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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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Time to fall in love with Crossrail

10.08.09
Londoners must be encouraged to 'fall in love' with Crossrail to keep the £16billion rail line on track, says the project's new chairman... more

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

Crossrail under threat if Tories win next election

05.05.09
Crossrail could be delayed at the 11th hour if the Conservatives win power, it has emerged... more

US group to build Crossrail

12.03.09
The start of work on the £15 billion Crossrail "super-Tube" has moved closer with the appointment of an American-dominated team that will be responsible for the project... more

How your station is affected

09.01.09
How your station is affected... more

Gym that trained Olympic hopeful Zoe faces closure

09.01.09
The gym which has produced one of London's brightest 2012 hopefuls is facing closure... 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

Robert Napper - killer who carried his armoury in sport bag

18.12.08
Robert Napper gave few clues that he was a killer, sex attacker and compulsive stalker and voyeur of women.... 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

Return of the £100,000 home

02.12.08
London is seeing the return of the £100,000 home as property values plunge... 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

Crossrail's £500 million green stop at the Wharf

28.10.08
This is the new image of the proposed £500 million Crossrail station, jutting out into the waters at Canary Wharf... 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

Students celebrate record grades

14.08.08
Students across London are celebrating after scooping top grades in their A-levels... more

Crossrail backers raise doubts over financing

07.08.08
Serious doubts have been raised over funding for Crossrail with warnings that the landmark project could be hit by delays... more

Crossrail unveils its stations

25.07.08
These are the new stations that will be built across central London for Crossrail... more

All systems go for a world class railway

23.07.08
The £16 billion rail link which will transform transport in London has passed a historic milestone... 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

How Boris can save an easy £500m

16.06.08
In the first of a new series we investigate what is right and wrong about the way London is run - and what the new Mayor can do to correct the extravagances of the Ken Livingstone regime... more

My lost angel - mother's tribute to bus crash victim

21.05.08
The mother of a woman killed when a bus hit a roadside tree has paid tribute to her "lost angel"... more

Woman killed by tree in bus crash horror

20.05.08
A woman was killed when she was hit by a tree which is believed to have been torn up by a passing bus near Tower Bridge... 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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