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London news, politics, columnists, polls, campaigns, international news, and your views from the London Evening StandardCommuters face combined strikes on bus and Tube
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London faces a wave of bus and Tube strikes that could cause chaos for millions of passengers as unions walkout over pay and conditions2009-11-20T09:26:36ZSwept away: Hero Pc dies as bridge collapses
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A policeman died when he was swept away while trying to rescue a driver stranded by floods caused by the heaviest 24 hours of rain in English history2009-11-20T09:05:03ZPolice ‘will quit’ if Tories create elected bosses
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One of Britain’s top policemen clashed with David Cameron over Tory plans for locally elected police chiefs2009-11-20T10:42:43ZRevealed: bust-up with Boris made Lord Rogers quit
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Extraordinary row between Boris Johnson and one of the world's leading architects led to resignation over controversial Chelsea Barracks redevelopment2009-11-20T09:13:39ZKinnock: ‘Flamboyant’ Blair not the president we wanted
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<b>Video:</b> European leaders were right to reject Tony Blair’s 'flamboyance' for little-known Belgian, former Labour leader Neil Kinnock said2009-11-20T07:32:53ZMan who strangled wife while having nightmare, walks free
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Husband who strangled his wife in his sleep walked free from court when the prosecution dropped the charges2009-11-20T12:26:51ZCheating Thierry Henry hands his sponsors a moral dilemma
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Thierry Henry's earning power could be seriously damaged as sponsors desert him in the wake of the 'hand of God' cheating scandal, it has emerged2009-11-20T08:57:41ZEx-BBC producer jailed over child porn
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2009-11-20T14:55:22ZTory's racist email rant about 'foreign' names
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2009-11-20T13:52:07ZVicks recalls nasal sprays amid health fears
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2009-11-20T07:41:48Z2,000 off-licence workers lose their jobs
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2009-11-20T14:03:43ZProtesters fail to stop Brent Cross mall
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2009-11-20T08:34:30ZI had affair, admits Tory after quitting anti-sleaze committee
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Tory MP David Curry admits having an affair only hours after quitting as chairman of Parliament’s anti-sleaze committee2009-11-20T06:53:45ZKnifed to death in street, teen father who feared that gang was after him
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Young father stabbed to death in a north London street while out walking his dog2009-11-20T09:34:31ZPM backs Harman over ‘crash while she was on phone’
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Harriet Harman given strong backing by Gordon Brown after she denies breaking law by crashing her car while using a mobile2009-11-20T07:19:47Z‘Severed hand’ victim’s husband says: I’m innocent
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Estranged husband held as a suspect over the killing of his wife has denied he had anything to do with her death and said he has done 'nothing wrong'2009-11-20T08:48:01ZLondon's best cycling road 'like country lane'
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Capital's best roads for cyclists have been revealed in the London Cycling Campaign annual awards2009-11-20T08:06:08ZFA attacks BNP race rant video about Wembley
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Football Association demands that a BNP promotional video featuring Wembley stadium be removed from the internet2009-11-20T09:41:42ZMartin Amis: How the sexual revolution helped destroy my sister Sally
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Martin Amis tells how the sexual revolution of the Sixties and Seventies played a part in destroying his sister by putting terrifying pressure on women2009-11-20T08:14:34ZTough new laws to target illegal downloaders
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People who illegally download music and films could have their internet connection cut off under legislation unveiled2009-11-20T13:54:08ZQueen of cookery Delia is made CBE
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Queen of cookery, Delia Smith, honoured by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace for her work teaching Britain kitchen basics2009-11-20T14:57:49ZStamp duty break helped just 6,000 London buyers
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Only 6,000 Londoners have benefited from the stamp duty holiday in its first year, figures reveal2009-11-20T10:23:57ZOur winners set Standards for theatre accolades
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Former winners Patrick Stewart, Fiona Shaw and Simon Russell Beale will be handing out the honours to new victors at the 55th London Evening Standard Theatre Awards next week2009-11-20T10:14:02ZMurders drove David Haye to boxing success
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Boxer David Haye reveals that the murders of two cousins spurred him on to become a heavyweight world champion2009-11-20T10:34:42Z'Queen bees' making a cottage industry out of their writing
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Six women writers intend to revolutionise the book trade from their homes2009-11-20T11:20:24ZGPs too slow to save girl, five, from swine flu, say family
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Five-year-old girl suffering from swine flu died after doctors took two weeks to diagnose her illness, according to family2009-11-20T09:52:07ZApple changes Regent Street to its core
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Arrival of Apple Store exactly half a decade ago has transformed Regent Street into one of Europe’s leading retail shopping destinations2009-11-20T08:37:56ZEx-criminal's chance in Hollywood
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Former drug dealer from Hackney tells how he has been offered the chance to write and direct a film in Hollywood2009-11-20T08:12:39ZRadio DJ Edith to swap homes after dropping basement bid
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Radio 1 DJ Edith Bowman has given up her fight to build a basement beneath her home after strong opposition from neighbours2009-11-20T12:18:34ZBlind woman tells of horror as pitbull mauls her guide dog
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<b>Video:</b> Blind woman whose guide dog was savaged by a pitbull-type terrier in a railway station subway spoke of her fear during the attack2009-11-20T07:53:07ZMother killed in suspected arson home attack is named
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Mother killed in a suspected arson attack on her family home in Dagenham has been named2009-11-20T10:29:49ZGunman kills one at Eurostar terminal
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2009-11-20T16:13:14ZPilot faces court on drink charge
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2009-11-20T07:40:53ZMan to be sentenced for killing flatmate
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2009-11-20T07:43:02ZDeath knell for CDs
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2009-11-20T10:11:37ZWomen asked to strip... for feminism
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2009-11-20T12:40:18ZLondon students to test stadium for Olympic Games
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Britain's leading student athletes will be the first to use the 80,000-seat Olympic stadium in a rehearsal for the 2012 Games2009-11-20T11:33:54Z'My Mastermind score was a prank, seven is spiritual number for me'
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Contestant who made history by scoring the joint worst total on Mastermind claims his embarrassing performance was a prank2009-11-20T11:37:43ZHow cigarette butts can save energy in homes
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London borough is studying innovative technology that enables cigarette butts to be recycled into rolls of home insulation2009-11-20T08:22:08ZOpera star Faryl brings cheer to child patients
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Children at Great Ormond Street Hospital were thrilled by a surprise visit from opera star Faryl Smith2009-11-20T11:41:25Z£10m to make smartest streets smarter
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These are the first images of a £10million scheme to reduce street clutter in Mayfair and Belgravia2009-11-20T11:25:30Z