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UK planes ready for Libya mission
RAF fighter planes have been deploying to the Mediterranean in preparation for expected military action to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya.
Japan radiation fallout reaches US
Radioactive fallout from Japan's crippled nuclear plant has reached the US, with experts saying there is a small chance it could soon reach Britain.
Mother welcomes river death verdict
The devastated mother of a five-year-old girl who was murdered by her father has welcomed his conviction but added: "Nothing's going to bring back my Gabby."
30 years for BA terror plotter
A British Airways computer expert has been jailed for 30 years for plotting to launch a 9/11-style terror attack from the UK.
Brothers jailed for Lapland con
Two brothers who conned thousands of customers into visiting what they claimed was a Lapland-style theme park have each been jailed for 13 months.
United to face Chelsea
Manchester United and Chelsea will face each other in the Champions League quarter-finals after being drawn in a rematch of their 2008 European final.
Portuguese trio drawn apart
All three Portuguese sides avoided each other in Friday's draw for the Europa League quarter-finals.
Balotelli apologises for red card
Mario Balotelli has apologised to his Manchester City team-mates for his red card in the Europa League encounter with Dynamo Kiev at Eastlands.
Jagielka commits to Everton
Everton defender Phil Jagielka has signed a new four-year contract with the club.
Ancelotti: City clash is decisive
Carlo Ancelotti has admitted that Chelsea's clash with Manchester City on Sunday would prove decisive in their Barclays Premier League season.
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Boris Johnson slams the fare-dodging 'parasites' who cost Londoners £75m
Mayor Boris Johnson launches stinging attack on Tube and bus fare dodgers describing them a 'parasitic scourge' on London Comments (55)
East End gay march scrapped as organiser is exposed as 'far-Right infiltrator'
Gay pride march through the East End called off after one of the organisers was alleged to have been an infiltrator from the English Defence League Comments (29)
Showbiz: Peaches Geldof hits back over naked pictures
Peaches Geldof today insisted she lived a "very normal existence" after naked pictures of her were published in a newspaper Comments (6)
Cameron sends war planes to Libya: Jets scramble for attacks on Gaddafi forces
British war planes mass near Libya after David Cameron orders RAF to prepare to attack Colonel Gaddafi's military forces Comments (76)
Fury as Mohamed Fayed brings Michael Jackson statue to Fulham
Fulham football fans in shock at owner's bid to put pop star's statue outside Craven Cottage Comments (12)
'Stressed' builder spared jail for knife threat to Tube passengers
A builder who threatened to 'cut up' terrified passengers on a packed Tube train has been spared jail Comments (3)
BA computer engineer gets 30 years for plane bomb plot
Islamic terrorist sleeper who worked as a British Airways software engineer was jailed for 30 years for plotting to help blow up a plane
Mother sees bus kill girl, 12, as she runs to her dance class in south east London
Mother saw her 12-year-old daughter knocked down and killed after she ran across the road because she was late for a dance classSport Sport feed
Football: Spurs draw Real Madrid in Champions League quarter-final
Spurs will face Spanish giants in the Champions League quarter-finals while Chelsea will face English rivals Manchester United Comments (36)
Football: Mark Hughes proves that money can't buy happiness
Exclusive: After his time at megabucks City, the Fulham boss knows that a blank cheque book does not guarantee success Comments (1)
Long Run claims Cheltenham Gold Cup success
Long Run signalled the new dawn of steeplechasing by winning a thrilling renewal of the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup to give Nicky Henderson his first success in the race Comments
Football: Chelsea get chance to avenge Moscow misery
Carlo Ancelotti is confident Blues will knock Manchester United out of the Champions League next month CommentsBusiness Business feed
Markets & Analysis: Bank of England rides to Japanese currency's rescue
The Bank of England joins other central banks in a massive intervention to reduce the value of the yen and help Japan's recovery effort Comments (2)
Japanese disaster hits supply of Apple's iPad2 components
Apple could face a shortage of key components for its latest gadget as a result of the Japanese disaster, which may hurt sales Comments (1)
Money: Energy watchdog's incentive for green power
Ofgem offers £400 million to technology and energy firms who develop new, green ways to transmit and distribute gas and electricity Comments
Is OK! magazine no longer okay for Richard Desmond?
The City is expecting "the year of consolidation" for the print industry following reports that Richard Desmond is ready to sell his magazine stable which includes OK!, New and Star CommentsEntertainment Entertainment feed
Music: Katy Perry is the perfect 21st Century pop star
Katy Perry's California Dreams tour rolled into town to confirm what we hoped: she's the perfect 21st Century pop star Comments
Theatre: Suite en Blanc a long-lost treasure
Suite en Blanc is a clever, well-judged revival that enhances the reputation of both English National Ballet's dancers and its director Wayne Eagling Comments
Music: CDs of the week: The Strokes and Nicole Scherzinger
Our critics round-up this week's biggest music releases... Comments
Film: Submarine steadily spoofs its own story
The directing debut from It Crowd's Richard Ayoade sets its tale of young love in a world that is overstuffed with gags and grotesques Comments (1)
Music: Sound check: The US love Marsha Ambrosius
For the first time in 25 years, three Brit acts top the US album charts. Joining Adele and Mumford & Sons is Marsha Ambrosius - you may think you don't know her but you do ... Comments
Theatre: The Knot of the Heart holds us riveted
The very first thing we see in The Knot of the Heart is the lead actress smoke heroin in the garden of her mother's comfortable Islington home Comments
Art: Nathaniel Mellors' show is excruciating
Nathaniel Mellors has the unstoppable momentum that often propels artists to the Turner Prize shortlist Comments
Film: Route Irish is a hard path to follow
Route Irish is not so much a story about the war itself but about the effect such conflicts have on the hearts and minds of those who fight in them Comments
Life & Style Life & Style feed
Fashion: Goodye Galliano: how the king of fashion lost his crown
John Galliano was a boy wonder from Streatham who delighted Paris with his decadent take on haute couture. But years of excess have culminated in the untimely end of his career Comments (1)
Revealed: Where the despots of the Middle East hide their money in London
You're an exiled Middle Eastern despot who has lost his empire but hung on to his ill-gotten billions. Where next? London, of course, where the tax laws are lax and the living is easy Comments
Adam Deacon is the boy from the hood
Hackney actor Adam Deacon's debut as a writer-director shows London street life as he has lived it. Now he is keen for more authentically set films Comments (3)
Fashion: A roaring revival: The Great Gatsby is back in fashion
From film to fashion, The Great Gatsby is back in a big way this season. Here Emma Watson's little brother Alex and model Clea Martin channel Jay and Daisy, while an East Coast party girl reflects on its enduring appeal Comments
Blair tactics: What Cherie did next
During her ten years in No 10 Cherie Blair never quite fitted in as the dutiful PM's wife. Now she's out of the spotlight she's found her calling, changing the world one African country at a time Comments (4)
Nicole Sherzinger's My London
Nicole Sherzinger jogs to Plan B, loves the ducks in St James's and goes truffle-hunting at Cipriani Comments
Into the wild in Australia's Wolgan Valley
Kangaroos, mountain bikes and endless valleys of eucalyptus trees make for a heady Australian venture, says Gideon Spanier Comments
Door wars: How to get beyond the velvet rope at London's top clubs
They are the fierce guardians of London’s coolest nightclubs, the door pickers who demand sartorial standards to get you over their threshold Comments (8)
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Ocado founder: I was about to get on a plane and go to Japan
Ocado founder Jason Gissing, who is half-Japanese, tells the Standard about being torn between two cultures and how he plans to help
