Soldier from Lambeth who displayed 'sheer personal courage and startling determination' trying to help a fallen colleague in Afghanistan is awarded the George Medal for bravery... more
Britain’s carbon capture and storage sector will be able to sustain 100,000 jobs by 2030 and make up to £6.5 billion a year, the Energy Secretary claims... more
Skipper defends decision to force Bangladesh to follow-on after England suffered a scare before wrapping up victory in the First Test in Chittagong... more
Heavy snow caused chaos across the South-East as 50,000 schoolchildren were sent home and thousands of people were forced to cancel their Christmas getaway plans... more
Go-Ahead, the transport giant behind the London to Kent high-speed rail service, hailed signs of recovery in the industry and said the recession-fuelled decline in passenger numbers was now "bottoming out"... more
Teaching groups hit out at plans to expand grammar schools in Kent claiming they create a 'selective system which labels 10-year-olds failures'... more
Record numbers of Londoners are sending their children to state grammar schools as they seek to save on private school fees in the recession, figures show... more
Sofia Coppola's boyfriend is lead singer and they won the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album this year. Now, Phoenix tell Nosheen Iqbal, they are set to conquer London
Move over, Mahiki. Nightclub entrepreneurs Charlie Gilkes and Duncan Stirling are soon to launch a new Eighties-inspired club in Chelsea, in honour of Lady Thatcher
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