Absent fathers of young criminals are being tracked down and persuaded to take responsibility for their children in a new attempt to tackle gang culture... more
Babies and young children are being put in danger because health visitors in London are struggling to cope with the number of cases, it was claimed... more
Investigation launched into how social services handled the case of a baby who died after allegedly being force-fed by her parents, the Standard can reveal... more
A London council has launched legal proceedings against the government's "short-sighted" and "bewildering" decision to scrap its school rebuilding programme... more
Cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith has joined the fight to save his local magistrates’ court in latest example of alleged government 'nimbyism'... more
London council has been forced to rethink its policy forcing schools to shut for annual Muslim, Hindu and Sikh holy days following a backlash from teachers and parents... more
The expected strangulation of public spending by a cash-strapped central Government will force London councils to put out even more contracts to tender, according to the street lighting, cleaning and maintenance group May Gurney... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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