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£700m Crossrail contracts delayed to give bidders time

30.08.11
Contracts to build stations and carriages for Crossrail are to be delayed... more

Rail robbers trapped by our readers

03.08.11
Two brothers who terrified rail commuters with a robbery campaign were trapped after CCTV images were published in the Evening Standard... more

Crossrail 'could kill off small firms that are heart of Soho'

17.06.11
Years of building work in central London for Crossrail risk killing off family-run shops, business leaders and politicians have warned... more

Family can't forgive 'monster' for battering great-grandmother to death

09.03.11
The family of murdered great-grandmother Irene Barrett say they cannot forgive the 'monster' who stabbed and battered her to death in her home... more

Drug addict jailed for 'gruesome' murder of great-grandmother in south east London

08.03.11
Drug addict jailed for a minimum of 32 years for stabbing a great-grandmother to death ... more

Wall of silence hampers police probes into 25 London murders

07.02.11
Detectives today revealed they are battling to break down a wall of silence surrounding many of the 25 unsolved murders in London last year... more

Hunt for yob who kicked puppy into air in London park

18.10.10
Video: Dog lovers have vowed to hunt down a thug captured on film savagely kicking a puppy... more

Crossrail opening is delayed by a year as engineers told to find savings to £16bn project

13.10.10
Commuters will be forced to wait longer for Crossrail after sources revealed it will be delayed by at least a year... more

There will be some trimming but the Army won't be deprived in war zone

06.10.10
Today Liam Fox, the Defence Secretary, and William Hague, the Foreign Secretary, were reassuring their party and the country that Britain isn't about to rat on its obligations as an international power and key ally in a string of alliances including Nato, the EU and UN... more

Minister fails to give guarantee on Crossrail extensions

27.07.10
Fears grew that the eastern and western extensions of Crossrail may be delayed... more

Give yourself up, tearful widow urges killer of Plumstead minicab driver

22.06.10
Widow of a minicab driver found dying in a London street appeals to the killer to give himself up... more

Murdered cab driver ‘was just a family man doing his job’

21.06.10
Murder inquiry has been launched after a minicab driver was found battered to death next to his car in south-east London... more

Another blow to Crossrail but the show must go on

28.05.10
It was a jolt, even having written for years that it was coming - but Crossrail has been thrown into uncertainty once more... more

Crossrail stations may be scrapped in £5bn cuts threat

27.05.10
Crossrail could be slashed by £5 billion under drastic plans being considered by the Government... more

Boris Johnson ignores pleas as firms hit with maximum Crossrail tax

29.01.10
Thousands of London firms will see their business rates increased by a minimum of £1,100 a year after Boris Johnson decided to press ahead with the maximum possible levy to help fund Crossrail... more

Minister keeps signal green to steer Crossrail past cuts

28.09.09
Crossrail will be spared from the Chancellor’s public spending cuts, Transport Secretary Lord Adonis signalled... more

Crossrail not a key priority for us, warns Vince Cable

21.09.09
Crosrail's future was thrown into unprecedented doubt as its all-party support appeared to unravel... more

Crossrail station designers named

14.08.09
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The Standard’s young athletes to watch as London's three-year countdown begins

27.07.09
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Crossrail gets out of the sidings after two decades

15.05.09
Boris Johnson and Gordon Brown kickstart work on new railway under London that will transform travel across the capital... more

Tories admit Crossrail is on their list for spending ‘reassessment’

07.05.09
Crossrail will be reviewed by the Conservatives, a senior frontbencher has confirmed... more

Teenage champion who is worth her weight in gold

06.01.09
She's just 5ft 2in tall and 14 years old but weightlifter Zoe Smith has been crowned Athlete of the Year by the British Olympic Association... more

My son bled to death while ambulance waited for police

09.12.08
Michelle Jeacock has called for the ambulance escort policy to be revised after watching her 16-year-old son bleed to death while an ambulance waited around the corner for police to arrive... more

BAA commits to Crossrail with £230m funding package

04.11.08
Ministers sought to allay fears that Crossrail could be delayed by announcing that airport giant BAA will pay £230 million towards the project... more

Fight begins to save libraries as council lets 'closure plan' slip

03.10.08
A row has erupted over proposals to shut a string of libraries after a report was accidentally released detailing the plans... more

Sewer death woman 'was lost in tunnel'

12.09.08
A woman found dead in a sewage tank may have become lost in a maze of tunnels before being overcome by poison gas, it emerged... more

Murder hunt over woman 'dumped' at sewage works

11.09.08
A murder inquiry has been launched after a woman's body was found at a sewage works... more

Seconds from disaster, woman who wouldn't use a railway bridge

17.07.08
A woman narrowly avoids being crushed by a train as she jumps across railway tracks... more

Boy, 2, killed by motorist near nursery

13.03.08
A toddler has died after he was hit by a car while leaving a nursery with his pregnant mother... more

Face of boy 'kicked like a ball' and knifed to death

22.02.08
This is the first picture of schoolboy Sunday Essiet, who was stabbed and kicked to death after coming to London for a better life when his parents died in his native Nigeria... more

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