Evening Standard - London's Quality Newspaper

Minus 10 - it's colder than the Antarctic

The big chill tightened its grip on London and the South-East with temperatures as low as -10C - colder than parts of Greenland and the Antarctic Comments

Big freeze: 10 below zero forecast
Warning to M&S amid job cuts claims
Smuggling routes 'key to ceasefire'
'Turbulent year' for homes market
Final day for Woolworths
MPs' warning over Baby P appeal
Tory plan to 'Get Britain Working'
Crossing death woman is named
Call to let patients use mobiles
Bush to honour Blair with top medal

Housing crash sees 330,000 London owners facing net loss on property

More than a third of a million homes in London are already worth less than their owners paid for them, analysis by the Evening Standard shows Comments

An Israeli soldier wounded in Gaza arrives at hospita

Battle for Gaza city nears end game

Fierce fighting erupted on the edge of Gaza City as Israeli troops intensified their onslaught against Hamas militants by advancing further into Palestinian territory Comments

Anger as sacked Baby P chief launches fight for six-figure payout

The shamed head of Haringey's children's services is attempting to win a six-figure payout for being sacked over her handling of the Baby P case Comments

Business

Europe starts to shiver as Russia cuts gas supplies
Russia cut gas exports to Europe by 60%

Nationwide rules out forecast | Next warns of plunging pound

Sport

Defoe back at Spurs as Portsmouth take �16m
Portsmouth accept a bid of almost �16million for the striker

KP captaincy under threat | Wenger losing fight to keep Toure

Tories: too risky to bring back Ken Clarke?

David Cameron faces an uphill task to revive the 'big beast'

Can London benefit from recession?

Boris Johnson urges people to see the positives amid the gloom

Should MPs launch a probe into rising rail fares?

Rail companies face a parliamentary inquiry over the cost of tickets

Commuters hope for cheaper tickets from fare zone review

Thousands of commuters may get cheaper tickets from a new review of the capital's fare zones Comments

Germans retreat on bail-out

Germany is moving towards agreeing a new economic rescue plan worth around �46 billion to counter recession Comments

Tories take their tax-cutting show on the road as Labour hits back

David Cameron sent his shadow cabinet on a tour of Britain to sell his tax-cutting pledges amid Labour claims they would mean deep cutbacks in counter terrorism, housing and transport Comments

Tipped for �30,000 prize, the Outcast writer

A London writer who toiled for years without success is now being tipped for one of the biggest prizes in literature Comments

Second day of chaos on �9bn West Coast railway line

The West Coast Main Line - just reopened with new timetables after a �9 billion rebuild - is in chaos for the second successive day Comments

Fashion for furs ... real and fake flies out of the wardrobes

Fashion-conscious Londoners are choosing fur coats and accessories to stay warm as temperatures plummet Comments

Deaths from hospital error increase 60 per cent

The number of patients killed by hospital blunders has risen by 60 per cent in two years, according to new figures. Comments

Ministers are urged to shame employers into closing gender pay gap

Companies face being shamed into closing the pay gap between men and women Comments

Tough times but we'll weather storm say Debenhams and Next

Two of Britain's biggest high-street names revealed just how rocky Christmas has been, with sales slumping as the recession bit hard Comments

Iceland bank to sue Britain over freezing of assets

The Icelandic bank which had its British offshoot placed into administration by Gordon Brown at the height of the autumn credit crisis is to sue the Government over the move Comments

Synagogue set alight during rise in anti-Semitic attacks in London

The number of anti-Semitic attacks in London has risen sharply following Israel's land assault on Gaza, Jewish community groups say Comments

Teenage champion who is worth her weight in gold

She's just 5ft 2in tall and 14 years old but weightlifter Zoe Smith has been crowned Athlete of the Year by the British Olympic Association Comments

2012 whitewater canoe course doubles in cost to �30million

The cost of an artificial whitewater canoe course for the London Olympics has almost doubled to �30 million, the Standard can reveal Comments

British tennis player faces 'rape victim' in US court

A British tennis prot�g� accused of rape will come face to face with his alleged victim in a US court Comments

Bravery awards for 7/7 heroes

Two civilian heroes of the 7 July terror attacks have been given gallantry awards for their actions following the suicide bombing at Edgware Road Tube station Comments

Cars could be fuelled by Christmas trees

Recycled Christmas trees could soon be used to power cars Comments

What a cracker: Kelly Brook on pulling Danny Cipriani

Agyness Deyn and Pixie Geldof were at the Love magazine launch party...

Ballerina fashion - get your party wardrobe into first position...

Travolta flies home with Jett's ashes

John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston were flying home to Florida with the ashes of their son after his death at the couple's Bahamas holiday home Comments

Death knell for Murder One books

One of the most famous bookshops in Charing Cross Road is closing after its owner failed to find a buyer Comments

Madejski's Degas sculpture expected to make �12m

Businessman Sir John Madejski is selling an important sculpture by French impressionist Edgar Degas Comments

Gunman found dead in his cell

A man jailed for life for shooting a policeman has hanged himself in his cell, it emerged Comments

Council starts parking space text service for drivers

A new satellite technology system will allow London residents to be directed to their nearest parking space, library or youth service through their mobile phone Comments

Olympic great Boardman: We must rethink roads so that riders feel safe

The mastermind of Britain's cycling gold medal haul has called for a complete overhaul of London's roads Comments

Le grand cycle lane: 218 miles from Paris to London

Tesco 'misled shoppers over alcohol deal'

Britain's biggest supermarket is facing an investigation over claims it deliberately advertised cut-price alcohol to lure bargain-hunters - but failed to have enough stock Comments