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Conservative MP Nadine Dorries will be joining Ant and Dec in the jungle

Dorries suspended over reality show

Nadine Dorries has been suspended as an MP by the Conservative Party after leaving Westminster to take part in reality TV show I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.
A 41-year-old man was arrested after a cyber attack on Theresa May's website

Man held over May cyber-attack

A man has been arrested and bailed over a cyber attack on the websites of the Home Office and the Home Secretary, Scotland Yard said.
Ched Evans had his case rejected by three judges at the Court of Appeal in London

Evans loses rape conviction appeal

Footballer Ched Evans has lost a challenge against his conviction for rape.
Alexandre Pato netted AC Milan's equaliser against Malaga in Group C

Malaga make knockout stages

Malaga, in their maiden campaign, and Porto became the first teams to progress through to the last 16 of the Champions League.
Chris Smalling has been included in Manchester United's travelling party for the game

Smalling in line for United return

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has indicated that Chris Smalling is set to make his first appearance of the season in Wednesday night's Champions League Group H clash with Braga.
Ashley Cole picked up a hamstring injury during Saturday's clash against Swansea

Cole facing injury fight

Ashley Cole is in danger of being made to wait again for his 100th England cap after being ruled out of Chelsea's Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk.

Dramatic moment 'Italian Job' armed bike gang flee after Brent Cross jewellery raid

UPDATED: Armed robbers targeted a store in Brent Cross Shopping Centre today. Police said six men riding three motorbikes wielding axes and bats attempted to storm a jewellers in front of shocked shoppers. The men targeted the Fraser Hart jewellery shop.

Knightsbridge neighbours aghast at millionaire’s plan for a three-storey basement

Plans for a huge three-storey basement extension that will treble the size of a Knightsbridge house have sparked an angry campaign from neighbours, including novelist Edna O’Brien.

Jimmy Savile was 'questioned over Yorkshire Ripper murders'

Jimmy Savile was quizzed by detectives investigating the Yorkshire Ripper murders, a senior officer who worked on the inquiry said today.

Claws are out as Nadine Dorries shouts 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!'

The Conservative Party today suspended the whip from MP Nadine Dorries after it emerged she was planning an extended absence from Westminster to appear on TV's I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.

In the line of duty: Met police officer collapsed and died chasing suspected mugger

A police officer who collapsed and died while on duty in London last night was pursuing a robbery suspect at the time, it emerged today.

Cross Channel cheat! Woman with homes in London and Paris - both paid for by the tax-payer

A dole cheat claimed more than £13,000 for a Notting Hill flat while receiving a further £45,000 in benefits for a home in Paris, a court heard.

Azelle Rodney's mother asks armed officer who shot dead her son: 'How many more lies?'

A mother whose 24-year-old son was gunned down by armed police interrupted the inquiry into his death to ask the officer who shot him: "How many more lies are you going to tell?"

Conman who ripped off Manchester City star and cancer patients alike led 'extravagant lifestyle'

A conman who stole £7 million from hundreds of investors including a Premier League footballer has been jailed.

£46,000-a-year Tube drivers threaten third Boxing Day strike in a row

Tube union barons today threatened strike action on Boxing Day.

Cameron: Give Assad safe passage to flee Syria

Syrian dictator Bashar Assad should be given safe passage out of the country if that would end the bloodshed, David Cameron said today.

Police order Croydon Morris men to stop dancing in interest of 'community relations'

VIDEO: Morris dancers who were forced to abandon a performance after a complaint to the police say they were treated “like the Ku Klux Klan”.

Heathrow plea over four runway super-hub

Heathrow bosses today called on a major inquiry into airport capacity to examine plans for not only a third runway but a fourth as well.

Tesco fined for employing illegal foreign workers

Supermarket giant Tesco has been handed a £115,000 fine for employing illegal foreign workers at a south London warehouse.

Crowning moment in Melbourne for racegoer Camilla

The royals’ favourite hat maker today backed Camilla to be the “next Queen of England”, as he helped her win the fashion stakes at Australia’s biggest horse race.

George Osborne

'Tough love' sees sickness benefit stripped from those who refuse treatment

Sickness benefit will be stripped from claimants who refuse to get treatment for their problems under a crackdown to be tested in a £25 million Government trial.

'I have faith in British justice,' says businessman who lost £1m to Ponzi City broker

An Iranian businessman defrauded by a City stockbroker who lavished millions of pounds of other people’s money on himself today welcomed the 13-year prison sentence handed down to the fraudster.

Londoners turned out in their thousands to see Robbie Williams, Emma Bunton and Lawson turn on the Oxford Street Christmas lights, sponsored by Marmite.

Mamma Miller! Sienna poses naked … with her baby bump

Not every woman would be willing to be pictured naked only weeks away from giving birth. But actress Sienna Miller was captured on canvas by artist Jonathan Yeo shortly before the arrival of her first baby, Marlowe.

Supper was gr8! Esp. swan’s neck on brioche... the Dave and Rebekah txts

A Downing Street mole has alleged that up to 150 texts exist between David Cameron and Rebekah Brooks. Here's how one of those exchanges from last year might have gone...

How to catch an iPhone robber (and stop him nicking your data as well)

If you own an iPhone, you’re twice as likely to be the victim of phone mugging as the user of any other mobile phone. That’s one fact about the iPhone that Apple omits from its glossy advertising campaigns.

Mitt Romney and Barack Obama

All the action.. where to watch the US elections

Whether you're a hardened politico, an American ex-pat or just looking for an excuse to party, tonight's presidential election is a must. Here are the best places across the capital to watch the action unfold:

Cake or a brownie? Heston's mixed-up Christmas pud

When Heston Blumenthal is in charge, you know you’re not going to get an ordinary Christmas cake, and his latest offering is certainly going to challenge the purists.

Party people - roses all the way for Pixie

Singer Pixie Lott was looking exceptionally fragrant with a headdress of lemon yellow blooms at a fashion awards party at the Savoy last night.

bangers and mash

The London best: Bangers and mash

Since it's National Sausage Week (honestly) and the weather is damn cold, we've rounded up the best place to tuck into some warming bangers and mash.

We're going to wash that pollution right out of our air

Sick of breathing in pollution, dust and other people’s germs? Jasmine Gardner on the office technology which could usher in a new clean air act.

Spot the lady's maid... Downton's Anna dazzles

Downton Abbey’s Joanne Froggatt, who plays Anna Bates, singer Pixie Lott and presenter Cat Deeley dazzled at the WGSN Global Fashion Awards at The Savoy.

topman collection

Made in Britain... traditional fabrics are ruling the roost this winter

London, Milan, Paris and, er, Hawick. The sleepy Scottish Borders town found itself added to the list of global fashion capitals last week. Not, I hasten to add, because it has designs on staging its own bi-annual fashion week — although how wonderful would that be — but because the town’s knitwear industry was hailed the best in the world by none other than Mr Karl Lagerfeld.

Frost and mist: stunning pictures of Hyde Park as the temperature plummets

As temperatures dropped below zero this morning and London woke to a world of frost and mist, our photographer Jeremy Selwyn was in Hyde Park to capture some magical images. With predictions of more cold snaps to come, bookmakers have slashed the odds of a white Christmas in London to 7-2.

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