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Parents told: 'No holidays during term’
PARENTS have been urged not to take their children out of school for holidays after a survey revealed 80 per cent of students regularly miss lessons due to family trips. The high figure is believed to be down to families trying to avoid expensive summer
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'Expert’ burglars jailed for massive crime spree
A gang of Cricklewood burglars, responsible for one of London's biggest break-ins and 50 burglaries in Barnet every week at its peak, were jailed this week. Gerrard O'Leary, the leader of the group, broke into a The Bishops Avenue mansion in January
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Rubbish rises in bin men strike
Rubbish is piling up on the streets of Haringey as strike action by the borough's refuse collectors continues into its third week - with no end in sight. The council's waste management company, Haringey Accord, has failed to reach an agreement with 48
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Edwina Hayes (Richmond)
Open mic nights get their fair amount of stick, but in a UK music scene otherwise ruled by Simons (Fuller and Cowell), the acoustic circuit is the last bastion of democracy. Anyone with a guitar and a dream can turn up and once their name is on the list
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Canoeists block thief's dash and splash escape
A suspected shoplifter was lucky to escape with his life after wading into the Hogsmill River to evade police. The unemployed 34-year-old man was lost by detectives after being chased from a shop in Kingston, suspected of trying to sell stolen goods.
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Footballer jailed for Zidane-style headbut
A Staines Town FC footballer who headbutted an opponent in a Zinedine Zidane style "moment of madness" has been jailed for two months. Midfielder Fiston Manuella, 25, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm to Dunstable Town Football Club's Marc
