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King Kong: Why Hong Kong is booming again

06.11.09
Hong Kong used to be the place to go to seek your fortune when you'd failed in the City. But now only the most successful Londoners can afford to brave the high-risk, high-rise island... more

It's peak time for Verbier

23.10.09
Autumn may seem a contrary time to visit the Alps, but for those in search of beautiful views, fresh air and solitude, it can't be beaten... more

Brown bids to break deadlock on peace deal for Middle East

16.10.09
Gordon Brown held fresh talks with Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu who is threatening to pull his country out of the Middle East peace process... more

French scientist ‘plotted to bomb huge oil refinery’

13.10.09
A French nuclear scientist linked to al Qaeda targeted an oil refinery so he could cause an explosion which would have destroyed a city “the size of London”, it was claimed today... more

Iran faces quiz on nuclear weapons questions

01.10.09
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Colt clients paralysed by technical web problems

10.09.09
Major technical problems at internet service provider Colt Telecom have affected email and web access at a string of major London businesses over the past two days ... more

Arsenal have Johan Djourou plan

07.09.09
Arsenal are confident Johan Djourou will return in less than six months after undergoing knee surgery... more

Britain can lead the way in ending this City 'omerta'

16.07.09
In the City, bragging rights extend to pretty much anything: the value - and number - of your homes, the cc of your Ferrari, the regularity of your dining at Michelin-starred restaurants... more

Hotel prices soar with European tourist boom

08.07.09
A huge influx of tourists into London this summer has pushed up hotel room rates to make them the second most expensive in Europe... more

Pete Doherty held over suspected drugs collapse on BA jet

08.06.09
Singer Pete Doherty was arrested after he was allegedly caught taking drugs on a plane. ... more

Long faces at convention for private-jet set amid 'unbelievably tough' trading

11.05.09
It has been one of the great jamborees of conspicuous consumption ... more

City tycoon: Brian Myerson reveals his secret love life

11.05.09
Exclusive: Controversial businessman who went to court to try to reduce his ex-wife’s £11m settlement, reveals he had a secret family whom he housed just yards from his home. Is he repentant? Not at all... ... more

£4m true blue diamond for sale

27.04.09
One of the rarest precious stones in the world went on show in London before it is sold at auction next month... more

Physics pupils win prize for their radioactive rap

03.04.09
A group of pupils won an award for a rap video that explains radioactivity... more

'Energised' Hamilton is raring to go

24.03.09
Forumla One: Lewis Hamilton insists he is feeling "energised" ahead of the new Formula One season despite McLaren failing to set the pace in testing.... more

Alabama gunman kills 10, including one-year-old baby

11.03.09
A gunman shot dead 10 people, including a one-year-old baby, when he went on a bloody rampage through two small rural towns in the deep south of America... more

London Tamil burns himself to death at UN

19.02.09
A Tamil man from London burned himself to death outside the United Nations building in Geneva in protest at his people's treatment in Sri Lanka ... more

So long snow – we are off to the piste

05.02.09
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Transport round-up

02.02.09
See how the snow is affecting transport across London.... more

Con woman in £2m fraud is jailed for six years

02.10.08
A fraudster was jailed for six years after bouncing cheques worth about £2 million in some of Europe's top auction houses... more

Finland gunman murders 10 of his fellow students

23.09.08
A masked man armed with explosives and a machinegun went on the rampage at a college, murdering at least 10 fellow students... more

Ten Alps to set up TV channel

11.09.08
Media: Bob Geldof's listed media group Ten Alps, is to launch The Newton Project in a joint venture with the Science Museum and the Royal Institution... more

Scientists 'very relieved' after flawless test of Hadron particle collider

10.09.08
Scientists were celebrating as the massive experiment to recreate the Big Bang worked "flawlessly"... more

End the world and we'll kill you scientists

08.09.08
Scientists behind a machine built to recreate the Big Bang in miniature are receiving death threats from people who fear the world will end when it is fired up on Wednesday... more

Asif may be axed after 'B' test fails

19.08.08
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif faces a possible two-year ban after a 'B' sample he gave tested positive for the banned substance nandrolone... more

Trade talks collapse may put us in reverse

01.08.08
Amidst all the despair surrounding the credit crunch, the biggest news this week has been the collapse of the Doha trade talks... more

Family food bills soar by 7% as inflation pressure grows

09.07.08
Food prices have jumped by an average of seven per cent in a year in a further blow to households struggling to deal with the soaring cost of living... more

Tower of model power: Statuesque Claudia Schiffer reduces Dita to a little von Teese

11.04.08
Claudia Schiffer's modelling heyday may be behind her. But she still manages to make quite an impression at showbiz events. The statuesque model left petite burlesque star Dita looking like a little Teese, as the pair stood side by side at a gala hosted by Mont Blanc in Geneva earlier this week... more

T5 gets off the ground after two weeks' delay

08.04.08
Heathrow's Terminal 5 was finally operating a full flight schedule - nearly two weeks after opening... more

US bosses quit London over non-dom payment

25.02.08
Nine senior American directors of top international companies are preparing to quit London over the controversial "non-dom" tax proposals, the Evening Standard has learned... more

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