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Carry on up the Junction: as Clapham gets stuck in the great clear-up spreads

10.08.11
Shopkeepers and residents across London take to the streets for a second day to clean up and help local businesses to reopen... more

State school pupils 'are being failed by poor careers advice'

28.03.11
State school pupils are more than four times as likely to be given bad careers advice than private school students, new research shows ... more

Homes suffer 75% slower speeds in broadband's postcode lottery

24.11.10
Londoners face a postcode lottery when buying high-speed broadband, new figures show... more

The Gun has historical connections

03.11.10
We can think of few others pubs in London which crop up in the work of both Iain Sinclair and Brian Clemens and have significant historical connections as The Gun... more

School shortage means children are taught in crypt

19.02.10
Crypt of an East End church has been turned into a classroom for five-year-olds because local primary schools are full... more

Rapper killed for ‘being in wrong place at wrong time’

18.01.10
Friends of a teenage rapper stabbed to death over 'post code' gang rivalry call for an end to knife crime... more

Teenager dies after knives and bats brawl between rival gangs

15.01.10
Teenager dies after being savagely beaten and stabbed during a mass brawl in east London between two gangs wielding baseball bats and 'Rambo-style' knives... more

Stabbed teenager fights for life after gang brawl

14.01.10
Teenager was in a critical condition in hospitalafter he was stabbed in a fight between rival gangs in east London... more

Man who killed mother for her house gets life

10.12.09
Catering worker has been jailed for a minimum of 22 years by the Old Bailey for killing his mother in her own home... more

Vice raid on 'Ronnie Wood' lapdance club

27.11.09
A lapdancing club visited by Ronnie Wood was raided amid allegations it was a brothel and drugs den... more

Tallest tower is set to rise in the east

08.10.09
Boris Johnson has used new planning powers to overturn a local council decision and approve the construction of east London's tallest building. ... more

Zombies of SW17 - the no-budget horror film that wooed Cannes

03.09.09
Marc Price’s horror film Colin, made for just £45 and fêted at Cannes, follows in a tradition of movies set in a nightmare London. Tooting Broadway is now firmly on the undead map... more

Boris uses new powers to allow tallest tower

28.08.09
Boris Johnson is expected to overrule councillors and give the go-ahead for a skyscraper in order to secure 'thousands' of jobs and £4 million for Crossrail... more

The North Pole is definitely worth visiting

11.08.09
We've known The North Pole for a few years now and the service is still polite, fast and friendly.... more

Tower Hamlets set to approve Britain's tallest tower

31.03.09
Plans for Britain's tallest residential skyscraper are due to be approved this week... more

Canary Wharf puts £150m into 'vital' Crossrail station

24.12.08
Transport: Crossrail has been handed a £150 million Christmas present by Canary Wharf in a deal London Mayor Boris Johnson hailed as vital for the future of the London economy... more

Post-Olympic push is set to be a private affair

21.11.08
Property: It is important to decide just what to do with the Olympic Games site post-2012... more

Fury on the forecourts as petrol prices stay high despite PM's threat

17.10.08
Motorists reacted with fury at "extortionate" petrol prices as London forecourts risked investigation by failing to heed Gordon Brown's call for lower rates at the pumps... more

Two more towers on horizon

09.10.08
These new images show what two of London's latest tower block landmarks could look like if planners give them the green light... more

Man held after girlfriend falls in death plunge

07.07.08
A mother of three has died after falling 100ft from a block of flats... more

Inquiry after girl, seven, drowns at council pool

16.06.08
An investigation was under way today after a seven-year-old girl drowned at an Essex leisure centre swimming pool... more

Compensation deal saves historic ship from the scrapyard

19.05.08
A £1.9 million compensation package from Crossrail has thrown a lifeline to the world's oldest complete steamship... more

Honoured by the Standard: London's best state schools

13.03.08
Four of London's best state schools were honoured by Ed Balls when he presented the 2008 Evening Standard School Awards... more

Find the hottest grills in London

01.08.07
With the sun now (finally) shining, it's the ideal time to step out into the warmth and enjoy the capital's finest barbecue bars... more

All aboard for a trip to the Seventies

13.06.07
The Headley features a menu full of culinary nostalgia, but can it attract daytripping Londoners?... more

Return of the killer movie

26.04.07
28 Days Later used London locations to stunning effect and became a monster hit. Director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo hopes he can do the same with the sequel, 28 Weeks Later.... more

The lighthouse fantastic

28.03.07
El Faro is most definitely worth attaching to your restaurant radar - it's the nearest Marina O'Loughlin has got to a real Spanish restaurant in London.... more


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