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Intelligence on the cheap as Met covert squad lives on Big Macs

26.08.11
Detectives in a secretive police unit sleep in budget hotels and eat in fast-food restaurants including McDonald's, Burger King and Subway... more

Haulier who died in M11 crash will be 'cried for by all who knew him'

04.05.11
Tributes have been paid to a driver who died when his lorry collided with a coach on the M11 ... more

Requiem for a sweet sister: Charity concert is composer's way to cope with suicide

08.03.11
When James Drew-Edwards received a phone call, almost exactly a year ago, telling him that his sister was dead, the composer's thoughts turned, naturally, to music... more

Stansted airport parking charges soar

24.01.11
Stansted Express commuters have called for car park season tickets to be made available after charges were raised to more than £7,500 a year... more

It's time to sacrifice some sacred cows

09.12.10
As Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt calls for more philanthropy to make up for cuts to the arts, our critic has some more radical proposals... more

OKA rules, ok yah! How Annabel Astor is catering for the middle classes

16.08.10
Annabel Astor, David Cameron’s mother-in-law, is co-founder of a multi-million-pound interiors company, favoured by Tory MPs, that brings upper-class taste to the aspiring middle classes... more

2010 Summer Festival Guide

23.04.10
If you’re mad enough, you could attend a music festival every weekend from late May to September. From Florence in a field to Snoop Dogg in the park, David Smyth outlines a hectic schedule.... more

Bercow must go as Speaker after election, top Tories tell David Cameron

19.03.10
David Cameron has been urged by senior Tory MPs not to block a coup to topple Speaker John Bercow after the election... more

I had affair, admits Tory after quitting anti-sleaze committee

20.11.09
Tory MP David Curry admits having an affair only hours after quitting as chairman of Parliament’s anti-sleaze committee... more

Why will no one tell me how my son really died on his holiday?

03.09.09
Star student Andre Young was on his first boys-only trip away when he was killed. Here his mother talks about Crete’s refusal to investigate his death... more

Body of British teenager found in Crete

13.08.09
British teenager found dead on a Greek island after a massive drinking session... more

Go and face your public, Tory leader Cameron orders Julie Kirkbride

27.05.09
David Cameron told embattled MP Julie Kirkbride to go out and face her angry constituents by holding meetings explaining her second home claims... more

Bug shuts tills at 100 Tesco stores

11.05.09
The tills at 100 Tesco supermarkets went down with problems reported in Essex, Buckinghamshire, North Wales and Northern Ireland... more

It's Beirut or bust for charity marathon runners

03.04.09
Two adventurers are to run the length of Lebanon nonstop in 40 hours on a charity challenge... more

Oxford University has £30m stuck in Iceland

16.10.08
The full scale of the Iceland bank crash's impact on British institutions is emerging... more

Payout on way for woman whose 200 shoes are now useless

15.10.08
A businesswoman who says her vast collection of shoes was made useless after she was hurt in a fall at Stansted Airport has won the right to a substantial damages payout... more

Hard work pays off for new-look Robert Clack

07.10.08
Robert Clack, a Dagenham comprehensive school, are this season's first winners of the Evening Standard Schools 1st XV Team of the Month... more

Banker in Tube binge party is off to South America

06.06.08
The banker who orchestrated an antidrinking ban party on the Tube is to quit London for South America while bosses consider his future, the Evening Standard can reveal... more

Protesters pledge more anti-Boris booze-ups

02.06.08
Organisers behind the Tube drink ban protest which spiralled out of control are planning further demonstrations, the Evening Standard can reveal... more

Shake-up of London's flightpaths

21.02.08
A major shake-up in aircraft flightpaths across London and the South-East has been unveiled... more

A Knight to remember

02.04.07
Set in the idyllic grounds of three of England's top stately homes, this year's English Heritage Picnic Concerts concerts feature a stellar line-up.... more


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