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London MPs will lose second homes cash in expenses payback

04.02.10
Former ministers Barry Gardiner and Joan Ryan have paid back the largest sums of all London MPs... more

Sir Ian McKellen: Sport should feel shame over gay fears

21.01.10
Sir Ian McKellen attacks the sports world, saying it should be 'ashamed of itself' for its lack of understanding about homosexuality ... more

British soldiers to use donkeys in Afghanistan

11.01.10
Donkeys are being brought into service to carry supplies for the British Army in Afghanistan... more

Capitalism can wear a halo too, you know

05.01.10
The dictum that you are what you eat refers to ideology and social status as well as nutrition. Morrisons understood that the southern middle classes would convert only if they believed they were really shopping at Waitrose, but cheaper... more

The day Gareth Thomas told me he was gay was worst of my life, says rugby star's ex-wife

21.12.09
Ex-wife of 'outed' rugby star Gareth Thomas speaks for the first time about her heartbreak when he revealed he was gay — saying it was 'the worst day of my life'... more

Tony Blair blasted by Archbishop at Iraq war service

09.10.09
Tony Blair comes under attack from the Archbishop of Canterbury and a grieving father at a remembrance service for the Iraq war dead... more

London MPs in stampede to offload their second homes

26.05.09
London’s MPs are frantically dumping second homes as their expenses bill of almost £10 million a year comes under the spotlight... more

Achtung! Minister blocks sale of sonar to Germans

15.05.09
The Government has called for an investigation into the sale of a state-of-the-art UK defence technology company to a German rival... more

Tories can win London for the first time in a generation

27.04.09
David Cameron is on course to turn London blue at the next general election... more

London MPs face pay probe as they prepare to pocket 9% increase

31.03.09
A full inquiry into the scandal of MPs' pay and perks was speeded up as dozens of London MPs were set to pocket an inflation-busting rise of more than nine per cent... more

Watchdog to probe Saudi gift to Straw

05.03.09
Election watchdogs have started an investigation into a Saudi-backed donation to Justice Secretary Jack Straw... more

I blundered in vote, admits MP fighting Heathrow expansion

29.01.09
A Labour MP who has campaigned against Heathrow expansion spoke of his "huge embarrassment" for siding with the Government over plans for a third runway... more

Middle-class fear they won't be able to pay the mortgage

30.12.08
Two out of five middle-class professionals fear they will struggle to pay their mortgage next year, a poll reveals... more

Harman promises to protect the capital through recession

21.11.08
London will be a big winner in next week's pre-Budget report as the Government moves to protect jobs, families and businesses in the capital, Cabinet minister Harriet Harman said... more

Poll predicts wipe-out for Labour in South-East

22.09.08
Labour is facing wipe-out in the South-East at the next general election, according to a new poll... more

Labour must move on after Ken's errors, says minister

22.08.08
Ken Livingstone lost the mayoral election because he failed to treat knife crime seriously enough and ignored London's suburbs, a government minister said... more

London MPs boost pay and expenses by sitting on hands

04.07.08
London MPs are pocketing a huge cash bonanza from the taxpayer, the Standard can reveal... more

As Blake's 7 returns to TV, what are the original cast of inter-galactic warriors doing now?

25.04.08
Cult sci-fi show Blake's 7 is returning to TV - 27 years after revolutionary Roj Blake was murdered by Kerr Avon. The original TV series ran for four years on BBC1 before the last episode screened in December 1981. Satellite channel Sky One announced they have commissioned two hour-long pilot episodes of a Blake's 7 remake, with potential for an 'event series' ... more

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