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Cameron attack will only make us stronger
David Cameron has issued a defiant message after the murder of a British soldier in London, vowing to bring those responsible to justice and insisting such attacks on "the British way of life" serve only to unite people."What happened in Woolwich yesterday has sickened us all," the prime minister said on Thursday. "The people who did this were trying to divide us. They ...
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Insight In attackers argot Londoners shocked to hear one of their own
LONDON (Reuters) - In the lurid scene of the red-handed knifeman describing his motives for hacking to death a British soldier in broad daylight, perhaps the most chilling aspect for Londoners was the man's unmistakably familiar ...
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Delays after Claygate crash
, Chief Reporter Drivers face delays after a crash in Claygate this afternoon. Manor Road South was partially blocked after a Silver Renault Clio and a Smart car crashed near the junction with Oaken Lane in Claygate at about 4.30pm. Surrey police and two South East Coast Ambulances were at the scene and the road was partially blocked with queuing traffic. Police said the ...
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Alzheimers Society needs nurturing hands
By Chris Hewett Members of Barnet's Alzheimer's Society can get their hands dirty with a bit of therapeutic gardening. The charity is looking for members to help develop and grow an allotment patch near its offices at the Edgware Community Hospital, in Burnt Oak Broadway. The society is hoping to grow vegetables, herbs, fruit and flowers and organisers say anyone wanting ...
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Firefighters and police called to crash in Dartford
By Sam Christie A CRASH between two cars and a van has closed a street in Dartford. Police and firefighters were called to the collision in Lowfield Street at about 4.30pm. One person is currently being cut out of a car. More to ...
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Man to cycle nearly 1000 miles to raise money for his own charity
Bijou Kalayil A man will be cycling the length of the UK to raise money for the charity he runs with his wife. Bijou Kalayil, from South Harrow will be setting off on bike ride from John o'Groats to Lands end on Saturday, hoping to finish the near 1000 mile cycle in seven days. Mr Kalayil and his wife, Alka, founded the charity Kujali, three years ago to help people living in ...
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Message of hate daubed on bridge in wake of Woolwich slaughter
The offensive graffiti appeared overnight outside Mitcham Junction station and has since been removed A message of hate was painted near Mitcham Junction station in the aftermath of yesterdays brutal murder of a soldier in Woolwich. While English Defence League supporters were rioting in Woolwich, it appears the graffiti, which read "Hell 2 Muslims EDL" appeared overnight in ...
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Five people arrested and jewellery recovered in New Malden
News Five people have been arrested following a police chase in New Malden this afternoon. Police were called at 3.22pm to reports of "suspects on premises" at a property in Bodley Road. It is understood the men were arrested in St James' Close, on the other side of Malden Road. Witnesses reported seeing police combing the nearby area, including Burlington Road, ...
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Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall make emergency landing
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall were forced to make an emergency helicopter landing as they flew to the Hay literary festival in ...
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England in good hands with Root and Compton says Cook
LEEDS, England (Reuters) - England have emerged from a "changing of the guard" with their batting line-up and captain Alastair Cook has backed the likes of Joe Root and Nick Compton to make their names in the test ...
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Call for hotline serving grown-up victims of child abuse
Yet the wave of adults now beginning to re-open long supressed memories of sexual exploitation from decades before has led charities and lawyers to advocate a dedicated 24-hour national hotline to support fully-grown victims deal with their own issues.The move, backed the National Association for People Abused in Childhood, the NSPCC and abuse victim lawyers, should help prosecute paedophiles in ...
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Theresa May keen to revive snoopers charter in wake of Woolwich attack
The Woolwich murder will be used by Theresa May, the Home Secretary, to revive plans for a "snoopers' charter" allowing the police and the security services to monitor internet use, Conservative sources ...
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Falling investment poses another problem for Osborne
Ed Balls and Chuka Umunna chose their moment well. On the day that official figures showed that capital spending fell by 0.8% in the first three months of 2013, Labour released figures showing that Britain devotes a smaller share of national income to investment than any other G8 country. What's more, only Italy has seen a bigger fall in the investment share of GDP since 2010.George Osborne ...
