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Make your place the place to be with the Autumn Ideal Home Show
The Autumn Ideal Home Show, sponsored by the Energy Saving Trust, (6 - 15 October, Earls Court) is the ultimate home event of the autumn and winter calendar. Visit the show to see how you can add interior inspiration to your home and find out all the
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Win exclusive tickets to new Waterside pub opening
If you're looking for a new watering hole with exquisite views, quality food and an unrivalled atmosphere, then look no further than The Waterside in Fulham. Sitting on the banks of the Thames and set over three levels, The Waterside boasts some of
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Win See How They Run theatre tickets
If you are looking for a family treat that will have the whole family rolling in the aisles then come to See How They Run at the Duchess Theatre in London's West End. It is 1942. The storm clouds are gathering. In the idyllic English village of Merton-cum-Middlewick
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Charlton deny pub death was football related
Charlton Athletic have denied that the death of one of its fans in a massive pub brawl was football related. In a statement on the club's website, it offered sympathy to the family and friends of Duncan Frame who was murdered in the fight at the Cutty
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Shot cyclist pedals to hospital
A 20-year-old cyclist only realised he had been shot when he felt a sharp pain in his leg. The man was cycling through the Myatts Field Estate in Brixton, south London, at around 11.30pm on Friday night when he noticed blood on his left knee. He kept
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Hackney scores win against Nike
HACKNEY Council has won a David and Goliath battle against Nike. The global sportswear giant paid the council, in north east London, £300,000 in an out of court settlement after the company produced an unauthorised range of clothing bearing the council's
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Passengers injured as bus smashes into tree
A NUMBER of passengers have received medical treatment at the scene of a bus crash in Barnehurst. A 229 bus crashed into a tree near Barnehurst station at the junction of Erith Road and Grasmere Road at around 2.40pm. Although there were no serious
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Walthamstow: 'Muslims should march against terrorism'
MUSLIMS should march on the streets of Waltham Forest to show their opposition to terrorism, says a councillor. Speaking at Monday's meeting of Walthamstow West Community Council, Cllr Bob Wheatley said Muslims should show solidarity against terrorism
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'The Drain' reopens after 5 months
LONDON'S shortest Tube line has reopened today after five months of upgrade works. The Waterloo and City line, nicknamed "The Drain", ferries over 37,000 passengers a day between Waterloo and Bank, without any intermediate stops. The service was due
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Labour group welcomes report into anti-Semitism
THE Labour group on Brent Council's has welcomed the report of the all-party inquiry into anti-Semitism, which has been delivered to the Prime Minister. The borough has a well-established Jewish community of about 6,500 people. The inquiry panel
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The Wicker Man (12A) *
HAVING never understood why some filmmakers feel the need to plunder the cinematic archives for ideas when there are clearly so many talented individuals able to come up with their own stories, I've just about tolerated the trend up until now. There
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Feeding birds to death
FORTY birds have died in one week alone on Eagle Pond in Snaresbrook after rotten food turned the water to poison. Animal rescue organisations who have tested the bodies of the dead creatures say that food left uneaten by the overfed waterbirds
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Mystery after UFO sighting
IN A scene reminiscent of the X Files, a couple have been left scratching their heads after a UFO sighting in their garden. Helen Hanreck, 49, was looking for her cats in the garden when she noticed a bright light in the sky. Miss Hanreck, of Longwalk
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'World more frightening after 9/11'
A DARTFORD-BORN New Yorker who witnessed the horrors of 9/11 unfold in front of his eyes less than half a mile from his office believes the world is a scarier place as a result five years on. Terence Baker, 40, was born in Dartford, grew up in Avenue
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Robbed by a 'gentleman' mugger
A STRATFORD man has described how he was robbed by a "gentleman" mugger. The 25-year-old, who asked not to be named, had around £10 stolen from him as he walked home along Romford Road, Stratford, in the early hours of Sunday, August 13. The robber
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Ape-napped Sponge Bob shunned by troop
Chessington's most famous monkey has been moved to Battersea Zoo after failing to reintegrate with his troop. Sponge Bob, who was stolen from Chessington World of Adventures in July, will move in with five young females after a settling-in period. The
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Fury at parking fine appeal wait
A pensioner who received a parking ticket for displaying her disabled badge back-to-front had to wait seven months for a response to her appeal after her six letters were "overlooked". Doreen Marsh, 75, from Lodge Lane, Finchley, was issued the ticket
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Police 'didn't care' about beaten-up woman
A woman has lost faith in the police after they failed to act when she was brutally beaten by thugs in her neighbourhood. The 34-year-old mum-of-one, who will be referred to as Jane, required hospital treatment after she was repeatedly kicked in the
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Five more years of Northern line pain
The Northern Line - often dubbed the 'misery line' - will not be running to its full potential until 2011 at the earliest, an Underground contract manager admitted last week. Weekend closures on the High Barnet branch for engineering work - in place
