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Woodhams stabbing response 'unacceptable', Met admits
The police response to the stabbing of Peter Woodhams, the young father later shot dead, was "unacceptable", a senior Met officer has said. Deputy Commissioner Paul Stephenson said the force has ordered a review of all unsolved serious assaults across
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Housing plans shock
CONTROVERSIAL government proposals to build 200,000 new homes across the east of England in the next ten years underestimate the region's needs and must be doubled in scale, according to a report published this week. New Labour think-tank the Institute
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A floral celebration
THE Bank Holiday flower festival at St Peter's Church, Roydon, attracted thousands of people who enjoyed floral displays, competitions and music events. The festival celebrated God's bountiful gifts, with arrangements depicting all things bright and
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Mayor Ken: 'Race chief is racist'
Ken Livingstone has accused Britain's race chief Trevor Phillips of being so right-wing that "he'll soon be joining the BNP". The London mayor's comments, made on live radio, prompted immediate calls for an apology. His BNP jibe came after Mr Phillips
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Luxury grand theft auto racket smashed
POLICE have smashed London's biggest luxury car theft gang. The thieves were believed to have stolen and stripped up to 120 cars - mostly Mercedes - a month. Police said the gang was "stealing cars to order" from around the capital. They were
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Prisoner on the loose
A search is underway for an escaped prisoner charged with carrying out a robbery in Hornsey. Abdi Ali Noor was on remand at Pentonville in Holloway when he escaped during a visit to Whittington Hospital, in Highgate, on Thursday. Noor, who is described
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Hidden treasures throw doors open to public
Architectural gems across Haringey will soon be opening up to the public as part of London Open House 2006. The event, set up by the charity Open House, will see architecturally important buildings across the borough opening to the public on the weekend
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Results day does not disappoint
This year's GCSE students consolidated Sutton's reputation as one of the country's best education authorities by improving upon an already excellent results record. Last year, 68 per cent of students in the borough got at least five GCSEs at grade C
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Video news: Mystery surrounds Green Man's future
CITING "legal reasons", planning bosses last night called off a meeting about the future of a derelict pub - just minutes before it was due to start. Members of Lewisham Council's planning committee were due to decide whether or not to allow the demolition
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Give peace a chance
A range of events have been organised to mark the London Week of Peace in Haringey. The fifth annual event will run for a week from September 9, and gives residents and faith groups the chance to celebrate diversity, equality and respect. Haringey-based
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Mind the GCSE gap
Haringey schools achieved their best ever GCSE results last week, with figures showing that those in the east of the borough in Tottenham and Wood Green, are rapidly catching up with their counterparts in the west. For the sixth successive year, schools
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Hospital closure due to cost
Ravenscourt Park Hospital is to close in the autumn. The "tough" decision to shut the NHS facility, which specialises in orthopaedic services, was taken by Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust (HHNT) for financial reasons, a statement from the trust said.
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137 gains strong support
A campaign has been launched to save the 137 bus, which runs from Streatham Hill to central London, after Transport for London (TfL) said the service would be cut by a third over peak times. Backed by commuters and residents, Conservative Party activist
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West Mid vulnerable under new system, Lib Dems say
West Middlesex is one of the most vulnerable hospital trusts in the country to loss of services and cutbacks, a new national survey by the Liberal Democrats claims. Despite having new buildings and long term modernisation plans, there is concern that
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Thousands at risk from floods
Nearly 20,000 properties in Enfield are at risk from flooding according to the Environment Agency. The agency is concerned that residents do not realise the danger of flooding in the borough and its flood incident management team will be at the Enfield
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Lambeth: Benefit cheats face the law
Lambeth Council has been cracking down on housing benefit cheats - sentencing fraudsters in Streatham and Tulse Hill at Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court. Mohammed Rahim of Streatham High Road was sentenced to a 200-hour community punishment order
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Out with the old and in with new housing in Bedfont
Bedfont families waved goodbye to their old homes this week as the demolition of two 1950s tower blocks began to make way for a £32million regeneration project. Former residents of the blocks on the Page Road estate donned hard hats and fluorescent jackets
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Delegation returns from Congo elections
A London MEP has just returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Africa to observe the country's first democratic election in four decades. Robert Evans, an MEP based in Feltham with special responsibilities for numerous London boroughs
