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Met quizzed over leaks in Dizaei probe

A corruption inquiry is under way into the leaking of confidential information from Scotland Yard involving one of Britain's most senior ethnic-minority police officers. Officers from the City of London police are investigating...

There are rewards for us all in this crunch

Do cheer up. There is no such thing as all bad news. Every cloud has a silver lining. Most Britons are still in work and a third of them are on secure state incomes. In the words of Rudy Giuliani, the New York mayor, after...

Pay attention to this, Gordon!

'There's an easy way for the Cabinet to get rid of Gordon Brown,' BBC Question Time's David Dimbleby declared at a supper for panellists, including Cabinet Minister Geoff Hoon. Gordon Brown: It should be easy to get rid of him,...

Mayor's Islamic pride

Published Date: 12 October 2008 BORIS Johnson told thousands of Muslims gathered in London today that he was proud of his Islamic heritage. Speaking at a free event in Trafalgar Square celebrating the Muslim festival of...

Trafalgar Square hosts Eid event

Thousands of people are expected to attend an event in central London marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The third annual Eid in the Square is a free event in Trafalgar Square on Saturday from 1255 BST....

This murder illuminates a darker truth

If you are already here and prepared to pay taxes you should be given legal rights This is the story of an everyday psychopathic murder – but if we follow the trail of blood, it leads us to 200,000 terrorised Chinese people...

Livingstone backs mayor Met role

The controversy over Sir Ian Blair's exit is still raging Ken Livingstone has defended the right of London's mayor to dismiss the Met Commissioner, while still criticising the manner of Sir Ian Blair's exit. Mr Livingstone said...

Liberal Democrat AM Caroline Pidgeon criticises Boris Johnson position on Elephant and Castle

Lib Dem spokesperson on transport, has responded as follows: "Southwark Council has worked up this scheme with TfL for many years and in fact TfL gave approval in March and the LDA signed off the funding in September. "At this...

Books: The Hell-Fire Clubs - Barbarians to Angels

Published Date: 11 October 2008 THE HELL-FIRE CLUBS BY EVELYN LORD (Yale, £19.99) NOT, of course, that one approves of the ravishing of virgins or devil worship, but it's still something of a let-down to find the goings-on at...

Travel chaos after 5,000 bus drivers walk out on strike

Thousands of commuters faced chaos today as up to 5,000 bus drivers and supervisors went on strike over pay. There were long queues at many stops and any available buses were so crowded that many passengers found they could not...