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Teens to appear in court over rape of 12-year-old girl in east London
Saturday 03 August 2013
Two teenagers charged with the rape of a 12-year-old girl will appear in court today.
Search for men who raped girl in Walthamstow, east London
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Police are hunting for three men after a 12-year-old girl was raped.
Baroness Lawrence: Stephen's mother Doreen set to join House of Lords as Labour peer
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Doreen Lawrence, the mother of Stephen Lawrence who was murdered in a racist attack in 1993, is to be made a Labour peer in the House of Lords.
‘Superhead’ Greg Wallace suspended over claims he gave IT contract to boyfriend
Sunday 28 July 2013
Schools’ governing body, which includes one of Gove’s advisers, also has power removed
Two arrested after man is stabbed to death in east London
Saturday 27 July 2013
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found stabbed in the back in the street.
Woolwich suspect ‘targeted repeatedly’ by ‘hostile’ prison guards
Sunday 21 July 2013
Jeremiah Adebolajo lodges formal complaint following claims officers knocked brother Michael’s teeth out when they ‘smashed his head against a window’
Prison officers defend conduct after Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebolajo is attacked
Friday 19 July 2013
The 28-year-old was injured at high security Belmarsh prison
Bawsey Pits drowning victims named as Ryan Pettengell and Umar Balogun
Friday 19 July 2013
Their bodies were recovered from separate lakes following a major search
Olympics legacy: Did the Games succeed in rejuvenating East London?
Tuesday 16 July 2013
The promise of London 2012 wasn’t just to ‘inspire a generation’. It was also about 'regeneration' – through a combination of infrastructure, housing and sporting facilities. Emily Dugan catches up with the afterlife of the main Olympic venues
Jimmy Savile's former driver David Smith denies sex offences
Friday 12 July 2013
The first man to be charged in the police inquiry prompted by claims into disgraced TV presenter Jimmy Savile has denied a string of sex offences.
Two men arrested after courier left critically wounded as van stolen
Wednesday 10 July 2013
Victim tried to stop thieves and was run over after clinging to outside of cab
Woman killed on 'Boris Bike' was 20-year-old French student
Sunday 07 July 2013
The first cyclist to be killed riding a 'Boris Bike' was a 20-year-old French student, it was reported today.
One to watch: Rainy Milo, singer, 17
Friday 05 July 2013
Is this the new Neneh Cherry? Gilles Peterson snapped up her soulful pop song “'Bout You” which she had posted online for his compilation CD.
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- 5 Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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