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Drive up the wall with Zero Gravity super car
It's Super Car - and we have three to give away! Finally a vehicle that will amaze even Spider Man For the first-time ever, a remote controlled vehicle that defies the laws of gravity! The Air Hogs Zero Gravity RC is the first ever vehicle to climb walls
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Double pregnancy blamed for jailed dealer’s behaviour
A love rat who fell into a downward spiral of drug dealing and addiction to Class A drugs after he got two women pregnant has been sentenced to four years in jail. Former youth worker from Streatham Albert Alamu, 30, became hooked on cannabis and cocaine
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Tram strike to go ahead
A 24 hour tram strike has been scheduled for next Wednesday after showdown talks to halt industrial action broke down today. Representatives from the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) and tram operators First Group, who run the Tramlink service
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Off-duty bobby saves heart attack cabbie
A DOCTOR wants residents to follow the example of a first aid hero who revived a clinically dead mincab driver. Fortunately for Stephen Edmed, of Fenns Way, Hextable, help was on hand when he suffered a heart attack after pulling over his cab in Northend
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Win a fantastic hair makeover
NEWS Shopper has teamed up with Essensuals hairdressing salon in Orpington to offer 10 lucky readers a complete hair makeover, including a detailed consultation to unravel the perfect cut and colour for you. The lucky winners will get the full works
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Tube strike threatens to paralyse network
Millions of commuters face nightmare journeys as 6,500 Tube workers threaten to strike late this summer. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) workers' union said there was a "massive gulf" between them and Tube bosses in talks over pay rises. The
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Greg Lake concert tickets, DVD and CDs to be won
One of the most important and popular British musicians of the last 50 years, Greg Lake has continued to push the boundaries of contemporary popular music both as a solo artist and within legendary bands - notably King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer
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Union of Knives: Violence & Birdsong
THEY say you should never judge a book by its cover but I did anyway. So when I listened to Union of Knives' Violence and Birdsong, I was pleasantly surprised. Bearing in mind the album sleeve features a young boy slouched nonchalantly against a powder
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Explore fascinating underwater worlds
After a £1.5m fundraising drive, a new aquarium has opened at the Horniman Museum. HELEN BACKWAY goes below the surface ... I HAVE often gone past the striking building which houses the Horniman Museum but have never ventured in. The opening of the
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Win Seth Lakeman concert tickets and CDs
West Country born singer/songwriter Seth Lakeman is rapidly rising up from the underground and here's your chance to experience first-hand his prodigious talent. To celebrate the re-release of his third solo album 'Freedom Fields' on 21st August,
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Children invited to the ugly bug ball
YOUNGSTERS can become bug detectives during the school holidays, searching out creepy crawlies in the historic gardens of Down House, home of famous scientist Charles Darwin. Every Monday and Tuesday during August, visiting children can go on a trail
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Richmond: Anti-war heckler back on attack
What a difference a year makes - Richmond's notorious heckler might be able to legitimately speak out at the Labour Party conference this year after being elected to the party's ruling National Executive Committee. Walter Wolfgang, 83, who is the CND
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Kingston: ‘Don’t let red tape alienate the working class heroes’
A youth leader has warned the Mayor of Kingston to be careful not to put off working class children from applying to her new charity. The project will allow youth groups and young individuals to apply for money to support a particular activity or project
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Stars in backstage drama
THE backstage bitchery and intrigue of a West End show is brought to life in Noel Coward's final play, Star Quality. The vintage comedy brings some star quality of its own when the production opens at Bromley's Churchill Theatre next week. The cast
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Residents’ bum deal with metal benches
A GRANDFATHER-OF-THREE has gathered more than 250 signatures on a petition against park benches which are "impossible" to sit on. Eddie Skyrme, 84, says he has taken the issue on after residents approached him about the matter. The new metal anti-vandal
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Unemployed chef cooks up pot plot
AN UNEMPLOYED chef who ran a cannabis factory was caught out thanks to vigilant residents. Cam Luu, of Rangefield Road, Downham, pleaded guilty to cultivating cannabis in a house in Reed Gardens, Croydon. Croydon Crown Court heard how residents became
