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Theresa May in lost diary blunder

29.09.11
Home Secretary Theresa May is at the centre of a major security row after her personal engagements diary was left in a concert hall... more

Police cuts 'mean public face greater risk of crime'

07.01.11
Offenders will be more likely to get away with their crimes as police numbers are cut, a think-tank said... more

Ed Miliband secures place on Labour leadership ballot paper

25.05.10
Ed Miliband becomes first contender for the Labour leadership to secure the 33 official nominations from fellow-MPs needed to get his name on ballot paper... more

Ed Balls joins Labour leader race with pledge to act on voters’ real concerns

19.05.10
Ed Balls launches his bid for the Labour leadership with a pledge to 'listen and act' on voters’ worries about crime, immigration and education... more

Schools bring in £1,000 fines to target unruly pupils

31.03.10
Schools ordered to crack down on parents of unruly pupils with the threat of £1,000 fines if they fail to ensure their children behave... more

New guide tells teachers how to spot teenage gang members

11.03.10
Teachers are being urged to identify pupils who have joined violent gangs under a government crackdown... more

Tories: We’ll reverse rise of ‘super-sized’ schools in London

09.03.10
Number of 'Titan' schools in London has trebled since Labour came to power, figures show... more

Parents warned over ‘sip of wine’ as study exposes child drinking at home

16.02.10
Parents warned of the dangers of introducing alcohol to their children at home... more

Labour attacks David Cameron over 'dodgy' teen pregnancy figures

15.02.10
Tories accused of being 'totally out of touch' after claiming more than half of girls in deprived areas fall pregnant before their 18th birthday... more

Teaching unions ballot members in bid to abolish Sats

26.01.10
Teaching unions on collision course with Schools Secretary Ed Balls over Sats tests after announcing they are to ballot members on a boycott... more

Almost half of London pupils fail to reach basic GCSE standards, league tables reveal

13.01.10
More than 30,000 London teenagers failed to achieve the basic benchmark of five good GCSE grades in exams... more

Thousands of teens ‘turning backs on school’

15.12.09
Hundreds of thousands of teenagers are 'hostile' to school and rejecting education, a government report warns... more

'Equality' lessons to protect transsexuals

25.11.09
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Home Office worker ‘married his daughter so she could stay in UK’

18.11.09
Former Home Office worker under investigation for 'marrying' his daughter so she would be allowed to live in Britain... more

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 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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