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Stansted, hospitals and police are all robbed of copper

14.10.11
Two London hospitals, Stansted airport and police communications have been targeted by copper thieves in the last year, according to a new report ... more

Nurse force-fed her baby to death

12.10.11
A nurse has been convicted of force feeding her 10-month-old baby girl through the spout of a jug until she choked to death... more

Ambulance flips over after swerving to avoid Boris biker

06.10.11
An ambulance answering a 999 call overturned this morning when its crew tried to avoid a cyclist riding a Boris bike... more

Tory peer is left for hours on hospital trolley

04.05.11
Conservative baroness reveals that she had to wait for nearly five hours on a hospital trolley before a bed was found for her... more

Twins tragedy inspires action for lupus victims

28.04.11
An architect has launched a trust to help build the first walk-in centre for sufferers of an auto-immune disease that killed his partner and her twin sister... more

Billy Cox's father dies after appeal to catch murderer

08.03.11
Terminally ill father of 15-year-old boy shot dead at home has died days after making an appeal to catch his son's killer ... more

Heart saver that clears arteries then dissolves

17.12.10
Heart patient has become the first in London to be fitted with a device that opens up a blocked artery and then disappears... more

Homeless man plunges into icy Thames to save woman from drowning... and his clothes get stolen

19.11.10
Homeless man risks his life to stop a young woman drowning in the bitterly cold Thames at night — then had his clothes stolen from the river bank where he left them... more

'My cabbie crashed, then charged me £77 while we waited for ambulance'

08.10.10
Taxi passenger who was injured when the vehicle smashed into the back of a parked cab has been charged the full fare — including extra for the time it took to call an ambulance... more

Scientist wows Hollywood with novel written between shifts in hospital lab

05.10.10
London scientist who wrote a novel in his spare time is set to become the toast of Hollywood... more

Ten miles from the Taliban, one of the world’s best hospitals

11.01.10
Crack team at Camp Bastion field hospital on the frontline in Afghanistan saves lives against all odds... more

'Booze bus' crews face a busy Christmas as binge drinking skyrockets in London

18.12.09
Emergency calls for special ambulances that treat severely drunk people in central London have soared this Christmas... more

Stroke care will be world class, says health czar

17.12.09
London's first stroke 'czar' says patients will benefit from world-class services under healthcare reforms... more

Brain tumour boy dies after being shunted between three hospitals

25.11.09
A 10-year-old boy suffering a burst brain tumour died after being taken to three hospitals and waiting for seven hours for an ambulance transfer... more

‘Let us keep life-saving stem cells from birth’

18.11.09
Two London hospitals have been accused of blocking access to life-saving treatment, by barring new mothers from storing their babies’ stem cells... more

‘Miracle’ recovery of swine flu girl, 4

16.11.09
Girl aged four who was seriously ill with swine flu had a 'miracle cure' when London doctors gave her a drug normally only used on adults... more

Hours of threats then man plunged from bridge

12.11.09
This is the moment when a man plunged into the Thames from Westminster Bridge, sparking a dramatic rescue... more

Three in hospital after bicycle, bus and motorbike collision

18.08.09
Three people were taken to hospital today after a crash involving a bus, a motorbike and a bicycle which closed London Bridge... more

Girl, eight, among four new swine flu deaths in capital

31.07.09
An eight-year-old girl and another three adults with swine flu have died in London... more

Cosmetic surgery woman died having a 'face plump'

12.06.09
A woman died after cosmetic surgery when fat from her buttocks was injected into a vein in her face, an inquest heard ... more

My London: Patrick Wolf

15.05.09
The avant garde singer-songwriter from South London has an umbilical pull to Waterloo... ... more

Tree rips roof off London bus

19.03.09
A bus driver was taken to hospital after her double decker hit a tree and its roof was torn off... more

Rafferty is alive and well and making music in Tuscany

18.02.09
Baker Street singer Gerry Rafferty is "extremely well" and living in Tuscany, his solicitors said... more

Missing singer Gerry Rafferty 'is fine'

17.02.09
Missing singer Gerry Rafferty is said to be "alive and comparatively well"... more

Fears grow for Baker Street singer Gerry Rafferty not seen since August

16.02.09
Concerns have been raised for Gerry Rafferty after it emerged the singer has been missing since he walked out of hospital nearly six months ago... more

Pianist is mauled by pair of pitbulls

06.10.08
A mother has told how she was mauled by two pitbull terriers and her baby knocked to the ground in his pram... more

Café owner fined £2,500 after salmonella outbreak

09.09.08
The owner of a sandwich bar at the centre of a salmonella outbreak that landed two people in hospital and left 15 others seriously ill has been fined £2,500... more

Life for student who 'snapped' and murdered guardian doctor

21.08.08
A law student who stabbed to death the doctor acting as his guardian because she pressured him to resit his exams was jailed for life... more

Please be courteous on road says injured cyclist

31.07.08
A cycling crusader has launched a plea for courtesy on the roads - after being knocked off her bike... more

'Planet Bonkers' artist becomes museum's dancer-in-residence

15.07.08
The Science Museum has appointed its first dancer-in-residence as part of a summer arts season... more


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