A promising law student drowned trying to swim across the Thames when a drinking spree to celebrate being on the wagon for a month ended in tragedy, an inquest heard... more
Artist-designer Pascal Anson has been chosen to have his artwork painted on a fleet of British Airways planes flying in and out of London
during the 2012 Olympics... more
Clearing places available at some London universities have been slashed by more than half, and others will offer just a handful of places, according to new figures... more
A struggling writer landed a book deal with a major publisher after putting her novel online for 96p a copy and promoting it by using social networking... more
Chelsea footballer Florent Malouda and former tennis star Annabel Croft have won their battle to keep their private estate closed from the rest of the neighbourhood
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Greenwich University is top of the league table for cheats after more than 800 students were caught plagiarising, trying to bribe lecturers or buying essays from the internet last year, a survey shows
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Family of a young artist crushed by a Metroline bus while riding her bicycle along Oxford Street told today how their lives had been 'destroyed' by her death... more
Family of a student who died after he was forcibly restrained by up to seven police officers at a psychiatric hospital today called for a 'rigorous, far-reaching investigation'... more
Beautician from Essex who won a High Court battle against one of the country’s biggest property developers has started law school after winning a £10,000 scholarship... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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