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'Star Trek' surgery restores the eyesight of near-blind patients

20.10.11
A radical new procedure credited with helping the virtually blind to see again has been pioneered at a London clinic... more

Jailed millionaires who conned Candys given £200,000 in legal aid

17.10.11
Two millionaire criminals who cheated the Candy brothers in a £6.5 million fraud have been given more than £200,000 in legal aid... more

Just the ticket for fined David Walliams fans

16.09.11
Council bosses forced to rip up parking tickets after motorists complained they were 'ambushed' and hit with fines while watching comedian David Walliams's charity swim ... more

Householder stabs burglar to death - after PM backs right to defend property

23.06.11
A householder is being questioned by police after a burglar was stabbed to death during a break-in, just days after David Cameron backed householders' rights to defend property... more

Linford Christie faces trial over crash

15.12.10
Linford Christie is to face crown court trial next month accused of dangerous driving following a crash with a taxi that left the driver critically injured... more

The true costs of leaving home for London's twenty-somethings

15.07.10
After 27 years of living with and off her tolerant parents, Jasmine Gardner has finally moved out. Why has it taken her so long — and how will she afford it?... more

Conservatives pledge to review self-defence laws

21.01.10
Full review of self-defence laws will be launched within 100 days of the Tories taking office, pledged shadow home secretary Chris Grayling... more

Set free: Man who beat armed intruder with cricket bat

20.01.10
Man jailed for hitting an intruder with a cricket bat after a knife gang held his family hostage was freed today after a public outcry... more

Hiding in London, the Polish brothers wanted for child rapes

14.12.09
Two brothers wanted for a string of child rapes are suspected of hiding in London after fleeing their native Poland, it was revealed... more

Chair archway reborn at seat of British design

17.09.09
Tradition of giant arches made of chairs that was popular in Victorian times is being revived to celebrate the best of British design... more

The Walthamstow flat where bomb plot was hatched

08.09.09
The airline bombers plotted the atrocity that was intended to eclipse 9/11 from a rundown flat in east London... more

New scanners could ease liquid restrictions on planes

08.09.09
Restrictions on taking liquids on planes introduced after the terror plot to blow up transatlantic airliners could be eased if trials of new scanners prove successful... more

Investigation cost police more than £35million

07.09.09
A major police investigation which cost two forces more than £35 million lies behind the airliner trial... more

Heathrow liquid bomb plot bigger than 9/11

07.09.09
Three Islamist extremists convicted of plotting to murder thousands of passengers in suicide attacks on flights from Heathrow to America and Canada... more

Rory Stewart: The PM knows we shouldn't be in Afghanistan

12.08.09
The man who briefs Obama's team has a new mission: to clean up British politics. Will Parliament prove even more dangerous for Rory Stewart than Kabul or Iraq?... more

Andy Murray hits the Wimbledon roof ... then has to take cover

24.06.09
The new Wimbledon rain roof was brought into action again today — to give protection from the sun to minor VIPs enjoying a day out in the Royal Box... more

Welsh wag Rob Brydon charms his fans

14.05.09
Rob Brydon quickly explained that he is not the edgiest comedian. He does not attract heroin-addicted Russell Brand fans, though he did have someone who had issues with Horlicks in High Wycombe.... more

Two million fly off for Easter as airlines offer bargain deals

09.04.09
Airlines are offering last-minute bargain flights as thousands of Londoners prepare to leave the capital for Easter... more

Caterham lead the way

28.01.09
The Evening Standard School’s 1st XV Super League has a new leader following January’s cup games... more

Oh no you don't, panto Linda is stuck in a jam

29.12.08
Linda Lusardi dialled 999 and asked if it she could use the hard shoulder on the M25 after a traffic jam threatened to make her late for her pantomime performance... more

Schools rugby: Wellington given boot but stay top

16.12.08
Daily Mail Cup holders Wellington College were dumped out of the competition after suffering their first defeat of the season but they still remain top of rugby union's Evening Standard's 1st XV League... more

Leaked emails reveal police's £5m earner

19.09.08
Police involved in Britain's biggest anti-terrorist investigation claimed up to £5 million in overtime, leaked emails show... more

4,000 City jobs axed as Lehman folds

15.09.08
More than 4,000 City workers lost their jobs after a US investment bank folded... more

Explosives hunt nearly abandoned over costs

10.09.08
Anti-terror police were nearly forced to abandon searches that later uncovered terrorist bomb-making equipment because of concerns about cost... more

Seven face retrial over 'jets plot'

09.09.08
Prosecutors are to seek a full re-trial of seven men accused of conspiring to blow up transatlantic airliners flying from Heathrow... more

Airport bomb plot: three guilty

08.09.08
Three British Muslims have been found guilty of an al Qaeda plot to explode liquid bombs at Heathrow airport... more

James has confidence in Bromley strength

10.07.08
There's little time for relaxation as Kent County prepare to face three-time champions Teddington in the Evening Standard Challenge Trophy... more

'Bombers planned to blast nuclear plants and Wharf'

04.04.08
A British Muslim terror gang drew up a list of targets with "limitless ambition", a jury heard... more


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