By BEN LEACH A WOMAN whose lung had to be removed because of cancer is suing a London hospital which allegedly failed to spot the tumour that was crushing it. Alison Davie, 30, claims Hillingdon Hospital told her for five years that her persistent cough was caused by asthma.

By NICHOLAS CECIL; JOE MURPHY HEALTH chiefs faced growing anger today as the full scale of delays to operations in London started to emerge. The Standard can reveal that health bosses have imposed freezes of up to five months on routine surgery because of the NHS financial shambles.

By Janet Street-Porter The National Health Service is a bit like the Labour government - nobody's got a good word to say about it.

By REBECCA SMITH THE driver of a coach which overturned near Heathrow killing two passengers and injuring 67 others was arrested today. There was carnage as several people had legs or arms ripped off when the coach slid along the road on its side.

By Janet Street-Porter Next Wednesday, the funeral will take place of my sister, Pat. It will be a simple affair, attended by her family, friends, and workmates from the branch of the supermarket where she worked for nearly 20 years.