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Surprise fall in unemployment

14.10.09
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Labour activist tells party's new star: I 'helped' voters fill in postal ballots

04.09.09
Police are investigating allegations of postal vote fraud by a London activist linked to one of Labour's highest-profile parliamentary candidates... more

Victoria Park to get urban beach in time for Olympics

28.08.09
An urban beach will be created in the East End under plans to restore one of London's favourite parks before the Olympics... more

Bike thefts soar by 75% as crime gangs move in

12.08.09
Cycle theft in central London has risen by 75 per cent in four months as criminals exploit the growing popularity of riding to work... more

The propaganda newspapers

27.07.09
London's local newspapers are being squeezed out by a new breed of council freesheets. And it comes at a huge cost, says Andrew Gilligan... more

Flu drug distribution in chaos as patients ignore rules

21.07.09
New way of distributing swine flu drugs is causing confusion and rule breaking, it has been claimed... more

Tight security for Tamiflu supplies as first centre opens

20.07.09
Health Secretary Andy Burnham visits London’s first Tamiflu distribution centre as plans drawn up for ring of steel to protect supplies... more

Tower Hamlets is worst-hit area with 400 new cases every day

17.07.09
New figures reveal the extent of London’s swine flu epidemic. Eight of the 10 worst-hit areas in the country are in the capital, with some areas seeing levels three times higher than epidemic ratings... more

Scientists hope drug may help us live longer

08.07.09
Scientists have announced a major breakthrough in creating a pill to make us live longer... more

Council papers are bad for local journalism - and democracy

22.04.09
Media analysis: There is no doubt that many local newspapers are facing a fight for survival - though it is their owners that are in real trouble.... more

Now I’m the Tower Hamlets bag lady

02.04.09
Twigs do not make people go mad. It is not in the nature of a twig. But when Tower Hamlets failed for six weeks to collect a bagful from my doorstep, that nearly happened.... more

Tower Hamlets set to approve Britain's tallest tower

31.03.09
Plans for Britain's tallest residential skyscraper are due to be approved this week... more

Five arrested over alleged gambling fraud

24.02.09
Gangs are targeting shoppers in Brick Lane with an "unwinnable" game that costs £20 to play, say police... more

Thousands of homes stuck on market but faint signs of recovery

12.02.09
Almost one in five properties have languished on the market for more than nine months in parts of London, figures show... more

Schools play safe by barring younger pupils

04.02.09
Thousands of children were given a third day off lessons as schools shut again because playgrounds were judged to be too icy... more

Council suspends two for Gaza email

15.01.09
Two workers who paralysed the communications system of Tower Hamlets council when they sent an email showing disturbing pictures of violence in Gaza were suspended for a day... more

Gang behind 24-hour drugs delivery service faces jail

22.12.08
A criminal gang that ran a lucrative drugs empire which offered a 24-hour crack cocaine service was today facing jail... more

Councils attacked for failing to save child killed by her father

12.12.08
Two London councils have been criticised for failing to protect a six-month-old baby who was murdered by her father despite social workers and police being warned of the danger... more

'Healthy towns' to fight fat

10.11.08
Nine areas have been named as "healthy towns" in a £30million government strategy to curb obesity... more

Islamic radicals make mockery of hate laws

10.11.08
A Standard investigation reveals that despite Government attempts to crack down on inflammatory preaching Muslim extremists in London are still being allowed to find an audience ... more

Crisis 'will cost 194,000 London jobs over next two years'

29.10.08
Employment: London will lose about 194,000 jobs in the next two years because of the financial crisis, fresh research suggests... more

Now London borough thinks of starting its own congestion charge

10.10.08
Motorists in London could face another congestion charge zone... more

Anger at naming of tower blocks after gang of police killers

26.09.08
A housing association in Tower Hamlets has sparked anger after naming two tower blocks after the leader of a gang of police killers... more

Rents soar as 100% mortgage deals disappear

14.07.08
Rents in London are soaring by almost eight per cent a year as tens of thousands of would-be house buyers scrap plans to get on the property ladder... more

Lessons for kerb crawlers instead of court

04.07.08
Men caught kerb crawling are to be sent on courses to change their behaviour... more

Pupils with attention deficit are 'actually just naughty'

03.07.08
Teachers could be labelling too many children with a hyperactivity disorder when they are just naughty, doctors will announce... more

'Ring of stone' around Tower to beat terrorists

05.06.08
A cordon of stone is set to be placed around the Tower of London in a major step-up in security measures to protect it from terrorist attacks... more

Fury at plans to shut down adult education centre for two years

01.05.08
Students at one of the oldest adult education centres in Britain fear the building is to be closed down... more

Mindless violence, says wife of injured canon

17.03.08
The wife of a clergyman beaten up in his churchyard in a suspected "faith-hate" crime has spoken of the shock felt by his congregation... more

Eco-tower planned for Mile End

25.02.08
This unique eco-skyscraper clad in wooden trellis, with climbing plants growing up its side, could become London's latest landmark... more

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