a swine flu pandemic, it was revealed... more

400 places to pick up your hired bicycle, but not one at rail stations

27.04.09
The locations of 400 pick-up points for a new cycle hire scheme were revealed by Boris Johnson... more

Brown drops daily allowance but sticks with expenses vote

27.04.09
Gordon Brown has dropped his proposal to give MPs a tax-free daily allowance while pushing ahead with a vote on other reforms of Commons expenses... more

City workers forced to sell multi-million-pound homes

20.04.09
City workers are selling off properties in some of London's most expensive areas as the credit crunch threatens to bring an end to the bonus culture, figures reveal... more

Lord Mayor's chauffeur is banned for drink-driving

06.04.09
The Lord Mayor of London's chauffeur was banned from the road after being caught drink-driving in the mayoral Rolls-Royce... more

Council wants to axe us, warn West End stallholders

23.03.09
London's 500-year-old street stall tradition could be wiped out by town hall plans to "clean up" the West End, traders warned... more

Amy facing trial over 'punch at charity ball'

17.03.09
Amy Winehouse has appeared in court to deny assaulting a fan after a charity ball... more

US fugitive lived as London Hassidic Jew

08.01.09
A man on the run from the US for 11 years faces extradition after hiding among a Hassidic Jewish community in London since 1999... more

500,000 line the streets for a vintage parade

02.01.09
Cheerleaders, marching bands and vintage cars filled the streets of London to welcome the start of 2009... more

7am and the shopping day dawns

28.11.08
A bid by flagship West End stores to boost business with an unprecedented early-morning sale today received a mixed reaction from commuters... more

Top civil servant fined £2,500 for secret files left on train

28.10.08
A senior civil servant was fined £2,500 for leaving top-secret documents on a train... more

'PM death threat' man remanded

29.08.08
A man who allegedly threatened to kill Tony Blair and Gordon Brown on a jihadi website has been remanded in custody... more

Tetra Pak heir and wife to appear in court on crack charge

14.07.08
The heir to the £5.4billion Tetra Pak empire and his wife have been charged with possessing crack cocaine... more

Candy Brothers v the Duke in battle of Chelsea barracks

24.06.08
Britain's richest property owner is taking on London's most fashionable developers in a row over the transformation of Chelsea Barracks... more

Yard officer charged over Amex scandal

16.04.08
An anti-terrorism officer working for Scotland Yard has been charged with corruption over the Amex credit card scandal... more

The curious case of Samantha Morton's stroke

15.03.08
This week, Samantha claimed it took her 18 months to recover from a near-fatal stroke. So why was the actress at a string of showbiz parties just weeks after she 'collapsed'?... more

Don't give up on the Theatre Museum

31.10.06
Time has run out for the Theatre Museum, with its Covent Garden site to be closed and its collections housed back in the V&A. But its natural home is in the West End, says Simon Callow.... more

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