One in six mobile phones in Britain is contaminated with harmful bacteria which builds up because people fail to wash their hands properly, according to new research... more
A scientist dubbed an 'African Cruella De Vil' faces prison after being found guilty in a landmark case of forcing a young woman to work as her house slave... more
Crippled MS sufferer Caroline Smart found that playing an instrument helped her walk again. So she set up a music workshop to transform the lives of others. This lifeline for the disabled faced closure ... until the Standard stepped in... more
University College London is a financial powerhouse, but its contract cleaners are forced to live on poverty wages and provost Malcolm Grant has no plans to change that... more
Health Secretary Andy Burnham admitted there has been a "significant increase" in the number of people suffering from swine flu in parts of the UK... more
London Gateway, the £1.5bn container port under construction on the Thames at Thurrock, will have capacity to unload six of the world's largest ships at one time and have as much impact on the capital as a new airport or half a dozen Westfield shopping centres
With London Fashion Week kicking off on Friday, British designer Matthew Williamson tells Rosamund Urwin about breaking up with his ex, post-show partying and his new model man
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