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Rail staff cuts could lead to new disaster, warns union

05.10.09
Cuts in railway maintenance could trigger another crash on the scale of the Paddington disaster, union bosses warn... more

Eddie Izzard on last leg of 43 marathon challenge

15.09.09
Eddie Izzard will complete a heroic hyper-marathon today to raise money for charity... more

Spurs star banned for drink-driving

28.08.09
England footballer David Bentley was banned from driving for a year for smashing his £90,000 Porsche into a lamp post while drunk... more

Court stops sailor, 13, from round the world solo trip

28.08.09
Dutch girl who wants to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world has been placed under state care for two months... more

I’ve made it! Briton, 17, is home after his record solo sail round the world

27.08.09
Boy yachtsman Mike Perham celebrates becoming the youngest person to sail around the world single-handed... more

Only a hurricane between sailor aged 17 and around-world record

26.08.09
17-year-old Mike Perham faces one last challenge before he becomes the youngest person to sail solo around the globe - a hurricane named Bill... more

London couples left in lurch by Relate closures

06.07.09
The collapse of a leading counselling service has left hundreds of London couples to cope with marriage problems on their own... more

Safety row as Network Rail makes £1.5bn

03.06.09
Network Rail came under attack today for risking a repeat of the Potters Bar or Hatfield fatal disasters despite apparently being hugely profitable ... more

Rail crash victim's battle to see book on West End stage

06.03.09
Writer Nina Bawden is fighting to conquer her fear of leaving her house so she can attend the West End adaptation of one of her books... more

Give every major city a mayor – and some money to spend, too

19.02.09
This week, David Cameron has proposed a shift of power away from the centre to local councils. But to take proper control they must be given tax independence... more

Beleaguered Jarvis issues profit warning

17.02.09
Engineering: Stock-market fallen star Jarvis was back hitting its dwindling band of supporters with bad news as it unveiled a major profit warning... more

It's not enough to name and shame

27.01.09
THE cash-for-ermine scandal is taking on a fresh momentum, with a growing cross-party consensus about the necessity for reform of the way members of the Lords behave, which threatens to embarrass the Government... more

Hoon is warned rail cutbacks will result in second Hatfield

27.01.09
Cutbacks in rail maintenance could lead to another Hatfield, Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon was told... more

Where I live, social mobility is a dead duck

13.01.09
If Labour is serious about improving social mobility in the professions, I will take its new equality champion, Alan Milburn, up the road from my Islington home to Canonbury Primary School to show him how bad London has got.... more

Commuters hope for cheaper tickets from fare zone review

06.01.09
Thousands of commuters may get cheaper tickets from a new review of the capital's fare zones... more

Fergie loses family photos in burglary

17.12.08
A laptop owned by the Duchess of York containing hundreds of intimate family photographs has been stolen... more

Trapped tycoon was texting son, then he was shot

28.11.08
The British tycoon killed by terrorists in Mumbai was frantically texting his son in the UK as he came under attack, the Standard can reveal... more

Unflappable builder with a reputation for getting the job done

12.11.08
Interview: John Armitt had planned to go fishing after building the Severn Bridge and the Channel Tunnel train link. Then came the call to run the Olympic Delivery Authority.... more

Train users at daily risk as rail bosses 'dispute flaw'

23.10.08
Rail passengers are being put at risk of catastrophic derailments similar to the Potters Bar disaster, secret data from safety inspectors has revealed... more

Peploe has high hopes for Ealing

29.07.08
Former Middlesex spinner turns in a fine all-round display to take Ealing to trophy semi-finals... more

James has confidence in Bromley strength

10.07.08
There's little time for relaxation as Kent County prepare to face three-time champions Teddington in the Evening Standard Challenge Trophy... more

Doctors to vote on boycott of Darzi's plan for polyclincs

07.07.08
Medical leaders are poised to declare war on government plans to shake up the NHS... more

Will a new Nusch help revive Jack and Winck?

15.02.08
Since the death of Nusch, my fluffy mongrel, late last year, my remaining dogs have been in mourning... more

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