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Two dead after 'suspicious' flat fire in west London
Wednesday 10 July 2013
Two others are being treated for multiple injuries as 58 firefighters battle the blaze in Hounslow
'Tragic accident' sees 7-year-old girl fall 100ft to her death from block of Clerkenwell flats
Friday 28 June 2013
Tributes paid to Somali girl Nawaal Sayid, who fell from the 11th floor of a central London flat
Met chief calls for calm after fire at Islamic boarding school in Chislehurst
Sunday 09 June 2013
The Metropolitan Police Commissioner has made an impassioned plea for unity after a fire in an Islamic boarding school in south-east London three days after a fire at a community centre in Muswell Hill, north London.
Right-wing arson attack? 'EDL' graffiti found after Muswell Hill mosque is burnt down amid fears of Woolwich link
Wednesday 05 June 2013
Right-wing group denies involvement as police investigate potential connection to Woolwich attack
'Sickening, deluded and unforgivable': Horrific attack brings terror to London’s streets
Thursday 23 May 2013
Police shoot two men after soldier is beheaded in busy Woolwich street. PM and London Mayor lead chorus of outrage as Cobra committee meets
Mother and 3-year-old son killed by train at Riddlesdown station in south London during morning rush hour
Friday 22 March 2013
Witnesses say woman jumped in front of train in Surrey, dragging child with her
Witnesses horror after seeing man plunge 80ft from balcony at Westfield Stratford City and land on unsuspecting shopper
Friday 08 February 2013
Both people are reported to have suffered serious injuries and were taken to the Royal London Hospital in east London
Investigation launched after man is killed by metal sign that fell from betting shop in Camden Town, North London
Tuesday 29 January 2013
Unnamed man was walking past the William Hill bookmakers in Camden Road when the shop's sign fell
Hit-and-run horror as woman struck by two cars near Buckingham Palace dies
Friday 30 November 2012
Police later traced the vehicle to an address in Hendon and arrested a man on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and failing to stop
Two stabbed in mass fight near London's Regent Street
Saturday 24 November 2012
Police are appealing for information after two men were stabbed in a fight involving approximately 20 males.
Shipping tycoon's daughter Alexandra Lucy Hoegh found hanged on blind cord
Wednesday 31 October 2012
The two-year-old daughter of one of the country’s richest men has died after becoming tangled in a blind cord. Alexandra Lucy Hoegh was found in her cot by her mother Dana, who witnesses said ran out into the street screaming for help.
Jury rules that falling masonry death at restaurant was accidental
Tuesday 09 October 2012
The death of a man killed by a piece of falling masonry as he sat at a restaurant was an accident, an inquest jury has ruled.
12-year-old girl hit by Tube train in Brixton
Tuesday 02 October 2012
A 12-year-old girl has been taken to hospital after being struck by a Tube train.
London's Greenwich foot tunnel closed after reports of 'unusual smell'
Saturday 25 August 2012
A tunnel under the River Thames had to be shut after seven pedestrians were taken ill following reports of an “unusual smell”.
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