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£1.1m in parking ticket refunds as council uses 'wrong cameras'

06.07.11
Wrongly issued parking tickets making £1.1million will be refunded by a London council, it can be revealed... more

Joseph Turner's cows are fenced in to protect the public

27.06.11
A herd of cows that has grazed Petersham Meadows for more than 200 years is to be penned in over concerns for public safety... more

Parking ticket camera cars taken off road

27.04.11
Drivers in one London borough were feeling a little less persecuted today after council chiefs took CCTV cars off the road following a blunder... more

Camden, the country’s capital of creativity

16.12.10
Residents of Camden are revealed to be the most creative in the country... more

Ken Livingstone: My US-style cap on rents will help tenants keep homes

04.10.10
Ken Livingstone has pledged to introduce New York-style rent control in a bid to solve London’s affordable housing crisis... more

Town halls to re-think policy on investing in tobacco firms

22.09.10
Three London councils announce a review into their investment in tobacco companies following an Evening Standard investigation... more

Green policies 'could impose major costs on working and middle classes'

25.05.10
Green policies designed to counter global warming could impose 'enormous costs' on working and middle-class communities in London... more

Ashes to Ashes star Keeley Hawes on surviving a showbiz marriage

01.04.10
Keeley Hawes stars in the final Ashes to Ashes series. She talks about juggling the thespian life... more

8,000 CCTV cameras are watching you

18.12.09
Councils in London operate more than 8,000 CCTV cameras with one device for every thousand residents, figures reveal... more

Baby P council named among the worst for child services

09.12.09
London council in which Baby Peter died was named among the country's nine worst-performing authorities for children's services... more

London is the binge crime capital of UK

20.10.09
London has the highest rates of alcohol-fuelled crime in the country, with binge-drinkers committing tens of thousands of crimes in the capital every year... more

Best Halloween events in London

20.10.09
Here are some of the most spooky and sinister events offered by museums, galleries and leisure parks for Halloween.... more

Council tax to be frozen in London as Labour faces wipeout

02.10.09
EXCLUSIVE: Millions of Londoners will get a council tax freeze next year after Labour unveiled a last-ditch move to avoid wipeout in the capital... more

10 boroughs win Boris funding to create a low-carbon capital

03.09.09
Ten London boroughs win funding to develop 'low carbon zones' with schemes ranging from 'energy doctors' to solar panels for schools... more

Richmond: London's happy valley

14.07.09
Richmond residents are some of the most satisfied in the country with where they live. Our reporter Will Self seeks the secret of their inner peace... more

Tenants hunt for bargains as City rents plunge by 19%

03.07.09
Banking meltdown sees rents in the City fall by 19% over the past year as the collapse of the financial sector crushes demand for pieds-à-terre in the Square Mile... more

Bard and beach volleyball in weekend of Olympics fun

23.06.09
Hundreds of events from giant dominoes to "hip hop Shakespeare" will take place this summer to boost public enthusiasm for the 2012 Olympic Games.... more

House building levels hit record low

26.05.09
A major slump in the house-building industry has hit the capital with the number of new private properties at an all-time low, new figures show... more

Gallery up for prize after Lotto revamp

06.05.09
A small council-run London gallery which has been transformed with around £2 million of Lottery cash has reached the final of the UK's largest arts prize... more

City workers forced to sell multi-million-pound homes

20.04.09
City workers are selling off properties in some of London's most expensive areas as the credit crunch threatens to bring an end to the bonus culture, figures reveal... more

Capital's shortage of social workers leads to child abuse fears

03.02.09
Children are at risk of abuse as London faces a desperate shortage of social workers, the Standard can reveal... more

Hundreds of estate agents go month without sale

30.12.08
London estate agents are selling fewer than one property a month on average and face a still bleaker market next year... more

Nine police officers a day attacked in London

12.12.08
Nine police officers a day are being attacked in London, figures show... more

Rents fall in wealthier boroughs

28.11.08
Rents in the most affluent London boroughs have fallen over the past three months as the economic gloom deepens, while those in poorer areas have risen, figures show... more

The boroughs composting less than 1 per cent of household rubbish

26.11.08
Thousands of tonnes of rubbish that could be used to make compost are being sent to landfill every week in London... more

Best restaurants by the Thames

11.06.08
Who needs the Riviera when London has its own fabulous waterfront restaurants? Take a look at our guide to the top tables with sea views.... more

£50m of council tax written off

09.04.08
London councils wrote off nearly £50million in unpaid council tax last year, new figures reveal... more

Bank crisis hits home loans

18.03.08
The number of first-time buyers forced to find 25 per cent deposits has soared to a 30-year high because of the global credit crunch... more

Stamp duty now £7,500 for first-time buyers

10.03.08
First-time buyers in London now have to pay on average more than £7,500 in stamp duty, new figures show... more


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