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Paloma Faith ready to get the Savoy stomping again

03.10.11
Singer Paloma Faith will relaunch the Stompin' at the Savoy concerts on October 29... more

Queen's estate defies recession as value rises to £383 million

18.07.11
The value of the Queen's private estate has bounced back strongly after being hit badly by the recession, it emerges... more

Queen costs £4million more than she said: Philip's pay wasn't included

14.07.11
The amount of taxpayers' cash paid to the Queen is £4 million higher than previously thought... more

History left behind in F1's need for speed

06.05.11
Jake Humphrey: Formula One is always looking ahead - how to win the next race or develop the next upgrade... more

£9,000 fees would have put students off - unless you went to Oxford or Cambridge

27.04.11
More than half of students would not have gone to university if they had been forced to pay £9,000 a year for their degrees, research suggests... more

Head of London's Queen Mary University defends £9000 fee

15.04.11
Principal of Queen Mary University justifies the institution's decision to charge £9,000 fees as he suggested others could be opting for the maximum for 'status' reasons ... more

London's City University is latest to charge £9,000

08.04.11
City University London has became the latest to declare its tuition fees for 2012, announcing it will charge students the maximum £9,000 ... more

RAF's Libya raid jets may join palace fly-past

01.04.11
Fighter jets used in the bombing of Colonel Gaddafi's forces in Libya could feature in a fly-past over Buckingham Palace during the wedding celebrations ... more

Green places to stay in London mapped out

21.03.11
First 'green' map of London launched to find the most environmentally-friendly hotels, restaurants and shops ... more

BAE Systems cuts 1,300 jobs over axing of Harrier and Nimrod jets

09.12.10
BAE Systems delivers pre-Christmas jobs blow by announcing plans to axe around 1,300 posts... more

Is the new Routemaster Boris Johnson’s re-election ticket?

25.11.10
After a wait of almost four years, the vehicle that will be known as the “Borismaster” will be unveiled to the travelling public in January 2012... more

£5m to police royal wedding as Met chiefs tackle stalkers and terrorism threat

23.11.10
The cost of security and policing the royal wedding is expected to cost up to £5 million, according to estimates... more

The Savoy is the hotel at the heart of London

10.11.10
After a star-spangled relaunch, the Savoy is finally open for business — and its £220m restoration allows the unique history of this corner of the capital to shine anew... more

Battle of Britain fighters remembered at St Paul's

07.09.10
The bravery of the Few, who defended the country during the Battle of Britain, are honoured in a service at St Paul's Cathedral... more

Prince Charles’s garden party to teach us to be green... and take short showers

18.08.10
Prince Charles is using his new green campaign to urge everyone in Britain to take shorter showers... more

Lawyer in court on fraud charges

13.08.10
Former partner at London law firm Mishcon de Reya appeared at Southwark crown court accused of plotting to cheat a bank out of more than £18 million... more

A real Regent St sale as foreign investors get chance to buy it

15.07.10
London's most famous shopping street is being offered to foreign investors in a historic deal... more

John Hutton - experienced and unbiased or turncoat collaborator?

23.06.10
Business profile: Labour’s John Hutton has been asked by George Osborne to tackle the public-sector pensions bill... more

I was the last person to see Derrick Bird alive, says day-tripper

09.06.10
Day-tripper chased gunman Derrick Bird's cab to give him a ticking off for hitting a car, it was reported... more

Home alone mother spared jail again

18.01.10
Mother who broke terms of a suspended sentence for leaving her four children home alone walks free from court for a second time... more

Dam Busters star and real-life war hero Todd dies aged 90

04.12.09
Matinee idol Richard Todd, best remembered for his lead role in the Second World War classic The Dam Busters, has died at the age of 90... more

Flood-hit Cumbria now faces threat of snow

30.11.09
People in flood-hit Cumbria were facing more weather woes with snow and plunging temperatures set to hit the area... more

Matt Banahan's got mark of a champion as he gets ready to go to war

05.11.09
Around 20 per cent of Matt Banahan's body is already covered in tattoos but the England wing wants to get even more done in honour of his two grandfathers who fought in the Second World War... more

New delays on West Coast line as floods hit services

12.01.09
West Coast rail services out of Euston suffered yet more disruption - this time because of flooding... more

Rail fares from Euston set to treble

08.12.08
Thousands of long-distance rail travellers from Euston will see their fares treble under the cover of timetable changes being introduced next week... more

Gordon is our saviour? EU must be joking

24.10.08
Few people in Britain have taken too seriously the claims by US Nobel economics laureate Paul Krugman and other luminaries that Gordon Brown's recapitalisation of the banks means he is a global superhero... more

Common bugs linked to cot deaths, say scientists

30.05.08
Scientists have discovered that common bugs could play an important role in some cases of unexplained cot death... more

Henry's crowning glory

08.05.08
Michael Boyd's epic, audacious presentation of Shakespeare's eight history plays is a magnificent achievement. ... more

Park dates for Romeo and Juliet van tour

28.08.07
The Globe's first national tour since plague closed London theatres 400 years ago is to end with extra dates in the capital.... more


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