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Cub Scout leader banged head before four-day disappearance
Martyn Kertai had not been seen since Wednesday when he was picked up by police officers wandering along the River Lee last night A Cub Scout leader sparked a large manhunt when he mysteriously went missing for more than four days. Martyn Kertai, a leader at the 5th Enfield Cub Scouts, was picked up by police officers yesterday evening wandering "in a bit of a daze" along the ...
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Charity flags up Surrey Polices record for taking DNA samples from children
News Surrey Police's record for taking DNA swabs from children has been flagged up by the world's oldest penal reform charity. Figures obtained by the Howard League for Penal Reform, and released this week, showed that the Force took DNA samples from 16 children every week during 2011, the most recent year details are available for. The research showed Surrey officers took ...
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UPDATE Woman parted with child over lack of Oyster Card funds
The incident happened near Wimbledon's Centre Court Shopping Centre A young child was stranded on a bus after a mother was refused travel due to a lack of funds on her Oyster Card. Passers-by were shocked to see ...
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Charity celebrates its first year of helping the community
By Bruce Thain A charity founded to build community spirit and to provide services to those in need has celebrated its first birthday. Found, which has its shop in Shaftesbury Avenue, South Harrow, opened last year with the aim of providing work opportunities for people in the area as well as providing support to people in need. On Saturday May 18 the charity shop held and all day ...
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Mother looking for work since 2011 takes first major step to becoming artist
, Reporter A mother who lost her job two years ago is taking her first major step towards becoming the professional artist she has long wanted to be by having her works exhibited in the Winns Gallery next week. Sharon Foster, a mother of two who lives in Forest Road, Walthamstow, had her last day of work as a council worker for Waltham Forest on June 6, 2011, and since then has been ...
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Burglar jailed for 29 months
Jailed: Oliver Hart was found hiding in a garden A burglar has been jailed after being caught fleeing from the scene of his crime. Oliver Hart, 21, was nabbed by police investigating a burglary at a house in Long Ditton on the morning of Thursday, April 4. Following a call from a neighbour who had reported suspicious activity at the home at about 8.45am, officers from Surrey and ...
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England reveal new shirt … with a German flavour
England have unveiled their new international shirt, with immediate comparisons being made to previous West Germany and Germany shirts.The Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere revealed the image of the shirt - the first to be designed under England's new deal with Nike - after returning to watch a training session at his old school, The Priory, in Hitchin, Hertfordshire.Wilshere tweeted: ...
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Guardian Books podcast Rick Gekoski on First Editions Second Thoughts
As Sotheby's prepares to auction first editions of books annotated by 50 top authors, curator and antiquarian book-dealer Rick Gekoski explains how he got all the greats to join in - and some of the secrets they ...
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Gay marriage David Cameron takes on the wreckers among Conservative MPs in key vote
David Cameron will tonight take on traditionalist Conservative MPs who are trying to sabotage his plans to legalise gay marriage in the latest trial of strength between the Prime Minister and his ...
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Camerons avoids taxing questions for Google boss despite new whistleblower
Mr Schmidt will attend a meeting this afternoon as a member of the Government Business Advisory Group.Mr Cameron had been expected to raise Google's aggressive tax avoidance - for which it has been strongly criticised - at the fringes of the meeting.But in a briefing this morning the Prime Minister's official spokesman suggested that Mr Cameron would only discuss the general position ...
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Nick Clegg promises prison rehabilitation revolution - video
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg promises a radical approach to the way prisoners are rehabilitated to cut re-offending. Speaking on Monday, as the offenders rehabilitation bill receives its second reading in parliament, Clegg promises a radical but practical approach to reducing the number of ...
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Steve Bells If ... on David Cameron and the referendum
Peter Kellner for YouGov: A change in the law is reasonably popular, but voters won't be impressed by Cameron if he can't deal with splits in his ...
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Forest Hill mum of Chloe Johnson Family has lost heartbeat in Egyptian holiday pool
THE distraught mother of a little girl from Forest Hill who drowned in a pool on holiday says the family has lost its "heartbeat". Chloe Johnson, five, died after straying into a wave pool at the Coral Sea Waterworld Hotel in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el Sheikh on Friday (May 17). Mum Sarah Thompson had gone to fetch the youngster drinks and snacks at around noon before ...
