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Buckinghamshire Primary Care Trust says improved waiting times hitting resources
Debt-hit health chiefs are trying to increase hospital waiting times to save cash. Buckinghamshire NHS Primary Care Trust want people to wait longer to avoid paying out too soon to hospital bosses. Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust, which takes
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Bromley killer ran over fiancée with 4x4
A Bromley man has been given a life sentence after being found guilty of murdering his fiancée by running her over with a Land Rover. Christopher Caunter, aged 36, lived with Deborah Townsend in Cromwell Avenue, Bromley, before her murder in July
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ST ALBANS: Confidence boosting cosmetic surgery for mastectomy patients
Breast removal can often leave women feeling stripped of their femininity. But thanks to a revolutionary cosmetic procedure, women are having their breasts restored to near perfect. Christine Davey, 63, of Mandeville Drive, St Albans, was the
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Armed police storm Clapham Common Tube train
A man was forcibly removed from a train carriage by armed police after it pulled into Clapham Junction station this morning, according to an eyewitness report. The man, who was said to be Asian, was dragged from the carriage by several armed officers
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BUCKS: Wycombe tattoo artist's tribute to Baby P
A tattoo artist has turned to body painting to express his frustration and anger after the Baby P trial. Sean 'Woody' Wood, who runs Woody's Tattooing & Body Piercing Studio in Octagon Parade, High Wycombe, said he wanted to make a statement about
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BEXLEY: Elderly couple could be parted after council refuses help
An elderly couple could face being parted after 58 years of marriage because their son and his wife have been refused help to move nearer their home. David and Helen Austin applied to Bexley Council to move nearer to Mr Austin’s parents, who live
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BAA has said it will use an assessor to make sure limits are not breached
Heathrow Airport's operator has announced today it will commission a watchdog to make sure air and noise quality limits are not breached. In a statement released today, BAA has said it “puts environmental limits before new flights”. It continues
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WALTHAM FOREST: "Dangerous" construction sites shut down
Dangerous working practices have been identified at a dozen firms carrying out property development and refurbishment projects in Waltham Forest. During a crackdown by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), inspectors visited 16 sites and ordered
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Mystery surrounds death of West Ealing resident
The death of a missing Polish electrician found hanged in Berkshire is being treated as "unexplained" by police. Dawid Mizk, 31, vanished from his shared home in Drayton Gardens, West Ealing, on June 8, the day Poland played Germany in Euro 2008.
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London councils told to steer clear of bumps
Councils which attempt to slow traffic with speeds bumps have been branded “lazy” by the mayor of London. And the capital’s top politician has sent a letter to Bromley Council encouraging them to steer clear of humps when cracking down on speeding
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LAMBETH: Hero teacher tells of saving Streatham teen from flat fire
A hero who pulled a teenager from a burning flat has spoken of his sadness that he could not save her mother. Martin Barrio, along with two friends, bravely burst into the flat engulfed in smoke and flames in Petrel Court, Croxted Road, in the small
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LAMBETH: Gipsy Hill family desperate to move as home falls down around them
Crack addicts loitering below a child’s bedroom, rats climbing through gaps in floorboards to deposit faeces, entrances cordoned off because of the danger of falling masonry. This is a dilapidated council-owned property in Gipsy Hill where a family
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HARROW: West Lodge schools to amalgamate in 2009
Two Pinner schools will be combined at the start of next year after a decision by a Government adjudicator. Harrow Council wants to amalgamate West Lodge First and Middle Schools but the proposal has proved controversial, with opposition from middle
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Driver jailed for causing M25 crash which killed toddler
A driver has been given a six-year prison sentence after causing a crash which killed a toddler on the M25 near Crockenhill. John James Woolston, of Windham Road, East Ham, was sentenced today after being found guilty of causing death by dangerous
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CROYDON: Headteacher quits failing Westwood Girls College
Governors at the failing Westwood Girls College have been removed and the head teacher has quit. Margaret Hedley decided she would no longer carry in her post at the same time as Croydon Council announced the entire board of governors is to be axed
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LAMBETH: Fighting dogs training in Streatham and Balham children's playground
Dangerous dogs being trained for fighting are putting toddlers at a popular children’s playground at risk, according to residents. They say in a number of incidents in recent months, dogs taken to Agnes Riley Gardens on the border of Balham and Streatham
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WOODFORD GREEN: Trio arrested over teen 'murder'
Three men have been arrested on suspicion of murdering of a teenage girl from Woodford Green. Woodbridge High School pupil Tulay Goren disappeared in January 1999 from her family home when she was aged 15. Despite a suspected sighting two weeks
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WANDSWORTH: Headteacher 'disappointed' with school attack sentences
The headteacher of a Wandsworth school where a pupil suffered multiple stab wounds during a terrifying playground attack has spoken of his disappointment that no one was convicted of attempted murder. The 16-year-old nearly died after he was knifed
