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A pardon for cowards? You're joking!
FOLLOWING the heroic efforts of a Harrow lady, Gertrude Harris, 93, to clear her father's name, is the Government really proposing to instigate a group pardon for all 306 World War I soldiers shot for 'cowardice'? If so I am outraged. My understanding
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Lambeth: Mini-motos prove menace to society
Mini-motorbikes are a menace in Lambeth and should be banned, according to London Assembly member for Lambeth Valerie Shawcross. The bikes are largely marketed at young children and teenagers, who ride them at fast speeds in public parks and streets,
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Carshalton teenager killed in crash
A Carshalton teenager was killed on Monday afternoon when the car she was travelling in collided with a 4x4 vehicle in Essex. Lauren Davis, 18, from Whitland Road, was confirmed dead at the scene despite efforts made by the London Air Ambulance to save
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'Plane plot' with more than a pinch of salt
IT WAS not horror or panic that marked reactions in the wake of the alleged plot to blow up transatlantic aircraft. Instead, it was scepticism. As writer and broadcaster Andrew Collins put it on his blog Where did it all go right?: “My brother, the policeman
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Local London: what the blog is going on, Man?
OCCASIONALLY you’re lucky enough to be in the right place at the wrong time, or the wrong place at the right time: like being detonated out of bed on a perfectly civilised Sunday morning by the Buncefield oil depot. Built in the Swiss-chalet style from
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Is banning liquids the solution?
I’M going on a late summer holiday in a few weeks and my biggest concern is not whether I can take a bottle of water with me, but whether I’ll be stuck in a queue for hours, have my luggage go missing – or get to the resort in one piece. Just a few days
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'Angel' tribute to woman found dead
THE family of a woman found dead in her home have paid tribute to "an angel." Sanambir Punni was discovered in her home in Beaumont Drive, Northfleet, after a man's body, believed to be her husband, was found in a burning car outside the house. Police
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Chloe’s parents fund research
A Sutton family have launched a fundraising drive to support the development of cancer treatment in the UK after their five-year-old daughter died from the disease earlier this year. Michaela and Darren Pyne lost their youngest child, Chloe, to an aggressive
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Plot 'key planner' is innocent, family claims
The Briton named by Pakistan as a "key planner" of the alleged aircraft bomb plot is innocent, his family has insisted. In a remote village in Kashmir, relatives of Rashid Rauf described him as "polite and gentle", according to the Evening Standard.
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Full service for Friday as thousands lose luggage
British Airways has cancelled 19 flights out of Heathrow today, but hoped a full service would resume tomorrow. Meanwhile, it's understood that there is a backlog of about 20,000 items of lost luggage sitting in airports. BA alone is trying to reunite
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Video news: Phone mast protest turns ugly
AN ANGRY protest against the erection of a mobile phone mast in south east London turned ugly today. The site, on the corner of St Paul's Wood Hill and Beddington Road in St Paul's Cray, was the scene of confrontation. Up to 15 protesters gathered
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Police called to calm anti-mast protest
POLICE are currently at the scene of an anti-mast protest which is threatening to turn nasty. Officers have been called in after protesters attempted to tear down barricades at the site of the controversial building work. Speaking from the scene, News
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Traffic diverted after water pipe bursts
THAMES Water bosses say they expect the London-bound carriageway of the A210 (Eltham Hill) to re-open by 8am tomorrow. The road was closed yesterday for emergency works after a major pipe sprung a leak. Thames Water engineers are at the scene now digging
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Water leak road closed until end of week
PLANS to reopen the London-bound carriageway of the A210 (Eltham Hill) tomorrow have been shelved by Thames Water. The firm announced this morning that work on a damaged pipe would be completed this afternoon and the road would be re-opened by tomorrow
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VIDEO: Action Allie takes to the skies
ACTION Allie is News Shopper's intrepid reporter who is never afraid to take on a daredevil challenge. Now you can watch her latest escapade in video. I LOVE flying so much I get excited when a plane lands or takes off. Though so far this has been the
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Reporter faces jail for Royal phone tapping
A News of the World reporter from Putney appearing in court today could face up to two years in jail for intercepting mobile phone messages. Royal family correspondent Clive Goodman, 48, from Putney, and Glen Mulcaire, 35, from Sutton, were charged following
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Rewards of the Olympic legacy
INCREASED efforts to involve youngsters in sport are believed to have led to a dramatic fall in youth crime in Newham. As part of London's bid for the 2012 Games, the Government invested up to £1m to encourage young people to take up sport and over 64,000
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Mast campaigners want mass march
ANTI-MAST campaigners are mobilising to march on Downing Street. The protestors have been fighting with T-Mobile over the mast site at the corner of St Paul's Wood Hill and Beddington Road, St Paul's Cray, since February. They have also got a petition
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Binmen refuse to pick up rubbish
RUBBISH collectors are refusing to pick up shop waste because of health and safety concerns. Rolands Bakery and the Bamboo Takeaway, Crescent Way, Orpington, have not had their bins emptied for three weeks and they are unsure why. Takeaway owner Kwai
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All World War I 'cowards' to be pardoned
ALL 306 World War I soldiers who were shot for cowardice or desertion will be given a pardon after a Harrow woman cleared her father's name. Gettrude Harris, 93, never knew her father, Private Harry Farr, but campaigned for 14 years for him to be pardoned
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Greenwich: Councillor ‘should go’ after rule breach
A £50m housing development at a historic wharf has fallen through after a claim a councillor breached the rules. There have been calls for the resignation of Councillor Maureen O'Mara after she allegedly broke the code of conduct at a Greenwich planning
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Residents rescued
RESIDENTS had to be led to safety after an arson attack filled their block of flats with smoke. Fire and police crews were called to the building in Thicket Road, Penge, after the blaze broke out in the car park beneath it. Smoke poured into 24 flats
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£5 challenge for water company
A FRUSTRATED couple are offering Thames Water £5 to find their phantom water meter. The firm has told Jack and Sylvia Turner it has installed a meter but the couple say no work has taken place. The Turners requested a meter be fitted in February so
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Bus driver guilty of sex attacks
A BUS driver who carried out sex attacks on women who responded to his job advert has been warned he faces jail. Saeied Mohammed Nejad, aged 38, placed a "housekeeper wanted" advert in Loot magazine hoping to trap vulnerable women. He then raped a 24
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Dartford: Council folds in race for casino
GAMBLERS will have to look elsewhere to place their bets after a council pulled out of the race to build a casino. Three months after being booted out of the running to house the country's only super casino, Dartford Council has withdrawn its application
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Church damaged in racist arson attack
A "PERSECUTED" churchman is defiant after his church was set alight in a racially motivated arson attack. Rev Dr Femi Olowo of the Jubilee International Church, Mayeswood Road, Grove Park, says his congregation is still rejoicing despite the £305,000
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Win tickets to A Slice O ’Minnelli
Following his sell-out success in the Transatlantic Talent series earlier this year, New York's multi-award-winning Liza Minnelli impersonator Rick Skye returns to the home of his London debut for one week only. From Monday 4 to Sunday 10 September