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Hounslow: Cuts will not affect charities
Conservative councillors have promised a proposed £9million cut to London charity funding will not badly affect organisations in Hounslow. Last week the Brentford, Chiswick and Isleworth Times reported how charities in the borough were concerned that
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Record breakers at Beal
STUDENTS and teachers at Beal High School were celebrating what were thought to be unprecedented results last week. Colin Brown, exams officer at the school in Woodford Bridge Road, Clayhall, said: "We are really happy as this represents an improvement
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Four in court over cocaine raids
FOUR people are due to appear in court today charged with conspiracy to supply 10 kilos of cocaine. Alfie Hogg, aged 26, of Firtrees Close, Rotherhithe, Andrew Shepherd, aged 45, of Parkview House, Hornchurch, Kelly Frankling, aged 20, of Crofton Road
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Richmond: Tories say refuse plan is rubbish
The council is refusing to rule out the possibility of rubbish collections being reduced to once a fortnight, despite calls for guarantees that weekly collection will remain until 2010. The Conservative opposition is calling for a promise that a weekly
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Man charged with Marble Arch murder
A man has been charged with the murder of a body found on Marble Arch island, one of the busiest junctions in London. The 34-year-old victim was found with head injuries near the landmark in the early hours of Wednesday morning. He was already dead
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Man stabbed to death in Wembley
A MAN was stabbed to death in Wembley last night. Police were called to Tring Avenue at around 9.15pm where they found the victim who is thought to have been involved in a fight outside a convenience store. He was taken to Central Middlesex Hospital
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Motorcyclist 'lived life to the full'
A MOTORCYCLIST who died after an accident on the M1 motorway has been named as St Albans artist Toby Russell-Winter of St Edmund's Walk. The funeral of the 37-year-old, who died in Watford General Hospital on August 21 after hitting a roadside barrier
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Four walk away from motorway smash
FOUR people had a lucky escape when the car they were travelling in flipped over and burst into flames on the M1 on Wednesday morning. The incident happened just before 8.24am between Junctions 5 and 6 on the northbound carriageway near St Albans. Firefighters
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War on motorists?
For the first time, the number of traffic fines issued in London in a year has passed the six million mark. It begs the question: Is there a war against drivers? Judged by the kind of war stories most drivers can tell, it certainly seems that way. We
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No arrests in garages blast inquiry
POLICE have renewed their appeals for witnesses following an explosion which wiped out a row of garages. Thirty residents were evacuated from their homes in Elsinore Road, Forest Hill, following the blast at 12.30am on August 18. Such was the force
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Good Samaritan injured in brick attack by gatecrasher
A 51-year-old man has been left with paralysis to one side of his face after he was hit on the head with a brick while trying to remove gatecrashers from a party. Police were called to a house in Burleigh Avenue, Wallington, at 10pm on Saturday, September
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London's free newspapers revealed
THESE are "dummy" front pages of the two free newspapers which will battle for London's young readers. Associated Newspapers, the UK publisher of the Evening Standard and the free daily Metro, on Wednesday launched it's freesheet, London Lite. Its international
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Drought order application withdrawn
THAMES Water has withdrawn its application for a drought order in London, but the hosepipe ban remains. The controversial company made the application to further restrict the water use of its five million customers in June, but it said water levels
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Rogue travel agent booked
A ruthless Wood Green travel agent who swindled £50,000 from customers has had his knuckles rapped by the law - but is still allowed to continue trading. Majid Mian, owner of Links International, in Turnpike Lane, took more than 60 customers to the cleaners
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Police urge vigilant approach in battle against racial violence
Extra security is to be provided to try and prevent racial violence after three Asian residents were attacked in a racially motivated incident in Whitton. On August 10, the day the country was put on high terror alert after fears terrorists were set
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'Sick' happy slappers turn savage dogs on cats
An investigation is underway into a sick new twist on the happy slapping craze which involves youths setting pitbulls on cats and filming the attack. Enfield police are looking into an allegation that a gang of three youths filmed a pitbull savaging
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‘Visitors’ nutrition is not our responsibility’
Chessington World of Adventures is among tourist attractions accused of taking children for a ride when it comes to healthy food and drink options. The theme park scored poorly in a recent survey carried out by the Soil Association and children's food
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No power to the people — yet again
Hundreds of homes have suffered power cuts in Shenley this week - just months after another fault was fixed. Villagers reported black outs on Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Wednesday - as well as another failure two weeks ago. The village was hit by a
