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Anger as ministers ignore call to overhaul ‘Victorian school system’

16.10.09
Ministers were condemned today for rejecting the most comprehensive inquiry into primary education for 40 years... more

London's state schools achieve best GCSE results in the country

15.10.09
London's state schools are the best in the country for GCSE results after a decade of improvements, figures show... more

London's pupils 'most expelled in the country'

08.10.09
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Pupils in London skip 600,000 days as truancy soars

26.08.09
Pupils in London skipped almost 600,000 days of school during the spring term this year as truancy rates rose again... more

Spending figures sparks 'cuts' row

23.07.09
Detailed figures of public spending reductions next year, including a £100 million drop in education funding, sparked a renewed political row... more

More than half of terror convicts will be freed in four years

13.05.09
More than half of recent terrorist convicts sent to prison will be free within five years despite continuing ministerial warnings about the risk of a new attack in Britain, official figures revealed... more

Mayor Boris to flood capital with Olympic army of 10,000 police specials

27.03.09
An army of 10,000 volunteer police officers with the power of arrest will help the Met guard the 2012 London Olympics, the Standard has learned... more

Policing torch relay in capital cost £746,000

06.03.09
Nearly £750,000 was spent on policing the chaotic Olympic torch relay in London last April, the Government has said... more

After 7/7, police are finally given radios that work on the Tube

14.01.09
A new radio system which allows police and emergency services to communicate on the Tube has been launched... more

Pioneering project faces axe

11.08.08
A pioneering youth worker has accused the Government of putting its own interests before teenagers at risk of gun and knife crime... more

50% drop in charges for knife crime

11.08.08
The number of people charged with knife crimes has fallen by half in London - despite a rise in teenage murders... more

Police chief: every force should have expert rape squad

09.07.08
A senior police officer has said that every police force should create a specialist squad to investigate rape allegations... more

My Family star's caution over drugs

10.06.08
...despite Met chief's call for celebrity users to face a jury... more

Only 10 out of 74 London MPs attend crucial knife debate

06.06.08
Just 10 London MPs attended a Commons debate on knife crime - despite public concern over a spate of teenage killings... more

Only 20 MPs turn up for Commons debate on violence

05.06.08
Only 20 MPs turned up for a Commons debate on the menace of knife crime... more

Only 20 MPs turn up for Commons debate on violence

05.06.08
Only 20 MPs turned up for a Commons debate on the menace of knife crime... more

Blood and guts tactics to stem teen stabbings

29.05.08
This graphic image is from shocking footage being posted on the internet and sent to mobile phones to stop teenagers using knives... more

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