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Garden search finds no human remains
NO human remains were found in the garden of a south London house once owned by a convicted paedophile. Police confirmed that a 10-day search of the property on Walton Green, in New Addington, had found nothing. An anonymous letter which claimed
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Local Londoner
Born in Tooting, learned to swim in Streatham, learned to ski in Woolwich Arsenal and then worked all around the capital I am truly the real local Londoner. Seen the riots in Brixton, the education system through private and state sector – suburban man
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Thousands 'scammed' by web holiday firm
Thousands may have lost their money and their summer holidays in an online travel scam now investigated by police. The company, based in Islington, north London, advertised cheap holidays on five websites but allegedly disappeared with the booking fees
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Stansted staff Bank Holiday strike
BAGGAGE handlers and check-in staff have voted to stage two strikes at Stansted Airport over the upcoming Bank Holiday weekend. About 500 GMB and Transport and General Worker's union members, employed by Swissport, rejected a pay offer by nine to one
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Ryanair: Relax security or we'll sue
BUDGET airline Ryanair has threatened to sue the government if the heightened airport security measures are not relaxed within seven days. Security was heightened after police foiled an alleged plot to blow up planes from London to the US last Thursday
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Man charged with teen's murder at club
A jobless man has been charged with the gun murder of a teenager at one of London's most fashionable nightclubs. Sean Samuels, 27, is accused of shooting 18-year-old Sharif Zaiden three times in the chest at the Egg club in King's Cross, north London
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Man charged in phone security case
Detectives investigating the alleged plot to intercept voicemail messages involving members of the royal family have charged a Sutton man. Glen Mulcaire, 35, was due to appear at Horseferry Road Magistrates' Court yesterday with the royal editor of the
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Mother murdered with penknife
A MOTHER found dead in her home had been stabbed with a penknife, police have revealed. Sanambir Punni was discovered at the bottom of the stairs at her home in Beaumont Drive, Northfleet. It followed the discovery of a man's body, believed to be her
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'Bomb kit' found in woods
A suitcase full of bomb making material has been found by police searching woods near High Wycombe in connection with the alleged aircraft bomb plot, it has been reported. The case contained "everything you would need to make an improvised device", unnamed
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Enfield: By-election vote goes to the wire
The ruling Conservatives came within a whisker of losing a seat on Enfield Council last week. One of their three Turkey Street seats was up for grabs in a by election - and was retained by just a three-vote lead to Matthew Laban. Cllr Laban was cabinet
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French student murdered outside trendy club
A FRENCH student who was stabbed to death outside a trendy London hip hop nightclub just hours before Beyonce was due to visit has been named. Sede Makaya, 24, was murdered on Tuesday night after he was involved in a fight inside Kabaret's Prophecy
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Officers call for additional power
BEXLEY'S top cop says he would be uneasy about police officers getting extra powers to give a 21st-century version of a clip round the ear. Borough commander Chief Superintendent Robin Merrett was commenting on a suggestion by the Association of Chief
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Boy,15, brutally stabbed on train
Police swarmed through Richmond chasing suspects after a youth was stabbed on a train at the town's railway station on Wednesday. But it was the heroic actions of two boat builders that helped catch one of the suspects. At 11.40am police were called
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Funny bunny
Self-promotion is a work of art at the Edinburgh Festival, where every August the Royal Mile gets overrun by a scrum of hopefuls, all desperate to get bums on seats, writes Paul Fleckney. Among the throng this year is Something Else, a theatre group
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Human chained formed to pray for peace
THOUSANDS of people have joined hands at a festival in Aldenham to form a human chain to pray for peace and for the victims of war and terrorism. The chain was formed at midnight on Wednesday, as visitors descended on Bhaktivedanta Manor Hare Krishna
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Triplet’s death ‘not suspicious’
The death of Kingston triplet Cheryl Wheeler is not being treated as suspicious, police have announced. Results of the postmortem examination, which took place last week at Fulham Mortuary, were inconclusive. The police are waiting for results of toxicology
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Daydream
Anyone who has ever put on a play knows it takes imagination, energy and many hours of rehearsals to get it right. So, what would possess people to do the thing in just 24 hours? So-called Play in a Day events have become increasingly popular, with
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‘Job cuts will affect patients’
New fears have been expressed about the impact of St George's Hospital staffing cuts on patient services. Health scrutiny chairman Councillor Ian Hart said Wandsworth Council will now publish its own review of the cuts package which has been promoted
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Mela magic a resounding success
More than 55,000 revellers enjoyed a "magical" London Mela last Sunday. Despite the gloomy weather, thousands from Hounslow and across London turned up at Gunnersbury Park to enjoy the music and dance extravaganza. Julian Rudd, producer of the Mela,
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Euro MP: ‘Parking fines may be illegal’
Parking tickets issued all over Hounslow could be illegal, according to a Euro MP. Ashley Mote, independent member of the European Parliament for the south-east of England, believes he discovered the fault after taking umbrage with Hounslow Council's
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London Muslim MP blasted for foreign policy criticism
Tooting MP Sadiq Khan has come in for harsh criticism from senior cabinet ministers after signing an open letter to Tony Blair, which called for a change to UK foreign policy. The letter states that British policy is offering "ammunition to extremists
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Yardie killer twice deported before triple murder
A Jamaican gangster twice deported from Britain has been jailed for 40 years for slipping back into the country to execute three members of the same family. Rohan "Chunky" Chung, 30, tricked officers with a false name and an excuse that he had missed
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Students achieve record A-level results
SCHOOLS are celebrating record A-level scores - with some producing their best-ever results. Official results tables will not be available until September but many schools have reported rises and record pass rates. Pupils from Darrick Wood School, Lovibonds
