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Children told they were obese because ruler was broken

17.10.11
Health workers mistakenly told parents of 101 schoolchildren that they were 'too fat' - because their ruler was broken... more

'NHS hospitals that breach data protection should be fined up to £500,000'

01.07.11
The Information Commissioner calls for tougher penalties on NHS trusts and hospitals who lose patients' personal medical records ... more

Katie Price admits marriage to Alex Reid is in trouble

05.01.11
Katie Price has confirmed for the first time that her marriage is under strain, but she and Alex Reid are trying to work out their differences... more

Christmas crunch for shops as big freeze tightens grip

17.12.10
Retailers’ Christmas trading hopes are hanging in the balance as the threat of more snow this weekend sparks warnings of a £1.68 billion sales blow for the sector... more

US takeover approach lifts Capital’s shares

25.11.10
Capital Shopping Centres shares leap by 10%, after it revealed that a major investor wants to buy the business... more

Retail space race sends shopping mall rents rocketing

03.11.10
Fierce competition for space between major retailers is pushing up rents, the owner of Lakeside shopping centre in West Thurrock says... more

The Temper Trap put on a free show

28.10.10
The Temper Trap will be playing a free gig at the indigO2 on November 2... more

Cutbacks ‘will be death blow to ambitious Gateway plan’

26.10.10
Ministers have been accused of delivering a 'death blow' to the full development of the Thames Gateway by axing hundreds of millions of pounds of funding... more

New Thames port 'will generate £3.2bn a year'

05.10.10
More than 36,000 new jobs are set to be created at the new London Gateway deep-sea port and logistics park on the bank of the Thames... more

Carphone dismisses claims Best Buy is finding it tough

28.07.10
Carphone Warehouse rejects suggestions that its new joint-venture Best Buy electrical superstores had got off to a shaky start... more

Back in business before this season has even finished

09.07.10
Four capital teams kick-off their pre-seasons tomorrow — 24 hours before the present campaign ends with the World Cup Final in Johannesburg... more

Stephen Lawrence murder suspect facing jail over drugs

03.06.10
One of the suspects in the murder of Stephen Lawrence faces years in jail after pleading guilty today to dealing £350,000 of cannabis... more

Currys owner DSG banks on football fans buying TVs to watch World Cup

13.05.10
Currys and PC World owner DSG International hopes for a big boost in sales ahead of the World Cup and believes it will meet profit forecasts... more

Fishermen’s fears over huge new Thames port

18.03.10
Scheme to dredge huge areas of the Thames begins in preparation for a £1.5 billion port and commercial park... more

Port of London trade collapses to 18-year low

05.03.10
The Port of London had its worst year for trade since 1992 last year, with tonnage down 14%... more

Profits to fall at ports operator DP World

25.01.10
DP World, the owner of P&O and developer of the London Gateway container terminal, expects to report a drop in profits... more

Dubai port group buys Thameside plot

04.01.10
DP World, the Dubai-based ports group, pays £136 million for the last 1000 acres of land for its London Gateway container terminal and logistics park... more

Chiefs of high death rate hospital face calls to quit

27.11.09
Bosses of an NHS trust accused of letting dozens of patients die unnecessarily because of poor standards of care face growing pressure to quit... 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

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

'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

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

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


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