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Woman gets £85,000 crash compensation
A woman seriously injured in a car crash that killed two of her friends has been awarded £85,000 in compensation by the High Court in London. Sophie Palmer, now 21, claimed more than £400,000 in damages after suffering fractured ribs, a collapsed
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Menezes inquest drawing towards close
The jury at the inquest in to the shooting death of Jean Charles de Menezes have been told to ask themselves why armed police officers had shot the Tulse Hill electrician. Summing up the evidence for the 11-strong jury today, retired High Court judge
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BROMLEY: Chislehurst carer pays parking fine in pennies
A carer decided to pay an £80 parking fine in pennies after failing in her attempts to get the penalty overturned. Maggie Gebbett, 63, was handed a parking fine after failing to pay and display in South Street, Bromley, in May. The mother-of-two
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ST ALBANS: Heroin user bares bottom at police after “ridiculous” strip search request
When officers arrested 45-year-old Harold Puddifoot on unrelated matters they quickly suspected he had a heroin habit and decided to strip search him. After the request was made Puddifoot lowered his football shorts and “bared his buttocks” to the
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Plan to engage Tamil teenagers in Harrow
Tamil leaders, police officers, and council officials are holding summit meetings to try to find ways to engage with disaffected young members of the community. The meetings have been held find a way of tackling a growing issue of small number of
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HOUNSLOW: Restaurant owner angry at five-hour wait for police
An angry restaurant owner has slammed cops for leaving him and his staff waiting nearly five hours after he discovered burglars had broken into his takeaway - just five minutes walk from Hounslow police station. Mohammed Khan, 24, realised the back
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Croydon Council education boss quits over IRA links
Croydon’s education boss has quit suddenly after confessing she had connections to the IRA Provisionals during the 70s. Councillor Maria Gatland dramatically resigned as cabinet member for children, young people and learners and was suspended from
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Barnet top-four for composting
Green residents in Barnet have proved their commitment to composting, with the borough named among the best in London. Figures released by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) show the borough’s composting rate was the
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Bexley Council care cuts to hit 2,000
Up to 2,000 vulnerable people who were receiving their home care through Bexley Council are likely to have their help withdrawn. The figure is revealed in a report from the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) on council adult care in England
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WALTHAMSTOW: Woman forced to live with gaping hole in ceiling
A teenage tenant has had to tolerate a large hole in her kitchen ceiling for seven months. Malika Cader, 19, said the hole started because of a small leak, but had got worse, and pleas to Ascham Homes to get it fixed had fallen on deaf ears. She
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BROMLEY: Orpington College student stabbed in High Street
A 16-year-old student from Orpington College was stabbed in Orpington High Street yesterday (December 2). The incident happened at 1.30pm outside Dorothy Perkins. The boy was taken to the Princess Royal University Hospital. His injuries are
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HERTSMERE: The home truth about growth
The Government is demanding thousands of homes be built in Hertsmere by 2021 and l the target is expected to grow by 60 per cent. Janaki Mahadevan investigates. Controversy surrounded the announcement in May that Hertsmere will have to accommodate
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BUCKS: Train death financier "killed himself over credit crunch"
A financier worried about the credit crunch emailed his wife about holiday plans ten minutes before jumping in front of a train at a south Bucks station, an inquest heard. A statement from Katrina Robinson said husband Ross “Kirk” Stephenson wrote
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DARTFORD: Woman arrested after child's body found in New Ash Green
A woman has been arrested following the discovery of a child’s body at a house in New Ash Green. Police were called to an address in Knights Croft just before 5.30am yesterday (December 2). The death of the child, whose age has not yet been confirmed
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CROYDON: Drive-by victim family's plea to killers
The family of murdered Ricardo Cox have spoken of their anguish and made an emotional appeal for his killers to turn themselves in. The promising 20-year-old student was gunned down as he walked back from Croydon town centre to the house he shared
