Psychotherapists and visits from celebrities including Gary Lineker and Dragon’s Den’s Theo Paphitis have helped turn around a failing school in under three years... more
Sixteen people who were allegedly tortured at the behest of the Americans are being paid millions of pounds in compensation by the British taxpayer, ministers confirmed... more
Home Secretary Theresa May accused of ignoring bias concerns over Britain’s extradition arrangements as she announces that a review will not be completed until the end of next summer... more
More than half of recent terrorist convicts sent to prison will be free within five years despite continuing ministerial warnings about the risk of a new attack in Britain, official figures revealed... more
Ministers were facing a legal battle and angry protests over new plans to retain the DNA profiles of innocent people for up to 12 years on the national database... more
Ministers face a legal battle and angry protests over new plans to retain the DNA profiles of innocent people for up to 12 years on the national database... more
Details of Facebook messages, texts and internet gaming activity of every person in Britain will be logged under proposed new laws unveiled by Jacqui Smith... more
Hundreds of people living near the Excel centre have been told to carry photo identification as the Met steps up security ahead of the G20 summit... more
The beleaguered Met Commissioner leaves office tomorrow. What we need in his place is a solid, reassuring figure who will talk about crime and get the public back on side... more
New laws which could have allowed parts of the 7/7 inquest to be heard in secret were dropped by ministers in a second dramatic U-turn over anti-terror legislation... more
Poverty, health, homelessness and racial tensions abound in a city awash with money. These are the people who are trying to do something about it. ... more
The most influential people in London gathered at the launch of the Evening Standard's glossy magazine The 1000: London's Most Influential People 2008... more
A report yesterday claimed the number of women in top jobs had fallen. But Antonia Cox argues not all women want to enter the corporate battlefield... more
Commons leader Harriet Harman has joined in the row over Shami Chakrabarti, saying the civil liberties chief should never have allied herself to David Davis... more
Civil liberties campaigner Shami Chakrabarti has threatened to sue Cabinet minister Andy Burnham over "smears" about her links to Tory David Davis... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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