Two French research students found stabbed to death in a London flat had suffered "horrific" injuries, police say.

Two men found in the remains of a burned-out flat in south-east London were stabbed to death, police reveal.

In 1862, Henry Mayhew published his analysis of the prostitution business in London. It formed a part of his magnificent survey: London Labour and the London Poor , extracts from which we continue to publish on this site. In the

Commenting on the latest pay report published today (Thursday) by Incomes Data Services showing the continued gap between pay increases in the public and private sectors, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber will today (Thursday) call on the Government to include lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) equality education in the school curriculum, as the only way to address homophobic bullying in schools.