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Cricket Southees blooming adds rosier tinge to England showing
Tim Southee's coming of age as leader of New Zealand's test attack was one of the rosier elements of the first test against England. Set aside the final-day capitulation a moment, and Southee's 10 for 108 off 47.2 overs shone in a highly impressive collective bowling performance. Remember, last year Southee wasn't picked for three successive tests - four out of five - because of his ordinary ...
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Post Office workers call fifth strike since Easter
Post Office workers are to strike for the fifth time since Easter to demonstrate against "deeply unpopular" proposals that will see 70 high street branches ...
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Woolwich attack questions Scotland Yard and MI5 will be asking themselves
Woolwich attack were on their files; the men had apparently been "on their radar" for up to eight years, having cropped up as peripheral figures in different counter-terrorist investigations, with at least one of them involved with the now outlawed group, al-Muhajiroun.The question investigators will be asking themselves - as they prepare for scrutiny from the ...
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Benefits cap will have catastrophic effect on families court will hear
domestic violence may be forced to return to their abusers, it will be argued in the first test cases challenging the government's imposition of a 500-a-week cap ...
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The War on Drugs the Observer debate – live
Join us for tonight's panel discussion on drug laws with David Simon, writer of The Wire, documentary maker Eugene Jarecki, Rachel Seifert, the director of the documentary Cocaine Unwrapped and others at the Royal Institution of Great Britain. The debate will be chaired by Observer editor John Mulholland.While the event is sold out you can still follow what's happening here, leave your ...
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Man sentenced for giving illegal immigration advice
By Jaber Mohamed A man has been sentenced to 150 hours of community service after illegally providing immigration advice and taking more than 4,000 from several clients. Jose Lebila, 50, of Pickwick Mews, Upper Edmonton, was sentenced at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court for trading as Cabinda Community Centre, in Selby Road, Tottenham yesterday. His business had ...
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Rail commuters to face delays as London Bridge undergoes revamp
By Sam Christie RAIL commuters across south-east London and north Kent have been told to expect delays while London Bridge station undergoes a multi-million pound redevelopment. The warning comes as part of the station is set to close for up to two years. Work is set to begin in 2015 when trains to Charing Cross will not stop at London Bridge. Alison Nolan, spokeswoman for ...
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Forest Hill accident closes London Road
By Mark Chandler A FOREST Hill accident, believed to be between a motorcyle and lorry, has closed London Road. The road is currently closed both ways between Sydenham Hill and Dartmouth Road. Traffic is queueing traffic reported in both directions between the Sydenham Hill junction and Forest Hill Station, because of accident investigation work. Bus routes 176, 185, 197, 356 ...
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Court Lodge street meeting date on local policing in Horley
News The next Court Lodge street meeting in Horley, designed for local police officers to meet residents and discuss concerns, issues and policing priorities, will be held at Court Lodge shops in Roffey Close, Court Lodge, Horley, on Thursday, June 20, at ...
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Parents warned after man makes inappropriate comments to school girl
, Reporter Letters have been sent home to parents after inappropriate comments were made to a secondary school pupil. It is understood that at about 6.40am today a student, believed to be from Greenshaw High School, was approached by a ...
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Young fashionistas invited to free workshops
, Reporter Young people who are passionate about fashion are invited to take part in new fashion development workshops. Aimed at people aged between 9 and 20, up to 15 young East London residents can participate in the project run by East London resident Joanna Marcella. Joanna said she wants to highlight a new generation of innovative young designers. She said: "My aim is to ...
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Stadium construction creating a buzz around The Hive
Judging by these striking images, Barnet FC's new home at The Hive is shaping up to be arguably the most impressive ground in non-league football. Stadium constructors GL Slick Seating have tweeted sequential pictures showing the gradual construction of the main stand at the football centre, in Camrose Avenue, Edgware. The club suffered last-gasp heartbreak when it dropped out of ...
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London bike sharing a success
London in July of 2010 became one of over 44 cities in the world to introduce an aspect of communal consumerism into its public transport system with the implementation of a bike-sharing network and just ten weeks later had recorded over 1 million trips taken, proving the initiative to be feasible and sustainable.
Bike-sharing has been around since as early as the 1960s when the first community bike-sharing scheme was introduced in the Netherlands, but it lacked formal sharing systems and was overly-reliant on the good nature of the public, leading to mass theft, which ultimately destroyed the system. Read more
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