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Rare moth spotted next to railway line
A RARE moth which changes colour has been found on a site next to a railway line. The Jersey Tiger moth, which changes from red to black and white, has found an unlikely home in the Devonshire Road Nature Reserve, next to a railway line in Forest Hill
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Lewisham : £145m funding bid for better homes
HOUSING chiefs have made a £145m bid to the Government for funds to improve council homes. The application was made to the Department for Communities and Local Government by Lewisham Homes. Lewisham Homes is an organisation set up to manage and improve
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Campaigners hold anti-war protest
AN ANTI-WAR campaign group has held a demonstration calling for peace in the Middle East. Despite the United Nations organising a ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel this week, protestors say they will continue to campaign for peace as trouble rumbles
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Parents respond to E coli accusations
A FAMILY caught up in the E coli outbreak has reacted angrily to being accused of bringing the infection into one of the affected schools. Chloe Eldridge, five, was the only child in the primary department of the Bexley Business Academy who contracted
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Muslims call for reasoned reaction to raids
MUSLIM leaders are calling for a reasoned reaction to the terror raids on homes in High Wycombe which they fear could stir up racial tension. Anti-terrorist forces swooped on Walton Drive, Hepplewhite Close, Plomer Green Avenue, Micklefield Road and
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Airline calls for army to help end airport chaos
UPDATED: 15.35pm FURIOUS airlines and tour operators have lashed out at airport owners and the government as passengers endure a sixth day of delays and cancellations. Ryanair said BAA's failure to adequately staff Stansted, combined with "nonsensical
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Gang to appear in court over bus fire
FIVE teenagers arrested by police in connection with a £50,000 bus fire are to appear in court next month. North Kent police say the gang, who have been released on police bail, will appear at Dartford Magistrates' Court. They were arrested last week
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Warning of Met Line disruption
IMPROVEMENT work to the northern section of the Metropolitan Line will begin on Saturday (August 19). Some of the oldest track on the network will be replaced at 16 sites between Amersham and Moor Park. The work will be carried out on five weekends
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Croydon: Blue isn’t the colour for MP over pool rebuilding
Croydon Central Tory MP Andrew Pelling shed his political persuasion recently by siding with the campaigners against the new Conservative administration's plans to refurbish rather than rebuild South Norwood Pool. He joined campaign groups People for
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Traffic chaos ensues as A3 choked by water
Thames Water was feeling the pressure last week after a burst main in Roehampton left the busy A3 under-water and closed for eight hours, wasting huge amounts of water and disrupting thousands of motorists. And after possibly millions of gallons of water
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Report: Buncefield blaze left no risk to human life
THE massive conflagration at the Buncefield oil depot has had no impact whatsoever on the environment and public health, an in-depth investigation has concluded. Although the fire, which started with a massive explosion on December 11 and was still attended
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Burst water main causes traffic disruption
Motorists are being advised to avoid the Brunswick Road and Benhill Road area because of a burst water main. Police were forced to close parts of Benhill Road, between Throwley Way and Lennon Road, after the mains burst before 6.14am. Buses have been
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Thames Water customer told to 'ship in water'
A THAMES Water customer fed up with rising water prices and a hosepipe ban has been told she can ship water in if she is not happy with the service. Cheryl Spittles, 23, from Church Street, Stokenchurch, received the bizarre suggestion that water tanks
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9/11 link to 'plane plot' investigated
At least one of the suspects questioned over the alleged plot to blow up transatlantic aircraft is being investigated for links to the 9/11 attacks on America. They may have contacted Said Bahaji, wanted for helping to organise the attacks on New York
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Neighbours stunned by double death
NEIGHBOURS of a married couple found dead in Northfleet yesterday have reacted with shock. The body of the man, whose identity has not been released by police, was found in a burning car outside his home in Beaumont Drive. His wife's body was later
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Jail suspends 14 over 'corruption'
Fourteen prison officers have been suspended after an inquiry uncovered the smuggling of drugs and mobile phones into one of Britain's oldest and most overcrowded jails. The suspended staff members at Pentonville Prison in King's Cross, north London,
