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Drugs chief under fire for saying cannabis is safer than alcohol

29.10.09
Government's chief drugs adviser expects to face calls to resign after criticising ministers for not reclassifying ecstasy, LSD and cannabis as less dangerous than alcohol and cigarettes... more

Armed police patrols are a leap in the dark, says expert

26.10.09
Gun crime expert calls for immediate review of plans to have armed police on patrols of London's streets... more

Primary schools in crisis as one in five cannot read

04.08.09
Number of 11-year-olds passing Sats in English has fallen for the first time since the exam was introduced in 1995... more

Young activists deliver their agenda to Brown

30.03.09
Young campaigners from around the world will meet Gordon Brown to urge decisive action by G20 leaders on the global financial crisis, climate change and poverty... more

Chancery Lane will be free of traffic in City's bid for beauty

25.03.09
Chancery Lane is gearing up to become a pedestrian precinct... more

London hospitals unite to form pioneer supertrusts

09.03.09
The creation of three medical "supertrusts" in London has been given the go-ahead by the Government... more

We're proud to be on parade, say university finalists

05.03.09
Finalists in the Miss University London beauty pageant today insisted the competition was not degrading to women.... more

Funding is slashed at top research colleges

05.03.09
Some of London's most prestigious universities will miss out on vital funding after having research grants reduced... more

Apprentice lawyer sues over leg injury

30.01.09
A trainee lawyer who was kicked off TV's The Apprentice is suing for up to £100,000 after being crushed by a wall in south London... more

Business needs more help now

14.01.09
The Business Secretary Lord Mandelson will today announce a scheme allowing the taxpayer to guarantee bank loans to businesses... more

Stem cell bid is stalled by lack of funds

13.01.09
Stem cell research could grind to a halt because of a lack of funding, scientists warned... more

London universities are leading the nation in research excellence

18.12.08
London universities dominate a new league table of the top educational establishments for research... more

Capital's universities climb world league table as UK slumps

09.10.08
Leading London universities have risen in the world ranking of higher education institutions this year despite Britain sliding in the international league... more

Health

08.10.08
It’s an issue that can cloud the cheering fact that London is home to some of the most brilliant health care specialists in the world, leaders in their fields. ... more

Honour for capital's young black achievers

03.10.08
A young jazz musician who grew up in care is among the black teenagers honoured for achieving outstanding exam results against the odds... more

Universities pledge to interview state pupils

24.09.08
A group of leading universities will guarantee interviews to gifted working-class teenagers amid mounting government pressure to take more students from state schools... more

Film tribute to 7/7 victims by man who lost his best friend

02.07.08
Victims of the 7/7 bombings will be honoured in a documentary by a first-time filmmaker whose best friend was killed in the tragedy... more

Football boy stabbed in park

18.06.08
A teenager was stabbed during a row which began during a football game in a south London park... more

Dimbleby lab to save thousands from cancer

17.06.08
A new £6 million London cancer centre will pioneer "tailored" therapies for patients... more

The rare case of a barrister facing £22 million claim over 'negligence'

17.06.08
Investors in film finance scheme say they did not receive the tax relief they had been advised to expect... more

Dame Shirley Bassey in 5am dash for emergency stomach surgery

27.05.08
Dame Shirley Bassey is recovering in hospital following an emergency stomach operation.... more

Credit woes fail to deter university hopefuls

19.05.08
The credit crunch is not putting prospective students off racking up debts by doing a degree, a university chief said... more

Two friends fight for life in nightclub knife attack

19.05.08
Two teenagers are fighting for their lives after being stabbed outside a nightclub... more

The C-grade students training to be doctors

16.05.08
Students who have achieved no higher than a C grade at A-level are being trained as doctors... more

Top hospitals link up with university to form research centre

10.04.08
Three leading London hospitals and a major university have joined forces to become the country's largest science research centre... more

Spinning a yarn - just the job for Campbell

26.02.08
Perhaps we should not be so surprised by the news that Alastair Campbell has become a novelist at the age of 50. After all, as a Downing Street spin doctor, he was renowned for telling tall stories and stretching credulity to the limit. To be published in November, his debut, All in the Mind, is the story of a psychiatrist, his patients and family and "the pressures they bring to bear on each other'' over a long weekend... more

Boy with a baton

08.05.07
Simon Rattle made his Glyndebourne debut at 22. Now at 24, Robin Ticciati is following in his footsteps of his great mentor - and he's terrified. ... more

Race row greets ROH Madama Butterfly

14.02.07
Madama Butterfly, one of the world's most popular operas, opens in Covent Garden amid fresh accusations of racism.... more

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