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Improvements pledge as Government takes over train line

13.11.09
Government promises improved services on a key London to Scotland rail route which it will take back into public ownership from midnight tonight... more

Pinstripped fraudster 'seduced by first-class rail travel'

21.07.09
Pinstriped teenager 'seduced' by first-class rail travel, who fraudulently spent nearly £20,000 on train fares in just two months, spared jail... more

Victoria commuters (like bees in honey) inspire haiku winner

30.06.09
The winner of a competition to write a haiku about summer in London today revealed the inspiration for his poem - his fellow commuters at Victoria... more

Haiku contest stirs anger among the poets over too many syllables

29.05.09
Haiku Society attacks entries for high-profile haiku competition for having too many syllables... more

‘Dollar sign’ tracksuit of serial sex attacker is caught on CCTV

07.04.09
This is the CCTV image of a man behind a series of terrifying sex attacks on young women walking alone in London... more

Network Rail promises £35 billion railway revolution

31.03.09
The head of Network Rail has promised the biggest expansion of the national railway system since the days of the great Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel... more

Ideal spot for Château King's Cross

16.03.09
It is a world away from the idyllic slopes of the Continent and New World usually associated with many of the world's best red wines... more

Migration in the public interest

16.03.09
In a recession, when jobs are under threat and public spending limited, feelings on immigration run particularly high... more

Battle lines drawn to keep ticket offices open closure

28.01.09
Politicians and union leaders have urged rail commuters to back the Evening Standard’s campaign for safer stations... more

Walking the Tube: a step by step guide

22.01.09
Health campaigners have urged commuters to walk between Underground stations instead of using them... more

Emergency services expect 999 calls surge tonight

31.12.08
New Year's Eve is set to be more hectic than usual for the London Ambulance Service as temperatures plummet well below freezing ... more

Mother puts daughters in hijab disguise to avoid police

18.11.08
A mother who feared her children were about to be taken into care dodged police and social services by dressing in robes and head scarves... more

Mother puts daughters in hijab disguise to avoid police

18.11.08
A mother who feared her children were about to be taken into care dodged police and social services by dressing in robes and head scarves... more

F-IRE Collective bring jazz to Kings Place

16.10.08
Hidden behind King's Cross station, a lavish multi-space arts centre apparently designed for 25ft-tall aliens, has risen and is hosting a festival.... more

Hope at last on 21-year journey at King’s Cross

03.10.08
Twenty one years ago this month, what used to be called the British Railways Property Board chose four developers to prepare plans for building on 67 acres of derelict land north of King's Cross station... more

More than 1,000 gather to remember the 7/7 dead

07.07.08
More than a thousand people gathered at King's Cross station to mark the third anniversary of the 7/7 bombings... more

Push for the first 'car-free' Olympics

07.07.08
Up to 800,000 spectators per day are expected to attend the London Olympics... more

Why has Sheryl forgiven alcoholic ex-husband Gazza?

24.06.08
Troubled Paul Gascoigne's may have found love again with ex-wife Sheryl as she supports him during his ongoing battle against alcoholism.... more

Tube terror over drunk civil servant's Tube hoax

30.04.08
A drunk top civil servant had to be protected from angry Tube passengers after telling them he was a Muslim and had a bomb... more

Go East with the Village people

20.03.08
A friendly crowd and an intimate vibe make new club East Village in Shoreditch a sure fire hit. Watch our video report here.... more

Spanish restaurant offers a welcome respite

13.06.07
Camino is a smart new restaurant to appear in the newly developed Regent's Quarter area of Kings Cross... more

Bollywood comes to London

14.05.07
A map has been published pinpointing the locations of the most popular locations in London for filming Bollywood pictures.... more

Harry Potter and the mystery of the shut station

23.10.06
Tube travellers were seriously disrupted when Westminster station was shut for the filming of the new Harry Potter movie.... more

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