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Egyptian discovery
Staff at Forty Hall were astounded to discover they had been sitting on a collection of Egyptian statues of national importance. The four Egyptian shabti, or funerary figures, had been in the museum's collection for many years with no-one realising their
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Students shoot to top of the class
Criticism of literacy and numeracy standards after the publication of results for GCSE examinations bypassed schools in east Surrey which celebrated outstanding achievements last week. Most candidates in England and Wales failed to gain at least C grades
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Car callers driving free
POLICE in Redbridge have been slammed for issuing the least number of penalty charges to drivers using mobile phones. In the last financial year, 2005/2006, just 50 fixed penalty notices were issued to drivers on Redbridge roads. That compares with 1,691
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Hard work pays off
DAVENANT Foundation School's star student Kathryn Greagsby was speechless after she opened her results envelope and discovered she had achieved a clean sweep of 12 A* grades. Kathryn, 16, from Blackmore near Ongar, told the Guardian: "Oh wow! I'm shocked
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A letter from Basra
ESCAPING insurgent attacks, hunting terror groups and building bridges with a community coming to terms with a tumultuous past, the Iraq war taught Mark Taylor life lessons he never learned at St John's School, Epping. The former pupil joined the Army
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Benefits for all with bus overhaul
Bus services in Kingston are up for a major expansion, which Transport for London (TfL) believes will benefit clubbers, shoppers and commuters alike. Local residents will get a chance to comment on the plans, which include a new night bus that would
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Forest hit the magic hundred
THE magic 100 per cent figure was reached at Forest School in Snaresbrook as every pupil achieved at least five GCSEs at A* to C. Heading the list was a shell-shocked Jalpa Kotecha who scored an amazing 13 A* grades while three girls, Eleanor Brown,
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'My son's Koran miracle'
AN 11-year-old boy who suffers from a life-threatening blood disorder has become one of the youngest people in the country to learn the Koran off by heart. Junaid Jubar, who lives with his family in Chiltern Avenue, High Wycombe, has memorised the contents
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Event: Kingston Carnival (Kingston)
Kingston Carnival will be back in the town centre this weekend, with a parade, music and more. The main event on Sunday kicks off with a parade at 10.30am which will light up the streets from Clarence Street to the Guildhall, where festivities are due
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Double murder shows knife crime still rife
Two men, including an expectant father, were stabbed to death within 24 hours of each other last week - providing a reminder that the problems of knife culture in South London are far from improving. Mark Murphy from Streatham and John Opie from Herne
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Radio hoaxer skates on thin ice
Radio presenter Richard Bacon has refused to condemn a hoaxer who made up an incredibly moving story about finding her real mother through his radio show, just to win concert tickets. University student Lizzie Denis, from Tooting, said she had learned
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Poor results leave parents fuming
Claims that a Ham school let down youngsters sitting their GCSE exams this year have been refuted by its leaders who said the students were given every chance to succeed. Angry parents said Grey Court School had not done enough to help their children
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Misery on trains as drivers strike
Commuters will be left without a train service for two days next month after under-fire unions heaped more misery on passengers by agreeing further strike action. No trains ran through Wandsworth yesterday (Tuesday, August 29) and the Associated Society
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Shoppers clamped before entering store
Customers of Lidl supermarket in Edgware are having their cars clamped if they leave the car park before commencing their shopping - and then charged £120 for the privilege. Clampers working for the supermarket in High Street have been pouncing on cars
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Farm arsonists strike again
ARSONISTS are being hunted after fires were started at an Abridge farm on Bank holiday Monday just a week after three barns at another nearby farm owned by the same family were also torched. Hill Farm owner Nigel Padfield raised the alarm at 2.15am on
