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Ambulance hits pillar on 999 call

02.11.09
Ambulance crashes into a concrete pillar on its way to try to save a man trapped under a train, the emergency service said... more

Twins' father, 71, tells of double delight

30.10.09
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Capital tops league of uninsured drivers

24.09.09
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1980s crooner Renato dies

06.08.09
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Woman facing jail for making child porn

31.07.09
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Homes evacuated as 'severe' fire engulfs recycling plant

22.07.09
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Officers tell of dead soldiers' bravery

13.07.09
Army officers paid tribute to the group of British soldiers killed in a blast in Afghanistan while trying to rescue troops injured in an earlier explosion... more

NHS Direct struggling with swine flu surge

26.06.09
Surge in swine flu cases leaves NHS swamped with calls - causing struggling bosses to adopt an "outbreak management" policy... more

Swine flu calls swamp NHS Direct

26.06.09
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Swine flu cases rise to 528 as schools told it's pointless closing

23.06.09
Swine flu is so widespread in London - with more than 500 cases - that schools experiencing outbreaks are no longer being advised to close, it has emerged... more

Police league tables in fight against waste

23.06.09
"Value for money" performance tables covering all 43 police forces in Britain are to be published for the first time in an attempt to eliminate waste... more

'£500m of hospital funding held back'

11.06.09
New Health Secretary Andy Burnham faced claims that hospital funding is being withheld... more

47 new cases of swine flu

26.05.09
An outbreak of swine flu at a school saw the number of cases leap by 47 to 184, the Department of Health said... more

Unemployment hits 13-year high at 2.2m

12.05.09
Hopes of a swift end to the recession were stamped out as unemployment surged to the highest level in 13 years... more

London has to survive the bust

18.03.09
THE economy passed a grim milestone today with the confirmation that the number of people out of work exceeds two million... more

Cannabis factory raids by Met treble in five years

10.03.09
The number of "cannabis factories" discovered by police in London has more than trebled in the past five years, figures reveal... more

Jaguar staff vote for shorter working week

05.03.09
Workers at car giant Jaguar Land Rover have voted to accept a shorter working week and a one-year pay freeze to avoid compulsory job cuts... more

Cheaper, nicer, better – the train, plane and boat travel alternatives every Londoner should know

27.02.09
Even in the transport black hole that is Britain, there are pockets of travel quality - the Evening Standard reveals how to travel in comfort and style... more

UK troops fighting British Muslims in Afghanistan

25.02.09
The British Army is facing increasing numbers of British Muslims fighting for the Taliban in Afghanistan ... more

400,000 yob incidents 'blighting London lives'

04.02.09
Almost 400,000 incidents of anti-social behaviour were recorded by the Met Police last year, figures show... more

ASDA to create 7,000 UK jobs

28.01.09
Retail: Supermarket giant Asda will create 7,000 new jobs this year, as the group plans to open 14 new stores and expand another 15 existing stores... more

£400m road project win for Balfour Beatty

23.12.08
The Government's Keynesian response to the financial crisis has seen Britain's biggest road construction group Balfour Beatty get a £400 million Christmas present... more

No women on shortlist to become next Met chief

17.12.08
Four senior police officers – none of them women – have been shortlisted to be the next Metropolitan Police Commissioner... more

Driving on the hard shoulder gets green light from motorists

28.08.08
About half of all AA members back government plans to allow cars to use motorway hard shoulders to ease congestion, a survey has revealed... more

Generator hit by £45m blowout

07.08.08
The clean-up of one of Britain's biggest polluting power plants has backfired... more

Cabinet goes on the road to show it's 'listening to Britain'

04.08.08
Gordon Brown launched the first phase of his fightback with plans for the Cabinet to hold meetings outside London... more

Biggest fall this year for house prices in London

28.07.08
London house prices plunged by 2.5 per cent last month to record their biggest fall so far this year, official figures have revealed... more

Parklife for Shakespeare in Open Air Theatre

05.06.08
Liz Hoggard will always be grateful for the egalitarian, alfresco embrace of the Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park. ... more

Who's in and who's out

07.04.08
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Best beaches for a day out

05.04.07
The best beaches within a short distance from London have been named.... more

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