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Suspicious fire kills two in west London flat
Wednesday 10 July 2013
A fire that killed two people at a flat is being treated as suspicious, police said.
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
Man admits threatening to kill Prince Harry
Sunday 02 June 2013
A man has pleaded guilty to threatening to kill Prince Harry, police confirmed on Sunday.
Wiggins a 'great loss for Team Sky' says Shane Sutton
Saturday 01 June 2013
British Cycling head coach Shane Sutton believes the loss of Sir Bradley Wiggins for the Tour de France will “massively” weaken Team Sky but lift a weight off the shoulders of lead rider Chris Froome.
'Hunting posse' get life for killing boy
Tuesday 28 May 2013
Four teenagers were given life terms for killing a 15-year-old boy who was chased by a "hunting posse of boys on bicycles".
Four get life for murder of Negus McLean
Tuesday 28 May 2013
Four gang members were given life terms today for killing a 15-year-old boy who was chased by a “hunting posse of boys on bicycles” and stabbed.
Boxing: David Haye pulls out of comeback fight with Manuel Charr
Tuesday 14 May 2013
The former heavyweight champion suffers a hand injury in training
'You know I'm not a bad person': Stuart Hazell wrote letter to father whilst on remand for Tia Sharp murder
Friday 10 May 2013
Hazell denies sexually assaulting and killing the 12-year-old last year
London councillor Brian Coleman admits assaulting female café owner who photographed him breaking parking rules
Friday 03 May 2013
A controversy-prone former Tory councillor has pleaded guilty to assaulting a member of the public after she tried to film him breaking parking rules.
Get your summer started with British Military Fitness
Wednesday 01 May 2013
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French-owned Sita UK poised to land £900m waste deal
Monday 29 April 2013
French-owned utility firm Sita UK is set to take over the disposal of rubbish in west London in a £900 million scheme that will mean 300,000 tonnes of trash a year are no longer sent to landfill.
Man charged with murdering brother after funeral of another sibling in south London
Monday 29 April 2013
A man was charged today with murdering his younger brother.
Benefits cap rolled out in four London boroughs
Monday 15 April 2013
A cap on the amount of benefits people can receive begins today in a policy that is being trialled in parts of the capital.
The Hounslow Slasher: 'every woman's nightmare' Sasha Masamba is jailed for 18 years
Friday 12 April 2013
A man dubbed the "Hounslow slasher" and described as a "every woman's nightmare" has been given an 18-year sentence.
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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