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Female gun cop from elite Met unit sues Yard for alleged race and gender discrimination

EXCLUSIVE: Scotland Yard’s elite unit at the centre of the Plebgate scandal was today facing fresh controversy as it emerged a black woman officer is suing for alleged racial discrimination.

Guilty: Roree Cox is seen entering the bus and removing a knife from his shoe

Teenager jailed for fatally stabbing church choirboy, 14, on a London bus

A teenage thug was jailed for at least 14 years at the Old Bailey today for stabbing to death a 14-year-old on a bus while on bail for robbery.

Satire: the subtitles on scenes from the film Downfall mock Jeremy Hunt and Tim Kelsey

NHS boss apologises for tweeting link to Hitler spoof video

NHS chief Sir David Nicholson was forced to apologise today for tweeting a spoof Hitler YouTube video ridiculing Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and a senior colleague.

Fridge bar (left): Used Facebook to blame black people for violence at clubs. Picture: Google Streetview

Brixton bar blames black people for nightclub violence in racist rant on Facebook

A bar in Brixton has blamed black people for violence which it claimed has contributed to London clubs being forced out of business.

Discrimination claim: Louise Port outside the GMTV tribunal hearing in 2007. She had claimed she was sacked for refusing to work nights because she had epilepsy

Ex-TV reporter used £70,000 benefit fraud to pay off debt

A former breakfast television reporter has been handed an 18-month suspended prison sentence for fraudulent housing benefit claims totalling more than £70,000.

Terror clampdown: 25 per cent of organised criminal in London are foreign

Counter-terror clampdown as 25% of organised criminals in London are foreign

Counter-terrorism powers are to be used to stop foreign offenders coming to Britain after new evidence showing a quarter of organised criminals in London are from overseas.

Average London house prices have hit a new record

London's house prices soar to hit new record average of £409,000

The yawning chasm between London’s property “haves” and “have-nots” widened dramatically again last month when average home prices surged by more than £8,000 to hit a new record high of £409,881.

Jailed: drunk driver high on cocaine who killed mother-of-two in south London crash

A man who was drunk and high on cocaine when he crashed and killed a mother-of-two in south London has been jailed for five years and seven months.

“Number one issue”: Nigel Farage was set to discuss the net migration rise at party conference

Farage: Britain cannot control immigration policy while in the EU

UKIP leader Nigel Farage today seized on the surge in immigration for his European elections campaign amid recriminations among Conservatives over the handling of the issue.

The rabbi was pronounced dead on arrival at the Homerton hospital Picture: Google Street View

Rabbi collapsed and died in ritual bath in Stamford Hill as he prepared for the Sabbath

A leading Rabbi collapsed and died in a ritual purification bath in London as he prepared for the Sabbath.

Justice battle: victim Martine Vik Magnussen and murder suspect Farouk Abdulhak

Playboy wanted over the murder of London student marries in Yemen

A playboy who is wanted over the murder of a London student has married in Yemen in a fresh blow to attempts to bring him back to Britain, the Evening Standard has learned.

Grim discovery: the heads are believed to have been frozen for more than four years

Sheep heads butchered years ago found on sale illegally in north London supermarket

Six sheep heads have been seized by food inspectors after they were found on sale illegally in a north London supermarket.

Willie Walsh: 'It’s Chinese tourists particularly who find it difficult to come to the UK'

British Airways chief: Change visa policy as regime is stopping people coming to London

British Airways supremo Willie Walsh today called on the Government to change its immigration rules because “so many people want to come to London, but don’t because they struggle with the visa regime”.

Throwing down the gauntlet: Helen Skelton, second right, will take part in Clash of the Titans. Fellow competitors include Greg James, left, Freddie Flintoff and Amy Williams

Bring it on! Celebrities get ready to battle it out with Olympians for Sport Relief

On paper, a TV presenter, a pop star and a DJ shouldn’t stand a chance against Olympic gold medallists.

Sleet and snow forecast for London on the last day of winter

Sleet and snow is being forecast for London and the south east today on what is officially the last day of winter.

City of London police with officers in Barcelona

Police swoop in London 'Wolf of Wall Street' boiler room raids

Criminal kingpins who robbed British victims of millions of pounds in savings to spend on their playboy lifestyles have been targeted in an unprecedented international crackdown.

'I don’t wear anything when I sleep. I hope that doesn’t creep anyone out'

Nicole Scherzinger on her Pussycat Dolls days, dressing up as Catwoman and wearing a onesie.

The Oscars Hall of Shame: the stars who (dis)graced the red carpet

GALLERY: With the Oscars 2014 fast approaching, here's our pick of the worst red carpet fashion fiascos yet.

Grace Dent: Trishna will knock your socks off with chilli

Grace Dent takes another trip to contemporary Indian restaurant Trishna - and likes it better second time around.

Film of the week: Non-stop is an in-flight frightener

Liam Neeson is the business as an all-action air marshal but everyone’s in for a bumpy ride.

Grace Dent's week-long party marathon

With the paparazzi lens fixed firmly on London, our critic party-hops the best bashes last week had to offer.

Fright night: Andy Nyman gets to grips with Wossy at the Ghost Stories party

GALLERY: After a play promising extreme shock and tension, writer and star Andy Nyman was in a relaxed mood at the after party.

You shall go to the BAFTAs: screen sirens share their red-carpet secrets

Backstage at an awards ceremony is always a riot of hairspray, champers and nerves. Dipal Acharya meets Samantha Barks, Gwendoline Christie and Laura Carmichael.

Mammon: TV's latest must-see Scandi thriller

VIDEO: Grey skies, dark secrets and a plot with more twists than Sarah Lund’s jumper — Mammon is the latest must-see Nordic noir.

Michelle Rodriguez and fashion model Cara Delevingne

Do it like a Delevingne

As rumours fly that Michelle Rodriguez wants to settle down with Cara D, Phoebe Luckhurst takes a look at the love matches of all the Delevingne sisters.

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Spotlight on Muswell Hill

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Spotlight on Muswell Hill

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Five acts playing at music festivals everywhere in 2014

Film

The Book Thief - review

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Ivo Graham extracts plenty of humour, albeit sometimes clichéd, out of his youth

Art

Art14: Art & the City, Olympia Grand Hall - exhibition review

Art14 London is spreading an exciting internationalist buzz

Bars

Cichetti and impressive cocktails at the Venetian-style Augustus Harris

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Analog.Ue, National’s Lyttelton - theatre review

Daniel Kitson gives the audience the silent treatment in his second solo piece

Music

Neneh Cherry is all smiles at her fun comeback show

Theatre

Frolics aplenty at The Knight of the Burning Pestle

Music

Wilko Johnson featuring Roger Daltrey at Shepherd’s Bush Empire

Arts

Martha Plimpton: ‘I meet people who suffer from addiction every single day. They are my friends and it is part of our work’

Martha Plimpton interview

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Review: Laughing Point, The Palace Theatre

Laughing Point at The Palace Theatre

Going Out

First World War-themed theatre and exhibitions

Theatre

The A-Z of Mrs P at the Southwark Playhouse

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Sam Smith at Shepherd’s Bush Empire

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Agent Provocateur's new SS14 couture collection exudes 1950s glamour

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Get ready to feast: on Shrove Tuesday, diners at Breakfast Club cafés will be challenged to eat twelve pancakes in less than 15 minutes

Pancake Day events in London

Shrove Tuesday (March 4) isn't just about feasting on pancakes. There are several other ways to celebrate Pancake Day in London, including races, a carnival party, a festival and a pop-up restaurant

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