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London students to test stadium for Olympic Games

20.11.09
Britain's leading student athletes will be the first to use the 80,000-seat Olympic stadium in a rehearsal for the 2012 Games... more

Train drivers’ action cuts Thameslink services by half

16.11.09
More than 200,000 Thameslink commuters face further weeks of chaos because train drivers are refusing to work overtime or on their rest days... more

Third day of trains chaos as drivers refuse overtime

13.11.09
Commuters experienced a third day of delays today as drivers on one of London’s busiest rail lines refused to work overtime... more

Railway chaos as drivers stay at home and plan Christmas strike

11.11.09
Passengers using one of London's busiest train services face pre-Christmas disruption after a drivers' union ordered a strike ballot over pay... more

West Ham football star denies assaulting sister

10.11.09
NEW: Premier League footballer appeares in court charged with assaulting his sister in an incident which saw him later stabbed in both legs... more

Call for talks to prevent week-long rail strike

09.09.09
Rail bosses have demanded urgent talks with union leaders to prevent a week-long strike on National Express East Anglia... more

Guide to the Guinness Premiership

04.09.09
Standard Sport runs the rule over all the teams competing in this season's championship... more

John Prescott slams 'nimby' councils

26.08.09
Former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott launches savage attack on wind turbines 'nimbys' - people who say 'not in my backyard'... more

Stabbed West Ham star: sister’s boyfriend in court

24.08.09
Man accused of stabbing Premiership footballer Calum Davenport in both legs, and attacking his mother, was remanded in custody... more

Voting starts now as Mayor Factor buskers bid for fame on the Tube

21.08.09
Buskers are to face an X Factor-style 'play-off' in front of Boris Johnson for the right to perform at Tube stations... more

Thameslink to replace drivers with computers

16.04.09
The Thameslink train now arriving at platform one is being driven... by a computer... more

Dining and fine wining in London

02.04.09
Wine bars now serve great food to accompany your Rioja or Sauvignon. Here are some of the best.... more

Two Left Feet putting the boot into RBS

01.04.09
One of Britain’s biggest baby and nursery products retailers blamed the Royal Bank of Scotland for its collapse into administration... more

Hospital food that’s healthy for patients and the environment

05.02.09
A London hospital has been shortlisted for an environmental award for its food... more

Disruption warning over Thameslink work

02.01.09
Rail bosses warned passengers to prepare for nearly three years of disruption as work on the £5.5billion Thameslink upgrade gets under way... more

£38,000 for raped asylum seeker held unlawfully

04.12.08
An asylum seeker has been awarded £38,000 damages in the High Court for unlawful detention over a six-month period... more

Wellington College march on

25.11.08
Wellington College, who recently produced England and Wasps star James Haskell, appear as healthy as ever... more

Four vie for top place

29.10.08
Four unbeaten teams are neck-and-neck at the top of the Evening Standard schools’ 1st XV league... more

Langley prove worth

21.10.08
Rugby-mad boys at another State comprehensive are making a strong showing in the Evening Standard 1st XV league... more

The Lord Mayor, his third wife and a furious row over Fat Cat

13.10.08
London's new Lord Mayor, Ian Luder, is caught up in a bizarre feud with his neighbours over a now-dead cat... more

Young, vibrant and lively: The Bedford

06.10.08
The Bedford is big. In another world it could be an army barracks. ... more

Sick babies turned away by hospitals

16.06.08
About 500 critically ill children and babies have been turned away from London hospitals because of a shortage of intensive care beds... more

Kelly pledges 14,500 more seats for busiest routes

09.04.08
Commuters on one of London's busiest routes were given the promise of nearly 400 extra carriages to tackle overcrowding... more

Ramsay backs homeless charity appeal

31.10.06
Diners can help the homeless while they eat at some of London's finest restaurants this winter.... more

Top openings of 2006

06.09.06
The restaurant revolution is rolling on faster than ever. Fay Maschler gives her verdict on the 20 best new restaurants so far in 2006.... more

Giving the bistro a makeover

23.08.06
When a handful of friends working in the restaurant business and wine trade say they got together to open a place where they'd like to hang out, the outcome could be self-serving. Or it could be Bedford & Strand.... more

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