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£10m to make smartest streets smarter

20.11.09
These are the first images of a £10million scheme to reduce street clutter in Mayfair and Belgravia... more

Stamp duty break helped just 6,000 London buyers

20.11.09
Only 6,000 Londoners have benefited from the stamp duty holiday in its first year, figures reveal... more

Commuters face combined strikes on bus and Tube

20.11.09
London faces a wave of bus and Tube strikes that could cause chaos for millions of passengers as unions walkout over pay and conditions... more

Cheap deal to help young workers get on property ladder

19.11.09
Young professionals struggling to get on the property ladder are being offered knock-down rents in some of London’s most sought after neighbourhoods... more

Power cut ruins West End treat for 500 pensioners

19.11.09
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Court backs town hall chief over alterations to his listed £2.7m home

19.11.09
Leader of Westminster council escapes prosecution for unauthorised alterations to his 17th century home and the case thrown out of court... more

The best books of the year

19.11.09
Our reviewers name the titles that have meant the most to them over the past 12 months... more

‘Let us keep life-saving stem cells from birth’

18.11.09
Two London hospitals have been accused of blocking access to life-saving treatment, by barring new mothers from storing their babies’ stem cells... more

Home of cricket gets a £400m refit but, thank the Lord’s, keeps its name

18.11.09
Plans unveiled for the £400 million redevelopment of Lord’s cricket ground, as owners deny selling its name... more

Agents: We’ll sell derelict Mayfair house for £30m

18.11.09
It may be the middle of a recession and the property is derelict, but estate agents are confident of finding buyers for a £30 million Mayfair house which has just gone on the market... more

Ex-Asda boss faces daunting trial in ITV jungle

18.11.09
So Archie Norman is going to sumbit himself to the Bushtucker Trial that is chairing ITV. Formerly an MP, Tory chief executive and Asda chairman, he says the challenge of overseeing the I’m A Celebrity and X-Factor broadcaster is “irresistible” ... more

‘Being in the UK is the best place to make movies’

18.11.09
Harry Brown producer Kris Thykier made his money in PR and is using it to carve a path in the movie industry ... more

Would you ever consider a threesome or moresome?

17.11.09
The Erotica show at Kensington Olympia is all about getting close with several people at once. Jasmine Gardner went to Westminster to ask if Londoners would ever consider a threesome or moresome... more

Barman fought with girlfriend before plunge

17.11.09
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Right and wrong roads to investor clout

17.11.09
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Holy alliance over plans to turn church into health spa

17.11.09
Beauty magnate at war with a congregation over his plans to turn their church into a spa has found an unlikely ally... more

‘Interfering’ Tories are warned of more revolts by the Turnip Taliban

17.11.09
David Cameron was warned to expect fresh 'Turnip Taliban' revolts by local Tory associations after a would-be MP survived a deselection attempt... more

The parking warden’s day... death threats and racist abuse

16.11.09
Shocking levels of racist abuse and violence inflicted on London’s parking wardens are exposed in a new TV programme... more

Clegg: Scrap legislative programme in favour of reform

16.11.09
Gordon Brown should scrap his proposed legislative programme and devote the final months of this Parliament to cleaning up Westminster, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said... more

PM targets City's rule-breakers in 'short, sharp' Queen's Speech

16.11.09
Crackdown on City risk-taking, bonuses and fraud will be a key plank of Gordon Brown's pre-election Queen's Speech, it has emerged... more

Margaret Hodge: I'll drive BNP's Nick Griffin out of Barking

16.11.09
Government minister Margaret Hodge vowed to 'expose and expel' BNP leader Nick Griffin after it emerged he would contest her east London constituency at the general election... more

Sloppy signmakers fall foul of apostrophe police

13.11.09
Westminster council was criticised today over a rash of misplaced apostrophes on new signs in the borough... more

Pity MPs without a spouse around the House

30.10.09
I am beginning to feel a little sorry for our elected servants in Westminster. I know it sounds a little like suggesting that bankers work dreadfully hard and deserve every penny of their bonuses... more

IHG joins Games hotels push

26.10.09
The rash of new five-star hotels being developed in the capital to cope with the surge of visitors around the 2012 Olympics is continuing with the InterContinental signing up for a new landmark in the heart of Westminster ... more

London is the binge crime capital of UK

20.10.09
London has the highest rates of alcohol-fuelled crime in the country, with binge-drinkers committing tens of thousands of crimes in the capital every year... more

Rethink on 'confusing' yellow lines that earned £330,000 for council

07.10.09
Town hall bosses are to reconsider 'confusing' parking restrictions after issuing thousands of fines to drivers... more

West End firms braced for 100% rise in local tax

01.10.09
Shops, restaurants and other businesses in prime London areas could see tax rates almost double this year, Westminster council is warning... more

Census ‘could miss thousands of migrants’

25.09.09
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Westminster prospers in a troubled world

23.09.09
Bodyguarding and anti-terrorist security and surveillance group Westminster is proving that a nastier world can mean good business ... more

BT roadworks to cause jams on 'free route'

21.09.09
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