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Majority of £1 million-plus property sales are in London

17.11.09
Almost 26,500 properties have been sold in London for more than £1 million in the past 15 years, a new study reveals... more

40% of London families on housing benefit

02.11.09
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Big Box to open next spring

08.10.09
Charles Dunstone, chief executive of Carphone Warehouse, today revealed that the first two “Big Box” stores run jointly with the massive US electronics retailer Best Buy will open in the South-East next spring ... more

Labour face election hammer blow in London 'landslip'

25.09.09
Labour faces general election disaster in London that will put more than a third of its sitting MPs in danger, Evening Standard research reveals... more

Lib-Dem supertax on £1million London homes

21.09.09
Latest: Queen and tens of thousands of Londoners would be hit by a planned Liberal Democrat tax on homes worth more than £1million... more

Skiing the lino slopes of Surbiton

18.09.09
It rarely sees a flake of snow and is better known as the backdrop for TV sitcom The Good Life than Ski Sunday but Surbiton is set to become London's first ski resort ... more

Treasury must rue the day it ever decided on PPP

25.08.09
Annual report on the Tube public-private partnership should send a shiver down the collective spine of Londoners returning to their desks after the summer break... more

Our guide to the best gallery food in town

15.07.09
Gallery food has come a long way since the days when all art fans had to choose from was a limited array of clingfilmed meals. Here’s our pick of the best.... more

Upgrades must not be cancelled

10.07.09
Given the scale of the public spending blood-bath that lies ahead, it will be amazing if the Tube is not affected by cuts. ... more

Has the mighty RMT gone too far?

10.06.09
The RMT has form when it comes to one and two-day strikes on the Underground. Over the years, the union has threatened strikes to terrorise the government... more

Emergency travel plans unveiled as Tube strike looms

08.06.09
Mayor Boris Johnson has unveiled emergency measures to keep London moving in the event of the 48-hour Tube strike going ahead... more

Are we there yet? It looks like we really could be

15.05.09
Today’s ceremony at Canary Wharf marks yet another stage on a long, expensive and tortuous journey... more

Earl Ferrers strikes positive chord with locals

12.05.09
From the striking black and gold exterior to the cream and blood red interior, a recent makeover at Earl Ferrers has put a very individual stamp on it... more

Shepherd grabs 13 Punch pubs

08.05.09
Shepherd Neame, the Kent brewer best-known for Spitfire bitter, picked up another 13 pubs from stricken rival Punch Taverns ... more

Lunch out at Villiers Terrace

29.04.09
Villiers Terrace is trying hard, if not yet getting it all right.... more

Boris wants voters to have power over police and buses

29.04.09
Mayor Boris Johnson backed an extraordinary attempt by London councils to grab power for the people... more

Revealed: the peers who claim the most expenses

30.01.09
A series of peers claimed hundreds of pounds each day in expenses without asking ministers any questions and rarely participating in the chamber of the House of Lords... more

Gold (and silver) diggers on the increase

19.11.08
Anglo-Saxon jewellery, Roman coins and a medieval seal were among historic finds declared official treasure in a report... more

AA demands fuel price cuts as oil drops to $50

14.11.08
The AA has demanded a cut in petrol prices as the cost of a barrel of oil plunged to a low of $50... more

London home slump 'will go on next year'

14.10.08
House prices in London will continue to fall next year and not return to last year's peak until 2015, estate agent Knight Frank warned today, adding that "there is more pain to come" for the housing market.... more

Average queue is 17 minutes in some London post offices

30.09.08
Customers at some London branches have to queue for almost 20 minutes on average, a survey by the postal watchdog has found... more

Growing flocks of parakeets forcing out native birds

04.06.08
Parakeets are breeding in such numbers in London that there could be 50,000 by 2010, threatening native species, experts warned... more

Security staff would escort defeated mayor from City Hall

01.05.08
Ken Livingstone and his top aides could face being escorted from City Hall by security staff within minutes of the election result being declared... more

Put your questions to the mayoral candidates

09.04.08
Ken Livingstone, Boris Johnson and Brian Paddick will go head-to-head for the first time on live radio on Thursday at 8am and it promises to be a lively affair. ... more

House sellers forced to slash asking price

31.03.08
London house prices are no higher in real terms than they were a year ago, new figures show... more

Ex-Blue star Lee Ryan denies assault on taxi driver

29.02.08
Former boyband singer Lee Ryan, from Greater London, has appeared in court charged with an attack on a taxi driver. The 24-year-old ex-Blue star pleaded not guilty to assaulting a cabbie after a minor traffic accident in Oxted, Surrey, on New Year's Eve last year... more

Toll rakes in £1 billion but is it good value?

18.02.08
Some time last summer, or maybe early autumn, a London motorist provided the billionth pound of revenue under the Mayor's congestion charge... more

Paddick will charge £10 for driving into London

14.02.08
Tourists and out-of-town commuters would be charged £10 for driving into Greater London under plans unveiled by Liberal Democrat mayoral candidate Brian Paddick... more

Poultry in motion

14.12.07
Bob Carlton's production of Mother Goose drips with the sort of appealing, home-grown charm that few can match.... more

London to celebrate New Year in style

29.12.06
Half a million people are expected to line the streets of central London to watch the New Year's Day Parade.... more

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