Commuters reacted with outrage when rail bosses said they would be hit with record season ticket rises of up to £560 in January - with more to come... more
The Met has faced criticism for its handling of recent violent and chaotic protests in London. Peter Dominiczak joined the force's riot officers as they prepared for future unrest
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Ministers have been accused of delivering a 'death blow' to the full development of the Thames Gateway by axing hundreds of millions of pounds of funding... more
Family of murdered Pc Keith Blakelock speak for the first time since he was hacked to death in the Broadwater Farm riots as police reveal the net is closing on his killers... more
Forecasters say the South-East will have temperatures in the high twenties until Friday at least after the country sweltered on its hottest day of the year... more
Woman dies after plunging through an ice-covered lake while trying to rescue her dog, as flash floods could hit Britain after big freeze turns into the big thaw
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One of the last surviving Indian Second World War fighter pilots has launched an attack on the BNP after it used images of a Spitfire in its campaign... more
Country's fastest commuter train - the Javelin - makes its public debut, travelling at 140mph between St Pancras International and Ashford on its maiden journey... more
As the world's fastest electric bike goes on sale in London next month, actress Imogen Stubbs goes for her first two-wheel electric spin while Brian Sewell is won over by the new battery-powered Smart car... more
Ten girls who were heavily sedated while in a care home during the Seventies and Eighties went on to have children with a range of birth defects... more
A group of young people horrified by the fatal stabbing of 18-year-old actor Robert Knox are in the running for a Prince's Trust award for their film about knife crime... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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