Two London hospitals, Stansted airport and police communications have been targeted by copper thieves in the last year, according to a new report ... more
A woman leading the Dale Farm protest can be unmasked as a radical Cambridge University graduate with a history of taking part in illegal direct action... more
Ryanair is urged to give passengers with children or special needs greater help in boarding planes after a three-year-old girl fell from airline steps... more
Plans for a high-speed railway from London to Birmingham via Heathrow are being drawn up on the basis that the Tories will block a third runway if they win the general election... more
Passenger numbers at Stansted Airport are in freefall. London's third airport, whose owner BAA is trying to force through the construction of a second runway, reported today that it handled 18.5% fewer passengers in May compared with a year ago... more
A group of climate-change protesters who brought Stansted airport to a standstill face the threat of being sued for more than £2million by Ryanair, the Standard has learned... more
When Ed Miliband, the Environment Secretary, said that he hoped that millions of people would take part in global protests to force governments to tackle climate change, he probably did not expect Stansted airport to be occupied by environmental protesters... more
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
Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon has delighted business but angered green groups by allowing Stansted airport an extra 10 million passengers a year... more
Two of the oldest active stars in the jazz world had planned to pit their octagenarian wits in an historic Anglo-US reunion but not all went to plan.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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