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Spending cuts raise risk of new Baby P tragedy, says academic

05.10.11
The risk of further tragedies like the Baby P case and the murder of two French students in New Cross will be heightened because of government spending cuts, a London academic says... more

280,000 students in limbo as courses are snapped up

19.08.11
More than 280,000 students are without a confirmed university place as desperate school leavers turned to part-time courses and private institutions... more

Working from home is a social phenomena

03.08.11
Working at home is the dream for many, and a group of architects and academics is addressing the issue in the Workhome Project... more

Friends' tribute to 10th cyclist killed this year

01.07.11
Tributes paid to London cyclist crushed to death by a lorry as he cycled to work during the rush hour ... more

Students stage campus sit-in as hundreds of courses get the axe

05.05.11
Up to 60 students are occupying part of the London Metropolitan University campus to fight plans to cut 70 per cent of courses there... more

Woman cyclist is crushed to death by lorry turning left

13.04.11
Tributes were paid to a young woman cyclist who died after being hit by a lorry ... more

Meet the future builders

26.01.11
Architecture is a slow-moving business. It takes a long time to become qualified or get a commission and even longer to build a building... more

I want to help poor children says grant cuts protester, 13

20.01.11
A 13-year-old boy who joined hundreds of protesters opposing the abolition of the Education Maintenance Allowance tells how he wants to lend his support to disadvantaged youngsters... more

'Wave of action' threat as Billy Bragg backs Millbank protesters

12.11.10
Capital faces a 'wave of action' by tens of thousands of people as support grows for the protesters who occupied Tory HQ, students warn... more

Beware the tricky car salesman pitch

15.10.10
You can learn to hold your ground against smooth-talking car salesmen with a little help from Which? Car... more

London teacher training courses 'worst in Britain'

17.09.10
Three teacher training courses in London have been branded among the worst in Britain by research published... more

London teacher training courses ‘worst in Britain’

17.09.10
Three teacher training courses in London have been branded among the worst in Britain by research published... more

University in £36m scandal pays top staff £1m in bonuses

23.08.10
London's biggest university was accused of 'living in cloud-cuckoo-land' after deciding to award managers £1million in performance bonuses in the wake of a financial scandal. ... more

Regent's Park runners keep fit on chips

11.06.10
Runners in Regent’s Park can now use tracking chips embedded in paths to time their runs... more

London university pays £10m a year for fees error

08.04.10
London Metropolitan University is to pay back £36.5 million after it claimed money for students who were ineligible for funding... more

Soft-porn lads' magazines 'need age restriction'

25.02.10
Lads’ magazines should be top shelf titles with age restrictions, a report from the Home Office is due to say... more

Media pressure ‘makes schoolgirls behave as sex objects to lure boys’

19.02.10
Schoolchildren are being turned into sex objects from a young age, a government inquiry is to conclude... more

University governors to quit over £36m blunder

17.12.09
Governors at London's biggest university have agreed to resign over a £36million funding fiasco, it was reported... more

Protesters push for London university governors to quit

16.12.09
Protesters will urge governors of the beleaguered London Metropolitan University to step down when they meet ... more

40 lives saved in Camberwell tower inferno

06.07.09
The full story of the rescue operation was told as it emerged that plastic windows fitted at the block two years ago melted in the intense heat, effectively acting as fuel for the blaze... more

12-year-old boy who took part in gang killing of innocent student

21.04.09
Three members of a gang who hunted like a pack and killed a university student yards from his home were jailed for life at the Old Bailey... more

Here comes the macho sexual

23.03.09
Farewell high fashion and guyliner, so long to the spa and gym – hard times call for hard men and the look that kills... more

Boris Johnson backs plan for university on Olympic park site

14.01.09
Plans for a university on the site of the London Olympics will take a step forward next month with the launch of a viability study backed by London Mayor Boris Johnson... more

Mother's plea over knives as her son's murderer gets life

12.09.08
The mother of a murdered schoolboy Olympic hopeful has appealed for an end to gang knife violence as her son's killer was jailed for life... more

Anti-knife plea by mother of victim

07.08.08
The mother of a teenage gang member who was knifed to death in a "turf" battle has made a plea for the stabbings to stop... more

University 'kow-tows on Dalai degree'

09.07.08
Tibetan freedom campaigners have criticised London Metropolitan University for expressing regret to China for "any unhappiness" it caused by awarding an honorary degree to the Dalai Lama ... more

Bubble gum bin offers solution to sticky problem

07.05.08
Designer Anna Bullus believes she has solved the £4 million-a-year problem of cleaning chewing gum off London's streets... more


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