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I'll build a new Tube line on this cycle lane

29.10.09

Self-styled 'Dr Earth' fighting to win Labour-held Edmonton at the next election, unveils plans to establish his own Tube line on what is now a cycle lane... more

Police swoop on crack dealers

07.10.09

Police smash network of crack and heroin dealers operating in Brent in a series of dawn raids across the capital... more

Tantric master Dr Earth is Tories' latest weapon at election

01.10.09

Nightclub owner and self-proclaimed 'tantric master' called Dr Earth has been selected by the Tories to contest the Edmonton seat... more

Passer-by pulls baby and toddler from blazing flat

22.09.09

Latest: Passing worker rescued a newborn baby and a toddler from a burning building as their parents screamed for help... more

Gang pose as police to steal Ł200,000 from elderly victims

13.08.09

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Freak weather strikes England cricketers as they crash out of World Twenty20 Cup

16.06.09

Freak weather brought drama on and off the pitch as England crashed out of the World Twenty20 Cup... more

Six police accused of torturing suspects by simulated drowning

10.06.09

Scotland Yard is set to sack officers who are found guilty of torturing suspects by simulating drowning... more

Hitman wanted Ł50 cancellation fee

12.02.09

A wife who paid a hitman Ł800 to murder her husband after a chance meeting at her children's school has been put on a "skills for life" course... more

'Privileged' boy locked up for Triad killing of drug dealer

22.12.08

An A-level student who turned killer after being lured into a Triad gang with the promise of parties, girls and free drinks got a four-year sentence... more

Boris Johnson unveils plan to tackle youth violence

03.11.08

Boris Johnson has unveiled a massive overhaul of his youth violence strategy to tackle the root causes of teenage criminality... more

Benefits fraud probe into claims made by Bakri's ex

13.10.08

Benefits investigators are examining claims made by the ex-wife of radical Islamic preacher Omar Bakri Mohammed, it has been claimed... more

'Shank town' brings in the cleaners to drive crime off the streets

02.10.08

A neighbourhood nicknamed "shank town" after a spate of stabbings is to adopt New York's approach to fighting crime... more

Why I fell out of the running

02.09.08

A talented heptathlete who helped bring the Games to London has told how her hopes of competing at 2012 were derailed by poor facilities... more

Homes crisis grows as orders for repossession rise by 25%

15.08.08

Soaring numbers of families face losing their homes after repossession orders jumped by a quarter... more

'Enough is enough', says sister of murdered teen

18.07.08

The sister of Ben Kinsella, one of the 21 teenagers to be killed in London this year, today issued an emotional plea as he was buried, saying: "Enough is enough"... more

Four men stabbed to death in a single day

11.07.08

Four people have been stabbed to death in just 24 hours in London... more

'Our son died because two hospitals let him down'

20.06.08

The family of a schoolboy who died two weeks after being attacked blamed two hospitals for failing to save his life... more

Protect us from gangs: what youngsters want

03.06.08

Teenagers in Edmonton, Tottenham and Kilburn tell Standard reporter Felix Allen how the culture of carrying blades has become part of their everyday lives... more

Hospitals to have single rooms to beat superbugs

21.04.08

Health bosses are designing new London hospitals to try to reduce the risk of life-threatening infections.... more

Council gets tough on knife crime but says penalties are too soft

08.04.08

A London borough has launched a clampdown on knife possession among young people and called for more help from the Government to tackle the problem... more

Suburbs miss out in Arts Council carve-up

03.04.08

London's outer boroughs are not getting their fair share of funding from the Arts Council, its executive director for the capital admitted... more

Man visiting his mother is stabbed to death by gang

01.04.08

A young father was stabbed to death by a gang of three men as he visited his family home last night... more

Teenager knifed in daylight attack

01.04.08

A teenager was fighting for his life after being stabbed in the chest on a busy street this morning... more

Two teenagers stabbed to death in seven hours

28.03.08

Two teenagers were stabbed to death in London's bloodiest day of juvenile violence this year... more

Search for car linked to student killing

27.03.08

Detectives investigating the murder of university student Michael Jones have today released CCTV footage of a car thought to have been used by his killer... more

Labour rebellion on post offices slashes majority

20.03.08

Five senior London Labour MPs rebelled last night in a vote against the closure of post offices... more

Mother locked herself in room with son's body to escape killer

19.03.08

A mother who found her son battered to death at their home realised his attacker was still there and had to barricade herself in his room as the killer tried to break down the door... more

Ambulances in crashes four times every day

18.03.08

London ambulances are involved in an average of more than four accidents a day, figures show... more

Murdered student 'just a harmless computer geek'

17.03.08

A student bludgeoned to death at his home was never in trouble and spent most of his time reading comics and playing on his computer, friends have said... more

'Fruit for lunch and the love of a young woman': Bruce Forsyth's recipe for a long life as he turns 80

22.02.08

In his eight decades in showbusiness, he has won the nation's heart with his extraordinary energy and charisma. And both talents were very much on show yesterday when Bruce Forsyth celebrated his 80th birthday. He turned up for a party in his honour at the Dorchester in Mayfair with Miss England on one arm and Miss Puerto Rico on the other ... more