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More action needed to tackle drug-driving

09.08.11
As many as 70 per cent of motorists reckon not enough is being done to tackle the problem of drug-driving, according to a survey... more

Drivers face heavy traffic as summer getaway begins

22.07.11
Travel getaway is due to start today as school summer holidays begin ... more

Drivers face 'longest journey of the year'

21.07.11
Drivers warned to prepare for the 'longest car journey of the year' this weekend as the school summer holidays begin ... more

Boris Johnson blasts M1 'madness' as motorway shut for week after fire

18.04.11
Continued closure of the M1 into London was branded 'madness' as businesses revealed the disruption is costing millions of pounds a day. One man greeted the news that the motorway will be shut until next week by doing his ironing in the middle lane... more

Thousands of road deaths could be avoided, report finds

04.04.11
As many as 6,000 lives could be saved on Britain's roads over the next 10 years if just a fraction of the money being spent on road maintenance was used more effectively, a report has said ... more

Coastguard station cuts could put lives at risk, unions warn

16.12.10
Lives must not be put at risk by cutting the number of coastguard stations, unions warned today... more

Tories back industry appeal against cigarette display law

26.04.10
The Conservatives throw their weight behind the tobacco industry’s campaign to overturn a move to force shops to sell cigarettes under the counter... more

We can't afford staff for community service, warn probation chiefs

31.03.10
Probation chiefs criticised after urging courts in London to sentence fewer people to community service... more

Minister accused of hypocrisy for opposing cuts to local hospitals

05.01.10
Minister was accused of hypocrisy today after it emerged he is campaigning against proposed cuts to NHS hospitals near his constituency... more

Victim Chloe's parents speak of their 'fun-loving baby girl'

14.07.09
Parents of six-year-old London swine flu victim tell of their agony at the loss of their 'fun-loving baby girl'... more

Parents at dead girl's school plead for advice on virus

14.07.09
Parents in the west London district where six-year-old Chloe Buckley died from swine flu appeal for more information on the virus... more

£300,000 is spent on firemen lifting the obese in London

13.03.09
The London fire brigade is facing a bill of nearly £300,000 for rescuing obese people... more

London hospitals earn £13million from parking charges in one year

06.03.09
London hospitals and health trusts collected more than £13million from parking charges in one year ... more

‘Crony’ row over fees for relatives’ firms

05.02.09
A senior manager who has quit the NHS in London was engulfed in a cronyism row, the Standard can reveal... more

Psychiatric patients allowed to see violent films on wards

16.01.09
Patients with severe mental health problems were able to watch violent films while being treated at a psychiatric hospital, a report has found... more

Patients facing cancer drug postcode lottery

21.11.08
Cancer sufferers in many parts of London are losing out on life-enhancing treatment, figures reveal... more

Lawyers charge NHS £75m in three years to settle negligence claims

17.11.08
Lawyers have charged London health trusts £75million to deal with medical negligence claims in the last three years, it was revealed... more

Harman forced to retreat over 'class war'

10.09.08
Harriet Harman has been forced to drop the words "social class" from a speech to trade unionists... more

Tube is dreadful and I like taking holidays in Italy, says tourism minister

03.09.08
Tourism Minister Margaret Hodge came under fire after calling Tube travel "dreadful" and British hotels expensive and poor quality... more

Dentists pull out more teeth under 'botched' contract

21.08.08
Dentists are becoming more likely to remove their patients' teeth than fit fillings or crowns, figures reveal... more

Capital of teenage abortion

02.07.08
Five London boroughs have some of the highest teenage abortion rates in England, official figures reveal... more

10 a week in A&E for knife wounds

31.03.08
New figures show up to 10 people are admitted to London hospitals for knife wounds every week... more


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