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Police ask more time to quiz 'plane plot' suspects
POLICE are expected to get more time to question most of the 11 suspects arrested over the alleged plot to blow up transatlantic airliners. Sky News this afternoon reported that one of the suspects was expected to be released this evening, while police
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Man chased, murdered in shopping street
A Vietnamese man was stabbed to death after being chased by up to five men down a busy shopping street in east London. Thanh Minh Nguyen, 43, was attacked in Mare Street, Hackney, in broad daylight last Thursday. Four men were seen running away from
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Teen rescued in kidnap drama
Armed police rescued a teenager who was kidnapped, tortured and held to ransom by shooting out the wheels of a minicab. Officers fired on the Citroen in Acton, west London, on Tuesday afternoon to free the 19-year-old a day after he was taken hostage
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Guilty of rape in brothel
A man is facing jail after he raped a prostitute at a brothel in Croydon. Shane Allardice, 23, of Queen's Road, Croydon, was convicted of rape and attempted robbery at Croydon Crown Court last Thursday. The court heard he and an accomplice, Ahmed Jessey
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Man dies weeks after attack
A murder inquiry has been launched after a man injured during an incident outside a Norbury restaurant died. Kashmir Singh Bedesha, 54, from South Norwood, collapsed outside the Mirch Masala restaurant on July 23. Police were flagged down by a member
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Dad killed after confronting teen gang
UPDATED 20.12pm: A young father has been shot dead after confronting a gang of youths that terrorised his family and their neighbourhood. Peter Woodhams, 22, staggered home and collapsed in front of his fiancee and their three-year-old son on Monday
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Man charged with stealing SpongeBob
A man has been charged with the theft of a rare monkey from Chessington World of Adventures. The squirrel monkey, known as SpongeBob, went missing from the theme park and zoo in July but was later found being played with by children in Clapham. Officers
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Win Corsican wine and Rough Guide travel book
Delicious and fruity, Terra Vecchia wines tell the story of Corsica. They speak of authenticity and tradition, urging you to explore unchartered territory and discover new flavours. During the early 60s, a plot of land of exceptional beauty was discovered
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Water on the brain
WITH South West Hertfordshire experiencing its worst water shortages in years, a local council has introduced an innovative water recycling project. A project is underway at Three Rivers District Council's Batchworth Depot in Rickmansworth, where "used
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Gatwick Express and Stansted strikes called off
BAGGAGE handlers and check-in staff at Stansted Airport and drivers on the Gatwick Express have called off strikes planned for the Bank Holiday weekend. The Transport and General Workers' Union and GMB called off the Stansted strike after accepting
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Council to act over traffic fine hot spot
Thanks to the Croydon Guardian the council has bowed to pressure and is introducing new signs at a road junction which has been trapping at least 30 drivers a day. It is thought the traffic signals in West Croydon have netted the council about £320,000
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Mapping the steps of the stars
COUNCILLORS are hoping a new map showing west London locations used in Hollywood films will draw tourists to the borough. Some of Hollywood's best-known films feature west London locations as their backdrop. Now a new map drawn up by officers at Ealing
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Severance (15)
Described as "The Office meets Deliverance", which turns out to be wishful thinking, Severance is a blackly humorous romp drenched in blood, set during a corporate team-building weekend from hell. Writer-director Christopher Smith, who brought carnage
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Maternity deaths report paints 'stark picture'
THE Healthcare Commission has today published what it says is a "stark picture" of the circumstances surrounding the deaths of ten women who gave birth at Northwick Park Hospital. The results of the commission's investigation into the deaths criticises
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Snakes On A Plane (15)
IT is doubtful Francis Ford Coppola's masterpiece The Godfather would have gained such critical acclaim had it been called Sicilians Killing Each Other. However, with little expectation or interest in such media favour, David R Ellis' new film has
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Video news: Blast may have been deliberate
POLICE investigating an explosion which ripped apart a row of garages now believe an accelerant such as petrol was used. Officers believe the accelerant was poured into a garage before being set alight. Thirty residents had to be evacuated following
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London's most dangerous streets revealed
STREETS in the West End are the most dangerous in the capital, while one neighbourhood in Bromley, south-east London, did not have a single robbery in a year. New ward-by-ward police data show more than 20,000 crimes were committed in the West End in
