Liam Fox is to order the steel for the first new nuclear deterrent submarine - despite the Liberal Democrats winning a delay to the formal decision on replacing Trident until after the next election... more
Sutton is the borough with 78 per cent of its residents in work — more than any other in Greater London. Sophie Morris ventures down south towards Croydon, with fascinating results ...... more
David Cameron is on course to gain up to a dozen seats in London despite his lead halving in six months, exclusive research for the Standard shows... more
London businessman locked up in Iraq for more than a year on terrorism charges has spoken of his ordeal for the first time after being reunited with his family... more
Bright local children are being turned away from 'super-selective' schools in London because of a surge in out-of-borough pupils gaining places, warn MPs... more
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
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
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