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Firefighters and bus drivers begin strikes

2009-10-23T06:22:39Z

Don't listen to the whingers - London needs immigrants

2009-10-23T07:51:53Z

Amid the sound and fury over Nick Griffin, there's a sad but unnoticed fact: it has taken this fiasco to make politicians talk about the impact of immigration

Revealed: Car crime capital of the UK

2009-10-15T06:38:26Z

Car crime capital of the UK is Chislehurst in south-east London, according to an analysis of insurance claims

Search on for unclaimed Lottery millions

2009-09-11T10:40:38Z

UK Coal eyes golden future despite loss of �81 million

2009-08-27T14:23:08Z

Widening half-year losses - at �81million eight times worse than they were a year ago - are just the prelude to a profitable new era for UK Coal, chief executive Jon Lloyd has promised

FA may postpone Paddy Kenny's disciplinary hearing

2009-08-17T11:09:04Z

The Football Association are considering a request from Sheffield United goalkeeper Paddy Kenny's agent to have his FA disciplinary hearing postponed

Barnsley sign Hammill from Liverpool

2009-08-10T11:39:03Z

Barnsley have completed the permanent signing of winger Adam Hammill after agreeing "a significant six-figure deal" with Liverpool

Government 'committed' to helping Hillsborough families

2009-04-20T08:57:55Z

Football: Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said today the Government is "committed" to helping those who lost loved ones in the Hillsborough Disaster

Charged: �torture� boys aged 10 and 11

2009-04-07T08:29:46Z

Two young brothers have been charged with the attempted murder of a nine-year-old boy and his 11-year-old uncle

Driver knocked down by peer was over drink limit

2009-04-02T13:26:29Z

The motorist who died when he was hit by Labour peer Lord Ahmed as he stood on a motorway by his crashed car had been drinking, using his mobile and driving at more than 100mph, an inquest hear

Jailed Labour peer to walk free after winning appeal over M-way texting

2009-03-12T16:32:30Z

Labour peer Lord Ahmed has won his appeal against a 12-week sentence for sending and receiving text messages shortly before a fatal motorway accident

Scott demands action over horror clash

2009-03-09T15:16:04Z

Football: Brentford manager Andy Scott has demanded justice for Nathan Elder after a challenge by Rotherham midfielder Pablo Mills left the striker unable to see from his left eye

Texting peer in death crash is jailed for danger driving

2009-02-25T14:01:37Z

Labour peer Lord Ahmed was jailed for 12 weeks for sending and receiving text messages shortly before a motorway accident left a man dead

Girl, 16, is killed in sledging accident

2009-02-04T09:28:34Z

A 16-year-old girl died after crashing through a barbed wire fence on a sledge

Teenager in sledge tragedy hoped for Oxbridge place

2009-02-04T14:38:28Z

A gifted student who died after she crashed through a barbed-wire fence at high speed on a makeshift metal sledge was hoping to study at Oxford or Cambridge

Burberry axes up to 290 to guard profits

2009-01-20T09:11:54Z

Retail: Fashion house Burberry said it is axeing up to 290 UK jobs to protect profits

Watch out, JK's Beedle is about

2008-12-04T08:57:56Z

Hundreds of Harry Potter fans packed into bookshops across London early today in a bid to be the first in the world to buy JK Rowling's latest book.

Celebrating the small and near

2008-12-02T10:42:38Z

Come on, Boris - London's economy needs you

2008-11-18T09:07:24Z

The capital�s jobs and wealth have been through tough times before and come back. But this time especially they need the Mayor�s help

Hayley set to show the boys who's boss

2008-11-07T10:04:29Z

Leading lady rider to crown a great season with victory on The Betchworth Kid at Doncaster

Labour's eco-towns are shrinking rapidly

2008-08-19T07:43:24Z

Labour's flagship "eco-towns" plan has been delayed amid fears that there is a lack of applicants for the housebuilding expansion

If it's racism you want, head out of town

2008-07-10T08:33:32Z

This city was awarded the Olympics for its energy, diversity and irrepressible optimism - and there was a welcome reminder of that this week

Fears for ref Webb after death threats

2008-06-13T12:31:39Z

Premier League referee Howard Webb has been offered police protection after death threats were made by Poles furious at his Euro 2008 penalty decision

'Dance version of Rocky' George Sampson is crowned winner of Britain's Got Talent

2008-05-30T14:31:49Z

There were 50,000 auditions and millions of votes, lots of laughter and plenty of tears.

Jamie Oliver to teach the poor how to cook 'the basics' in town where mums opposed his school dinners campaign

2008-03-28T17:16:04Z

Jamie Oliver is on a mission to banish ready-meals in his next TV series. After shaming the Government into adopting his healthy school dinners and exposing the plight of intensively-reared chickens, he now hopes to revive home cooking. The series begins in Rotherham, where the chef faced opposition to his school dinners campaign from mothers who passed junk food to their children through the school railings

'Everything shook... I was terrified'

2008-02-27T09:01:18Z

It lasted 15 seconds but for those woken by it, the largest earthquake to hit Britain for almost 25 years was terrifying

Fellows proves there is still life in comic creation

2007-06-18T23:00:00Z

John Shuttleworth, the creation of character funnyman Graham Fellows, is comedy with a large helping of niceness

Large scale police operation to put out Fire

2007-05-04T11:02:07Z

After last week's police raid on Fire nightclub in Vauxhall, Scott Manson discusses the Met's attitude towards the capital's clubbers.

Super-sized Arctics still looking good

2007-04-12T23:00:00Z

Arctic Monkeys are back. And, says John Aizlewood, it's a case of mostly as you were for this showcase of the band's second album.

London's gastropub boom...

2006-09-05T09:12:36Z

Gastropubs in London are becoming so expensive they are becoming restaurants in disguise, says the editor of Michelin's eating in pubs guide.