Posted: 07 Dec 2009 07:07 AM PST

Jubilee Line 'shut 28 more times'

Jubilee Line 'shut 28 more times'
Spurs hit by Palacios rib injury
In pictures: London Sports Awards 2009
In pictures: Tree O'Clock in London
'Honour' crime inquiries rising
Large payout for brain injury boy
Roadwork permits 'to cut delays'
In Pictures: A changing landscape
Hodgson backs Zamora for England
What's on the Big Screen?

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 11:50 PM PST

London Underground's Jubilee Line could be closed on up to 28 more weekends next year, maintenance firm Tube Lines admits.

Spurs hit by Palacios rib injury

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 06:16 AM PST

Tottenham midfielder Wilson Palacios suffers a rib injury and is taken to hospital after the 2-2 draw with Everton on Sunday.

In pictures: London Sports Awards 2009

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 08:18 AM PST

View some of the winners of this year's Sports Awards for London including our BBC Sports Unsung Hero Award 2009.

In pictures: Tree O'Clock in London

Posted: 05 Dec 2009 06:36 AM PST

View the record attempt in Hainault as over 20,000 new trees were planted.

'Honour' crime inquiries rising

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 06:55 AM PST

Inquiries into incidents linked to "family honour" are at their highest ever level in London, says the Metropolitan Police.

Large payout for brain injury boy

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 05:38 AM PST

A six-year-old boy who suffered brain damage in a fall at his nursery is awarded substantial damages to help with his care.

Roadwork permits 'to cut delays'

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 04:32 AM PST

Utility companies will have to apply for permits before digging up the road in 18 London boroughs under a scheme meant to reduce disruption for road users.

In Pictures: A changing landscape

Posted: 26 Nov 2009 03:53 AM PST

The dawn of a new decade and century saw London's landscape change and welcome some beautiful new landmarks.

Hodgson backs Zamora for England

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 01:00 PM PST

Fulham manager Roy Hodgson says Bobby Zamora, who scored in the 1-0 win over Sunderland, may be a worthy of a place in England's 2010 World Cup squad.

What's on the Big Screen?

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 09:10 AM PST

The Big Screens in Walthamstow and Woolwich show highlights from some of the BBC's programmes and events as well as films created by local artists.

China heads end economic policy meet: state media (AFP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 03:17 AM PST

China heads end economic policy meet: state media (AFP)

China heads end economic policy meet: state media (AFP)
China closes down more video sharing websites (AFP)
Shanghai exchange approves global ETFs: report (Reuters)
No winners if yuan rises, says China think-tank (Reuters)
Chinese wind power companies target global markets (AP)

China heads end economic policy meet: state media (AFP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 11:04 PM PST

AFP - China said Monday it would continue with a moderately loose monetary policy for 2010 while also pushing on with efforts to boost economic growth, state press reported.

China closes down more video sharing websites (AFP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 11:02 PM PST

AFP - Chinese regulators have closed down hundreds of video sharing websites in a new push to control Internet content, reports said Monday.

Shanghai exchange approves global ETFs: report (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 05:47 PM PST

Reuters - The Shanghai Stock Exchange has approved the development of global exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by Chinese fund houses to track six overseas indexes including the Dow Jones industrial average (.DJI), the Shanghai Securities News reported on Monday, citing Xu Ming, vice general manager of the exchange.

No winners if yuan rises, says China think-tank (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 04:56 PM PST

Reuters - Lifting the value of China's yuan currency would hurt, not help, global economic recovery and threaten the country's own financial and trade health, a Chinese state think-tank said in an essay published on Monday.

Chinese wind power companies target global markets (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 09:20 AM PST

AP - China's Goldwind Science & Technology Ltd. is one of the world's biggest makers of wind turbines — a cornerstone of the booming clean power business — but is unknown outside its home country.

New 3-D Laptops: Not Much to See Here

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 03:16 AM PST

New 3-D Laptops: Not Much to See Here

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 04:00 AM PST

In its search for another technology to excite us, the consumer electronics industry is reaching deep -- into the third dimension. The big push for 3-D TV won't happen until next year, but already we can get a taste of 3-D in the home -- on laptops. AsusTek and Acer both have new models with screens that can show both games and movies in true 3-D, if you're willing to wear glasses. Testing these has been fun. Many games work with 3-D screens.