These are the bare facts from inside the kettle, written neither in condemnation nor in support of any faction.

London's deputy mayor has condemned those involved in yesterday's violence in central London as "fascist agitators" as he defended the actions of the Metropolitan Police.

Everyone on yesterday's protest in London had their own reason to be there. <i>The IoS</i> canvassed a broad range of the marchers and found they came from all walks of life

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The government plan to conduct a nation-wide Census of people&rsquo;s personal details, including the names, ages and genders of any overnight guests.

The income people can earn without paying tax will increase to more than £8,000 next year, George Osborne will announce in his second Budget.

When we think of London statuary, it's the great national figures who come to mind: Winston Churchill in Parliament Square; Lord Nelson and King Charles I in Trafalgar Square; Robert Falcon Scott just the other side of Admiralty Arch.

On 17 March 1968 the worst violence for decades erupted in London during an anti-Vietnam demonstration.

Card fiasco sees thousands blocked from website, while countdown clock grinds to a halt

Official Olympic timekeeper Omega today confirmed the countdown clock has stopped only a day after it was unveiled in Trafalgar Square.

Police are holding 19 teenagers after three young men were stabbed in Trafalgar Square in the middle of the afternoon. Violence broke out when rival groups of Albanian-Kosovans, armed with knives and hockey sticks, began to fight in one of London's most popular tourist destinations.

Police are questioning 19 men after three others were stabbed following a mass brawl in one of the UK's best known tourist spots.

Civil servants will stage a "love-in" today as part of a campaign to save cultural assets from the Government's cuts in public spending.

Monday Interview: The National Gallery's director, tells Rob Sharp why it's too expensive to take the museum's best-known works to the regions