Art goes 'pop' during recession  A former Italian restaurant in London's Covent Garden becomes the latest venue in the "pop-up" contemporary art gallery craze.2 July 2009, 2:15pm ∞  Key details: MP expenses claims  A summary of expenses claims made by MPs over the past few years, as published by the Daily Telegraph.19 June 2009, 11:52am ∞  Two teenagers killed in car crash  Two teenagers, aged 18 and 19, are killed and two others are injured when their crashed into a tree in east London.14 June 2009, 3:40pm ∞  Man killed after school drug row  A man was fatally stabbed in east London after confronting a man for allegedly selling cannabis to his younger brother, a court hears.3 June 2009, 2:20pm ∞  Key details: MP expenses claims  A summary of expenses claims made by MPs over the past few years, as published by the Daily Telegraph.2 June 2009, 6:09pm ∞  Beckham home auction plan fails  The owners of David Beckham's modest childhood home in east London withdraw the property from auction.11 May 2009, 4:18pm ∞  Man remanded over Defoe killing  A man is remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with the murder of the half-brother of footballer Jermaine Defoe.29 April 2009, 11:57am ∞  Murder charge over Defoe killing  A man is charged with murdering the brother of Tottenham Hotspur footballer Jermain Defoe.28 April 2009, 7:51pm ∞  Defoe motoring charge is dropped  Footballer Jermain Defoe will not face charges over a motoring offence after the case against him was dismissed.28 April 2009, 10:20am ∞  Bail in Defoe brother death probe  A man arrested in connection with the death of Jermain Defoe's brother is released on bail.26 April 2009, 10:37am ∞  Week in pictures: London  A round-up in pictures of some of the best stories that made the news in London during the last week.26 April 2009, 9:41am ∞  Brother of Jermain Defoe killed  The half-brother of England footballer Jermain Defoe dies in hospital after being assaulted in east London.25 April 2009, 4:23pm ∞  Takeaway near school closed down  A takeaway near two east London schools is ordered to close after flouting a ban on fast food outlets near schools.20 April 2009, 1:26pm ∞  Fight to save Hitchcock cinema  Campaigners fight to save an iconic cinema in east London which is said to have inspired a young Alfred Hitchcock.19 April 2009, 1:13pm ∞  Drunk jailed for landlord killing  A 72-year-old alcoholic is jailed for killing the landlady who gave him shelter after taking pity on him.17 April 2009, 1:57pm ∞  Three held after officer injured  Police are questioning three people over an incident in east London which has left an armed officer in a critical condition.12 April 2009, 4:43pm ∞  Police officer seriously injured  An armed policeman is in hospital with life-threatening injuries following an incident in east London.11 April 2009, 4:55pm ∞  Action on tolerance class absence  A London council says it is treating the absence of primary pupils from classes on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history as unauthorised.7 March 2009, 1:42pm ∞  Boy charged with youth's murder  A 16-year-old boy is charged with the murder of a teenager stabbed to death near an east London railway station.21 February 2009, 11:44pm ∞  Boy arrested over stabbing murder  A 16-year-old boy is arrested in connection with the murder of a teenager stabbed near an east London railway station.21 February 2009, 6:14am ∞