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Price of gold predicted to hit $2000 an ounce by Games

27.07.11
The price of gold hits a record high amid concerns about the US debt crisis - and analysts predict it will soar even higher, to $2000 per ounce, by the start of the London Olympics... more

Woman evicted over all-night Tina Turner singalongs

05.07.11
A woman who sang Tina Turner songs at full blast in all-night karaoke sessions is evicted after she refuses to 'pipe down'... more

Three boroughs to merge libraries in an attempt to stave off closures

17.06.11
Libraries in three London boroughs are to be merged in a bid to save up to £1million and stop them closing down... more

Football clubs agree to pay for match-day traffic control

18.04.11
Three London football clubs have agreed to pay for match-day traffic management in a deal that will save taxpayers more than £100,000 a year... more

Baronet's widow facing prison over £90,000 benefits fraud

22.09.10
Baronet's widow faces jail after being found guilty of helping her boyfriend in a £90,000 benefits scam... more

Drunken louts face a blanket ban from every bar in Fulham Broadway

19.01.10
Drunken revellers could be barred from entire neighbourhoods rather than just individual clubs and pubs under new rules to combat alcohol-fuelled crime... more

I haven’t had breast op, says daughter of benefit cheat who blew £60,000

12.01.10
Daughter of a benefits cheat who swindled nearly £60,000 and spent the cash on breast enlargements denies she also had surgery... more

The propaganda newspapers

27.07.09
London's local newspapers are being squeezed out by a new breed of council freesheets. And it comes at a huge cost, says Andrew Gilligan... more

Teacher seized on Eurostar with kilos of opium strapped to body

23.07.09
Music teacher who brought almost £200,000 of opium into Britain has been jailed for seven and a half years... more

Borough bans new bars in bid to curb yob behaviour

14.07.09
Town Hall bosses in west London are set to ban the opening of new bars, clubs and pubs in an entire neighbourhood amid concern about loutish behaviour and crime... more

Town halls pay for 350 more bobbies on the beat

14.04.09
Councils in the capital are spending millions of pounds on extra police to calm residents' fears of crime... more

Five to try: A Room of One's Own

04.02.09
Spin your own fictions among friends at Bam-Bou, ask for a secluded space at Joanna's and hire a dining room at The Wells.... more

Big-hitting Bopara fires a reminder to selectors

29.07.08
Essex all-rounder is knocking on England door after hitting his second century in a week... more

Optician can't see the joke over Robbie Williams noise fine

28.07.08
A man fined over complaints that he sang Robbie Williams's Angels at the top of his voice at his flat late at night is threatening to sue his council for libel... more

Oxo mum Lynda Bellingham finds love third time around at 60

09.06.08
He may be a convicted fraudster but the Oxo mum and actress says new husband Michael Pattemore is her 'soulmate'... more

Drug arrests soar in first year of 24-hour policing experiment

29.04.08
Trials of round-the-clock policing have led to an increase in the number of drug dealers and addicts being taken off the streets, Met figures show... more

Five of the best restaurants for Sunday roast

02.04.08
From a traditional English roast to barbecued duck, here are five restaurants that are serving up a cracking Sunday Lunch. ... more


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