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Blocked off, street under siege from X Factor fans

30.10.09
Roadblocks have been set up outside the X-Factor house in north London amid growing concern about fans' behaviour... more

It's all too much for tired X Factor contestants

30.10.09
It looks like the demands of being a rock’n’roll star are a little bit too much for the X Factor lot.... more

London firefighters called out 14,000 times to rescue people from lifts

28.10.09
London firefighters were called out 14,000 times in the last year to rescue people trapped in lifts - at a cost of £4.1 million... more

Boris banks on axed councillors in bid to control fire authority

21.10.09
Boris Johsnon is relying on two Tory councillors suspended for bringing their councils into disrepute to help him seize control of the London Fire Authority... more

Beds removed to stop firemen sleeping on the night shift

17.09.09
Beds are to be removed from London fire stations to prevent firefighters sleeping on night duty... more

Haringey sent child to live with Heathrow bomb plotter

11.09.09
Exclusive: The council at the centre of the Baby P scandal sent a foster child to live with the ringleader of the airline bomb plotters... more

Boris Johnson a blueprint for next Tory government cuts

10.09.09
Next Tory Government will model its cost-cutting plans on the party’s London councils and Boris Johnson’s mayoralty ... more

Top Tory facing suspension for calling blogger poisonous

07.09.09
One of London’s most outspoken politicians faces censure and £10,000 legal bill after describing an internet blogger as an 'obsessive, poisonous individual'... more

‘Ban Assembly members from being councillors to stop their double salaries’

03.09.09
City Hall politicians should be banned from boosting their pay by doubling up as local councillors, independent review urges... more

MP lines up with cash-and-carry millionaire to fight £4billion Brent Cross makeover

02.09.09
To the casual observer, the proposed £4billion regeneration of London's first shopping mall is good news. Brent Cross shopping centre will be reborn, with 7,500 homes, three rebuilt schools, a railway station and 27,000 jobs... more

Northern line could close from 10pm on weekdays for upgrade

26.08.09
Tube passengers are facing more problems with plans to close sections of the Underground’s busiest line from 10pm... more

Northern line could close from 10pm on weekdays for upgrade

26.08.09
Tube passengers are facing more problems with plans to close sections of the Underground’s busiest line from 10pm, the Evening Standard can reveal... more

Mayor blasts senior Tory for not publishing his expenses

07.07.09
Senior Tory on the London Assembly refuses to publish his expenses, declaring that his detailed claims were “none of the public’s business”... more

Profile: Ian Clement, the strategic planner in Mayor's inner circle

17.06.09
Ian Clement has been a key figure in the Mayor's inner circle despite not having a profile as high as other deputy mayors... more

Yard could open doors of gruesome 'Black Museum'

06.05.09
Scotland Yard could be about to let the public visit its "Black Museum" which catalogues artefacts from the capital's most gruesome crimes... more

'Marmite mayor' with four different jobs earns £104,000 plus expenses

10.03.09
A leading London Tory at the centre of an expenses row is on a six-figure pay package funded by the taxpayer... more

Landlord jailed after tenant dies in house fire

24.10.08
A landlord has been jailed for breaching new fire regulations after his tenant died in a blaze... more

Children to get five hours' sport a week in new Olympic era

29.08.08
Culture Secretary Andy Burnham vowed that the young would benefit from Britain's new "Olympic era" as he set out plans to offer all children five hours of sport a week... more

Motorbikes to be allowed in bus lanes, says Boris

22.05.08
Cyclists and motorcyclists will be able to share London bus lanes under plans unveiled by Boris Johnson... more

Mayor names Cabinet members ... including his four deputies

06.05.08
Boris Johnson's revolution at City Hall continued apace as he appointed senior Tories to lead the police and fire authorities... more

Residents to boycott rival supermarkets in high street triangle

25.04.08
A high street could be swamped by three big supermarkets operating within yards of each other... more

Tory runs up £4,000 taxi bill in nine months

05.03.08
The deputy chairman of the London Assembly has been heavily criticised after running up a taxi bill of more than £4,000 in nine months... more

BBC claims Jasper failed to declare foreign travel on U.S. trip

04.03.08
Lee Jasper faces further questions after a BBC investigation found that he had failed to declare extensive foreign travel during a trip to the United States and Jamaica... more

Rules tightened to keep smokers off pavements

18.02.08
Smokers forced outside on to pavements by the smoking ban are being targeted in a clampdown to keep public walkways clear... more

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