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Report blames social services for death of Gravesend teenager Edward Barry
Edward Barry. A "FUNDAMENTAL failure" by social services led to the death of Gravesend schoolboy Edward Barry, according to a new report. Fourteen-year-old Edward, who was known as Ed, was found dead at a flat in Parrock Street on November 20, 2009, with fatal levels of methadone and traces of diazepam in his ...
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Horley councillor re-elected to mayor and chairmans post
News Richard Olliver has been re-elected Mayor of Horley and chairman of the town council. Councillor Olliver said he was very proud to accept the office for a second year at Horley Town Council's annual meeting last week. Coun Mike George was elected as vice chairman and deputy town mayor. Coun Olliver said he was keen to achieve as much as possible for the town and its ...
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Spring market draws crowds in Ewell
George and Evelyn Jarrett with Ray Eyres and Dorothy Baxter at the plant stall. Families turned out to browse, shop and socialise a market which raised just over a thousand pounds on Saturday. St Mary's Church Spring Market raised money to fund the hotly anticipated Ewell Village Fair on July 13. Books, bric-a-brac, jewellery and other goods went on sale at St Mary's ...
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Travellers set up camp on Mitcham Common after breaking through barrier
, Chief Reporter A group of travellers have broken through barriers to set up camp on Mitcham Common. The encampment appeared over the weekend and follows ...
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Capita named as preferred bidder for One Barnet contract
Anti-outsourcing campaigner Maria Nash brought a judicial review over a lack of consultation on the One Barnet scheme earlier this year Core council functions including environmental health and trading standards will be taken over by private firm Capita, it was announced today. The business processes firm was selected as the preferred bidder for Barnet Council's development and ...
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Ebony Business Recognition Awards nominees released
The 2013 Public EBR AWARDS Nominees has been released. A spokesperson for EBR AWARDS said that the participation this year has been phenomenonal and wishes to thank the public for their support and participation. He said: "EBR AWARDS will not be possible without you the public" he stated. We wish and hope that the public will continue to support EBR AWARDS by ...
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Two-day Festival of Surrey Life returns to Norwood Hill pub
News A popular pub will play host to two days of music, dancing and performances, and attractions including vintage cars, in an annual free family festival this weekend. The Fox Revived at Norwood Hill, near Horley, will be staging the Festival of Surrey Life again this Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday (May 26 and 27) from 11am. A celebration of social life and local enterprise, the ...
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Royal caviar supplier under investigation for inferior fish eggs
King Fine's Foods, based in Richmond, is Britain's largest supplier of caviar A Richmond-based company, that produces caviar sold at Harrods and Fortnum & Mason, is being investigated after one of its most desired products was found to contain eggs from an "inferior" fish. King's Fine Foods, which is Britain's largest supplier of caviar, is being ...
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Five arrested as immigration officers raid Tooting shops
By Jamie Henderson Five people have been arrested over immigration breaches following a crackdown on illegal working in Tooting. Three shops in the Upper Tooting Road and London Road areas were targetted during the dawn raids last Thursday (May 16). Home Office immigration enforcement officers initially pounced on Azeem Halal Meat & Grocery, in Upper Tooting Road, where they ...
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Gay marriage is not a vote-winning policy for the Tories | Peter Kellner
The passions of grassroots Tories who are bitterly opposed to same-sex marriage are not shared by the wider electorate. Most voters back a change in the law - and very few opponents are willing to switch their votes because of this ...
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Eliminating neglected tropical diseases how to reach the targets
Create synergies with other disease-specific advocates: Broadening the NTD community reach should include working with other disease-specific advocates to look at the synergies between NTDs and other diseases with high global burdens such as TB, malaria, HIV & Aids, and diarrhoea? If we can get other health advocates talking about NTDs, we stand a greater chance of increasing the pressure on ...
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For WRVS read RVS Charity drops Women from its title to woo more male volunteers
A charity established during the Second World War will be dropping the 'W' from its name, in a move to attract more male volunteers and reach the ageing ...
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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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