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Apple will add to Covent Garden core factor

04.11.09
Covent Garden market is booming, with footfall and tenant levels higher than a year ago and the picture expected to brighten even further when Apple moves in next year, owner Liberty International said ... more

Mother: I’ve done something terrible... I’ve killed the kids

07.09.09
Mother stabbed her teenage daughters to death to 'wreak havoc' on her ex-husband, court hears... more

Brixton inspires market as takeover talks get under way

22.05.09
Shares in Brixton soared 12% after the cash-strapped landlord said it was in takeover talks with a number of potential bidders ... more

Drip bags found 'sabotaged' at hospital after girl, 3, dies

22.04.09
Detectives are investigating the death of a three-year-old girl at a hospital where intravenous drip bags were found to have been punctured, apparently on purpose... more

Tory council leader defects to Labour in Cameron protest

26.03.09
A Tory council leader has dramatically defected to Labour in protest at David Cameron's inheritance tax cut plans for "millionaires"... more

10,000 demand scrapping of Dartford crossing tolls

02.01.09
The Government is coming under growing pressure to reverse the 50 per cent increase in the Dartford river crossing charge... more

Mother killed baby son returned by social services

22.12.08
A mother has been found guilty of killing her baby boy after social services gave him back to her... more

The Opera House Looks East

19.11.08
Covent Garden chief Tony Hall is behind a new state of the art outpost that will help regenerate the Thames Gateway.... more

Liberty into red after £1.08bn hit

05.11.08
Shopping centres owner Liberty International crashed into the red after £1.08 billion was wiped off the value of its property... more

50,000 animals are moved to make way for container port

28.10.08
One of the biggest wildlife relocation projects ever attempted is under way in the Thames Gateway... more

Green space that everyone can walk to

22.09.08
A three-year masterplan to make London greener has been unveiled... more

'It gives pupils a voice and brings the community together'

11.09.08
There are already 11 co-operative schools running and five more have announced plans to join them... more

Eco-protest hits Gatwick

07.08.08
Eco-activists breached security at Gatwick airport in a protest against short-haul flights... more

Best Buy aims to shine in UK

18.07.08
US electricals giant Best Buy could light up Piccadilly, Oxford Street or another major central London shopping location when it makes its big entry into the UK... more

Liberty's mall values take a mauling

07.05.08
Covent Garden piazza owner today said the value of its shopping centres had declined sharply ... more

£345m mauling for Liberty's portfolio

07.05.08
Covent Garden piazza owner today slashed value of its property portfolio by £345 million... more

Jubilant Tories: We're no longer nasty party

02.05.08
David Cameron has buried the Conservatives' "nasty party" image, a jubilant new Tory council leader claimed... more

Defeat is Brown's 'John Major moment'

02.05.08
Gordon Brown concedes heavy defeats but pledges to lead Labour's fightback with a blizzard of new policies... more

Creative Britannia ... costume college and 5,000 arts apprentices

22.02.08
Thousands of "cultural" apprenticeships will be created as part of plans to bring Britain's creative industries into the mainstream... more

Crunch takes £316m off Liberty portfolio's value

13.02.08
Shopping centres group Liberty slashes £316.5 million off the value of its properties, which include Lakeside in Thurrock and the Covent Garden market... more

Go green this summer

17.08.07
Get back to nature, breathe in the fresh air and reacquaint yourself with Britain's wildlife.... more

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