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Two cancer sufferers from Wandsworth were denied life prolonging drugs last year, while residents in neighbouring boroughs were awarded them, a survey has revealed. Campaigners said the results, which vary widely across south London, confirm fears of ...

The UK Government's new Scottish Secretary has suggested more could be done over the issue of Lottery funding being diverted to the London Olympics. Jim Murphy said the Glasgow Commonwealth Games had to leave a legacy to last a generation. Scottish ...

At its congress in Seville in 2007, the European Trade Union Confederation resolved to expose "casino capitalism" and short-termism and press for them to be fought by taxation, regulation and worker involvement. Now, as the subprime crisis unravels ...

A PLASTERER has scooped a £62,000 lottery win. Rene Darroux, 52, from Leyton, plans to spend some of his winnings from the Euromillions draw on a trip to Las Vegas. He said: "Winning this money is such a relief. I have a mortgage and being self ...

Papers filed in the High Court state that Martin Isaacs of Hampstead, north London, opened an account in November with the Mayfair-based company Fitzdares, which was started three years ago by a team including Zac and his brother Ben, but a losing ...

Warning shot: Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, is against dipping into the contingency fund Photo: EPA Speaking to the Commons culture, media and sport select committee, Johnson said it was important that the fund, part of the Government’s £9.3 ...

Sunday's Great North Run provided its usual stunning spectacle of perspiration and inspiration - Jo Pavey showed plenty of that in finishing third - with a certain air of predictability which even included the early autumn sunshine. The biggest ...

Udonis Haslem. James Jones. Chris Quinn. Jamaal Magloire. Dorell Wright. Injury problems are mounting for the Heat, and it’s becoming worrisome. Heat fans have to hope this won’t be a trend during the season because if that happens, it’s ...

A Wimbledon landlord has been found guilty of carrying out a series of Ocean’s-11 style scams at casinos across the UK. Anthony Lopez of William Road used numerous false identities to enter casinos and cheat on roulette tables. Lopez, the ...

One of the City's most glamorous dealmakers, Amanda Staveley, has emerged as the frontrunner to acquire property management company Trillium from Land Securities (LAND.L: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ). Backed by cash from Qatar, Staveley ...