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Second Baby P case revealed in Haringey

A second child in Haringey has been seriously harmed in another suspected case of abuse, the Standard can reveal Comments

Speaker faces MPs after search row
Whitehall staff reminded of 'code'
Finance plan to lead Queen's Speech
Bank considers interest rates cut
Health workers stage work to rule
Decision awaited on Olympic funds
Britons may face more Thai chaos
Consumer confidence hits record low
Young Muslims not a threat - study
Medic tackles operation by text

The moment anti-terror police raided top Tory's office inside Parliament

This is the moment when police invaded the sanctity of Parliament to raid Tory MP Damian Green's office Comments

The body of Jean Charles de Menezes after he was shot by police on the Northern line

Menezes: ban on unlawful killing verdict

There is not enough evidence to say Jean Charles de Menezes was unlawfully killed by Scotland Yard marksmen, the coroner at the inquest into his death ruled Comments

Return of the �100,000 home

London is seeing the return of the �100,000 home as property values plunge Comments

Business

BA in a bid to merge with Qantas as air crisis grows
BA reveals audacious plans for a merger with Qantas

Calls for another big rate cut | Tesco's shares leap 10%

Sport

Van Persie 'offside' linesman is left off match list
Linesman is left off the list for the next round of matches

Fire sale fear at West Ham | Cipriani remains upbeat

Jacquetta Wheeler in this season's show stoppers

Tiaras and tweed - regal style is always in fashion

Prepare for the festive party season with silver and metallics

Surgeons operate to separate Siamese twins after emergency

Conjoined twins Faith and Hope Williams underwent emergency separation surgery at Great Ormond Street hospital Comments

'Flight-risk' Qatada is sent back to jail

Firebrand cleric Abu Qatada was returned to jail today after an immigration court ruled he breached the terms of his bail Comments

Qatada back in prison over 'escape plot'

Even Tesco feels the pinch as customers defect to Asda

Britain's biggest retailer Tesco admitted it was being hit by the recession as it revealed its worst sales figures in 16 years Comments

Games ministers ignored report saying only benefit would be a national party

An official report which concluded that the London Olympics would fail to deliver sporting or economic benefits was ignored by ministers, it was claimed Comments

Poll: Will Olympics bring investment to London?

Ex-wife's court bid to make tycoon pay charity �14m

The ex-wife of City millionaire Sir Paul Judge has told a court her husband had failed to pay charities �14million from their divorce settlement Comments

This will Turner my life around

Turner Prize winner Mark Leckey is set to hoard his �25,000 winnings as the credit crunch sorts the bad artists from the good Comments

Ben Lewis: Leckey is going places with his approachable and unpretentious art

Gordon Ramsay buys stately home to create cookery school

Gordon Ramsay is to open an international cookery school after buying a �5 million stately home in Chertsey, Surrey Comments

Female officers make history by applying for top job at Met

Two women have joined the running to become Britain's most senior police officer Comments

Boris: Design an electric family car and I'll buy it

Boris Johnson said he would be among the first customers of a zero-emission electric family car when the motor industry puts it on the market Comments

Protesters target Heathrow with music, jams and action

Militants trying to stop the expansion of Heathrow are planning a series of direct action protests in the New Year, the Standard can reveal. Comments

Is now the time to join the euro?

Peter Mandelson says it his still his "goal" for Britain to adopt the euro

Should Commons Speaker Michael Martin quit?

Confidence in Mr Martin has been badly damaged by Damian Green's arrest

Has Brown done enough to win a general election?

The PM's war on the not-so-rich could scupper him, says Andrew Gilligan

�28 million: the annual payout to our councillors

Councillors in London are taking home �28million a year in pay and allowances, it was revealed Comments

Facebook turns Sweet 16 party into 'horror show'

A mother told how her daughter's 16th birthday party descended into an "absolute horror show" when around 300 people gatecrashed her home after the event was advertised on Facebook Comments

Now British Airways is in merger talks with Qantas

British Airways today announced audacious plans to merge with Qantas, the Australian airline. Comments

Dole claimants who refuse to find work �must dig gardens�

Dole claimants who refuse to seek work could be made to dig gardens as punishment Comments

We warned India of terror attack from the sea, says US

The United States warned India before last week's attacks in Mumbai that terrorists were believed to be plotting a mostly seaborne assault on the city, a White House official said Comments

Final journey israeli mumbai victims 'were tortured'

Thais call off siege of airports

The protesters besieging Bangkok's two airports are to leave, their leader has said Comments

Mothers left stranded as nurseries close

The parents of more than 250 children have been left struggling after two London nurseries shut without warning Comments

Breast cancer surgeon's award for 'instant' test

A leading breast cancer surgeon has discovered how to detect the disease with rays of light Comments

No10 hosts summit of 2012's sponsors

Sponsors of the London Olympics today attended a Downing Street summit to discuss concerns that their interests had been overlooked during the Beijing Games Comments

Where the political elite go for dinner and spicy gossip

From a cheap-and-cheerful curry house adored by the Lib-Dems to a "1970s-style" Italian restaurant that has become a Tory stronghold, the favoured establishments of London's politicos are revealed Comments

Networking rail � the social website that�s hit the buffers

An official website hailed as "Facebook for commuters" has been branded a disaster by experts Comments

Restaurants refuse to pass on VAT cut

Leading London restaurants are failing to pass on the full cut in VAT to customers Comments

Where the political elite go for dinner and spicy gossip

Thousands fooled by 'model' London

This picture, which appears to show a detailed, tiny model of a typical London street has fooled thousands of internet users Comments

Monty wins third speed ban reprieve thanks to Mr Loophole

Golfer Colin Montgomerie has escaped a driving ban after speeding at 70mph in a 40mph zone Comments

Thousands of patients opt for private care on NHS

Record numbers of patients are receiving private treatment paid for by the NHS Comments

Clinton: I'll give my everything on this foreign adventure

Hillary Clinton joined Barack Obama's government because she wanted to be part of the "greatest adventure of our century" Comments

Parkinson's sufferers 'missing out on surgery'

Parkinson's disease sufferers are missing out on a revolutionary brain operation that can reduce shaking, a leading London surgeon has said Comments

Hate mail for Hamilton the space tourist

Lewis Hamilton's decision to become a space tourist has resulted in a fresh barrage of racist abuse from Spanish racing fans Comments

'Don't teach children facts ... they can search online'

Schoolchildren should not be taught to memorise facts and figures because information is available online, a leading commentator said Comments

Sadler's Wells is taking scissors to its prices

Sadler's Wells is sparking a theatre price war by slashing its Christmas show prices by 15 per cent Comments

Would entering the euro help Britain through the economic downturn?

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Carafe has designs on the capital's free water

The winning design for a tap water carafe to be used in thousands of restaurants and bars in the capital is revealed today. Comments

Fears over legacy in the 'forgotten Olympic borough'

Hackney has become the "forgotten Olympic borough", with a promised legacy of 8,000 skilled jobs falling victim to the recession, local politicians claim Comments