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Consultation over Leyton Jubilee Park changes
, Reporter The council is consulting the public over views on Leyton Jubilee Park. People are able to view designs and discuss proposed improvements, including expanding the play area. There are two drop in sessions, one on Saturday from 10am until 1pm and one on Tuesday from 3pm until 6pm. Both are at The Pavilion, Leyton Jubilee Park, Seymour Road, Leyton. A ...
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I refute all allegations Commons Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans arrested after three further indecent assault allegations
Nigel Evans denied any wrongdoing after he spent a further day being questioned by detectives in connection with historic sex abuse claims. The Tory MP for Ribble Valley was re-arrested on suspicion of three counts of indecent assault as he answered police bail as part of an inquiry into alleged rape and sexual assault. Speaking outside Preston police station, Mr Evans, 55, said he was ...
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Ian Livingstons government career may be short-lived
Why does Livingston want to be an unpaid trade minister ? We will have to take him at his word: he regards the post as an honour and he is tempted by the chance to try something new. Fair enough. The interesting question is what he does after being trade minister, especially if he's out of job after the election in May 2015. He is 48 and clearly ambitious. A quiet life in ...
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England Ease Into Final as South Africa Choke Again
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New images of Canning Town sex attacker released
Five women have been sexually assaulted in a series of linked attacks in Canning Town, east London, in the last two years. In the most recent sexual assault, which happened last Wednesday, a 25-year-old woman was returning home to her flat in Western Gateway near Royal Victoria Dock at around 11.30pm. As she was waiting for the lift, a man, believed to be the one shown in the CCTV stills, ...
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Payday lender banned from sending irresponsible spam texts
A payday lender which sent "irresponsible" spam text messages which encouraged people to borrow money for a "night on the town" has been rapped by the Advertising Standards ...
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Bankers could face jail after report urges the Government to introduce new criminal offence for reckless management
Britain's banking bosses should face jail if their decisions force fresh bailouts, the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards says ...
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New England Patriots Aaron Hernandezs $1.3M home searched for hours in possible homicide probe
In this Dec. 10, 2012 file photo, New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez (81) holds his helmet as he steps onto the field before an NFL football game between the New England Patriots and the Houston Texans in Foxborough, Mass. State and local police spent hours at the home of Hernandez on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 as another group of officers searched an industrial park about a mile away ...
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Proteas wilt against England
Eoin Morgan of England bats during the ICC Champions Trophy Semi Final match between England and South Africa at The Oval on June 19, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty ...
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Kate Middleton to give birth in same hospital as Princess Diana
LONDON (Reuters) - The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, will give birth to the future heir to the British throne in the same hospital where the late Princess Diana gave birth to Princes William and Harry, royal sources said on Wednesday. The new royal baby, who will become third in line to the throne behind grandfather Prince Charles and father Prince William, will be born in the private ...
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Supreme court MoD ruling will have huge impact on military operations
military commanders, senior officials made clear on Wednesday.Anxiety about the effect on discipline, morale, training, and the conduct of future operations, was reflected in a sharp statement issued by the defence ...
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Cameron Syria’s humanitarian disaster ‘cannot be ignored’ - video
David Cameron discusses the crisis in Syria during PMQs in the House of Commons on Wednesday. The prime minister briefs MPs on agreements made with Britain's G8 partners, including almost $1.5bn (9.6m) of humanitarian support. Cameron also says that G8 leaders reached consensus over the Geneva II process to deliver a transitional governing body with full executive ...
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Francois Hollande pledge on political transparency watered down by MPs
anti-corruption crusade aiming at publishing MPs' assets has ended in a watered-down compromise after parliament voted for details of assets to be accessible to voters but not made public.The decision sparked criticism concerning the limits ...
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Pupil Malika Sawyer found hanged at Elthams Harris Academy Greenwich
AN ELTHAM school is in shock after a talented pupil was found hanged in one of the toilets yesterday afternoon. Malika Sawyer, aged 14, was discovered at Harris Academy Greenwich in Middle Park Avenue, Eltham, yesterday (June 19) at around 5pm. Since the incident, classmates have filled Twitter and Facebook with tributes to the teenager. And tributes have also been left on the ...
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Schools sign up to MasterMind charity challenge
By Bruce Thain Schools from across the borough have signed up for mental health charity's MasterMind competition. So far five schools have signed up to the MasterMind in Harrow competition run by charity Mind in Harrow, in partnership with the Harrow Times. As part of the competition each school will enter three teams to face quick fire 'University Challenge' ...
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Fairytales at Walthamstow library to mark National Bookstart Week
, Senior reporter Children will learn you can never be too young to enjoy a good story at a party to mark National Bookstart Week. Kids aged under five can enjoy snacks, get free books and enjoy classic fairytales at the launch of the week at Higham Hill Library in North Countess Road in Walthamstow, on Friday, June 28. Bookstart is a charity aimed at getting parents to share the ...
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Health and social care champion launches
The borough's new consumer champion for health and social care launched on Wednesday and now begins the process of recruiting board members. The launch, at Walthamstow Assembly Hall, saw 150 local residents and organisations attend to hear about the work Healthwatch Waltham Forest (HWWF) will be doing in the community and to sign up for membership and volunteering opportunities. ...
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Local Neighbourhood Watch chosen to launch national scheme
Neighbourhood watch coordinator Eleanor Platt (R) with Bernie West who helps her coordinate A neighbourhood watch is celebrating being one of only five across the country to launch a new national initiative during Neighbourhood Watch Week. Ravensdale Residents Association, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, has been chosen to help launch the Neighbourhood and Home Watch ...
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Former Gravesend GP jailed for indecent assaults on teenage patients
Navin Zala A FORMER GP from Gravesend has today been jailed for 11 years after he was found guilty of a string of indecent assaults on female teenage patients. Navin Zala, of Marling Way, was convicted this afternoon at Hove Crown Court for a total of 10 offences. The 63-year-old's crimes first came to light in 2011, when two former patients alleged he had indecently assaulted ...
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Council forced into emergency gardening to save lives
Council officers have been forced into a spot of emergency gardening after a councillor complained long grass on a roundabout could have "killed somebody". Peter Geiringer, Conservative councillor for Belmont, complained to Reigate and Banstead council about the dangers of the overgrown grass on the Belmont roundabout on the A217. He said: "The grass is really dangerous, ...
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Teacher Jeremy Forrest turns down chance to speak in own defence over schoolgirl abduction charge
On a day when the jury heard character references from Jeremy Forrest's friends, family and co-workers, the jury was advised by Judge Michael Lawson QC that they could make "any inferences as appear proper" in the defendant's decision not to give evidence.In summing up for the prosecution, Richard Barton said that Forrest could be labelled as a "paedophile" who ...
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Ruling that soldiers have the right to life even in war zones causes MoD consternation
A mother's story on a soldier's right to life: 'Initially, I just got blanked and treated like a fool by everybody I ...
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Father of train deaths teenager speaks of his grief
The father of a teenager killed by a train in an apparent suicide pact with his girlfriend has spoken of the moment he was informed of his son's ...
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Cow rescued after falling into car inspection pit in Devon
A cow that managed to climb on to the roof of a garage before falling through has been rescued by firefighters - after spending 24 hours wedged in a car inspection ...
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Waltham Forest LA representative Jennette Arnold slams Boris Johnson over fire cuts
, Senior reporter Waltham Forest's London Assembly representative claims Boris Johnson has shown "total contempt" for the borough after a meeting discussing proposals to cut its number of fire engines. Jennette Arnold slammed the Mayor of London after a session at City Hall was adjourned after people in the public galleries staged a walk-out in protest over the ...
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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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