Evening Standard - London

Don't Put Real Jobseekers On Trial by Reality Tv

BECAUSE nothing had happened on Facebook for more than two minutes, Twitter was in danger of eating itself over some inane scandal, and I'd already watched my wall paint dry, I flipped on the TV and heard Hilary Devey's drawl coming out of it. The ex-Dragon's Den "star" was swanning around in a Rolls pretending to be Lord Sugar on her own programme, The Intern, in which unemployed youngsters battle to win a job in that week's industry of choice, journalism. "Win" was the crucial term: this wa...

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Police Stop and Search Lorries to Cut Cycle Deaths

A CRACKDOWN on unsafe lorries and rogue drivers was launched in London today in a bid to halt the number of cyclists being killed and seriously injured. Police began conducting "stop and search" patrols after the Government and Transport for London agreed that action was needed to halt the death toll.

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[Pounds]30,000 Is Donated to Honour Marathon Victim ; in Brief

THOUSANDS of pounds have been donated to charity in honour of a London runner who collapsed and died during the Brighton Marathon. Sam Harper Brighouse, 23, right, a former pupil at Alleyn's School, Dulwich, collapsed from a suspected heart attack at the 16- mile mark on 14 April. He died a short time later in hospital. At the time Sam's father Richard, from Forest Hill, said he was "mystified" because his son was "fit as a fiddle."

I Know for Certain Ed's Wife Wasn't Too Cool for School

JUSTINE Miliband made a rare foray onto the election campaign trail this week, visiting her old school (and mine) with her husband Ed. A report of her trip to the West Bridgford School in Nottingham revealed the following: that she appeared in a teen TV show called Dramarama (true), that she would have been "too cool" for Miliband had he met her then (perhaps) and that she was a "rebel" and "troublemaker" (deeply questionable).

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Why I Never Shop at Primark ; As Almost 300 Die in the Bangladesh Factory Tragedy, Fashion Editor Karen Dacre Says Consumerpower Must Force Changes in Cheap Clothing Manufacture

Y BEST friend loves Primark. MOr "Primani" as she calls it, while regaling me with tales of [pounds]8 teadresses and [pounds]10 Stella McCartney knock-offs. My standard, perhaps pompous, reaction is to turn up my nose. Not only have I always considered the budget chain a living, breathing example of mass consumerism gone absolutely bonkers -- a sort of all- you-can eat buffet for high street fashion shoppers -- but I've long questioned the ethics of a retailer that could churn out clothing at...

Will the Two Johnsons Close Ranks On the Pm? ; the Mayor Explains to Pippa Crerar Why His Brother Jo Johnson, Newly Appointed As the Prime Minister's Policy Chief, Is Destined for the Top

BORIS JOHNSON today described his younger brother Jo as the "one to watch" as he spoke about his new job at Number 10. The Mayor insisted he was "absolutely thrilled" the Tory MP had been made David Cameron's policy chief.

Heathrow Boss's Trade Warning

BRITAIN will lose its "competitive edge" as a trading nation within seven years unless airport expansion is given the go-ahead, Heathrow's boss claimed today. Colin Matthews, chief executive of the airport, argued that it must be allowed to boost flight numbers so the UK does not fall behind in building crucial links to fastgrowing economies. "Connectivity with key markets has been central to UK prosperity over the past 300 years, and is now more crucial than ever," he said.

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A Foil to Stuffy Politicians ... Venezuela's Sports Minister

THIS picture of a London Olympics fencing champion went viral on the internet after she was named Venezuela's new sports minister. Alejandra Benitez Romero, who won her country's first gold in the sport at last year's Games, posed nude but for a helmet and foil in 2008.

Mentally Ill Patients 'Tied to Their Beds' Die in Fire Horror at Russian Hospital

A FIRE at a psychiatric hospital in Russia has claimed the lives of 38 people, with patients stopped from escaping by barred windows, or reportedly dying tied to their beds, overcome by fumes. Thirty-six of the dead were patients and two were doctors. Only three people survived the blaze at No 14 Hospital in Ramensky, 55 miles north of Moscow. An investigation into safety lapses has begun and President Vladimir Putin demanded an explanation for the "tragedy".

Race to Rescue Factory Collapse Survivors 'with Hours Left to Live'

RESCUERS were in a race against time to save survivors from the rubble of the Dhaka factory complex today, with fears that they have only hours to live. As the death toll hit 290, crews bored deeper into Rana Plaza, which collapsed on Wednesday. It is thought 300 to 400 people are still inside.

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