<![CDATA[London24 News]]> http://www.london24.com Mon, 20 May 2013 16:03:47 +0100 en-gb <![CDATA[Celebrities descend on Chelsea Flower Show ahead of Queen’s official visit]]> http://www.london24.com/celebrities_descend_on_chelsea_flower_show_ahead_of_queen_s_official_visit_1_2202950

Celebrities came in their droves to the world’s most famous flower show ahead of the Queen’s official visit later today.

]]> 1.2202950 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:03:47 +0100 <![CDATA[Abu Qatada loses bail appeal]]> http://www.london24.com/abu_qatada_loses_bail_appeal_1_2202730

Radical preacher Abu Qatada has been denied bail at an immigration tribunal.

]]> 1.2202730 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:49:04 +0100 <![CDATA[EDL protests may explain Abu Qatada’s alleged bail breach, tribunal hears]]> http://www.london24.com/edl_protests_may_explain_abu_qatada_s_alleged_bail_breach_tribunal_hears_1_2202408

Radical cleric Abu Qatada’s alleged breach of his bail conditions may have been because of English Defence League (EDL) demonstations outside his house, Qatada’s lawyer told an immigration tribunal today.

]]> 1.2202408 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:44:53 +0100 <![CDATA[Collectable Bond watch could sell at Christie’s for £60,000 after turning up at car boot sale]]> http://www.london24.com/collectable_bond_watch_could_sell_at_christie_s_for_60_000_after_turning_up_at_car_boot_sale_1_2202212

A James Bond gadget wristwatch bought for £25 from a car boot sale could sell for £60,000 when it auctions in London this June.

]]> 1.2202212 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:32:51 +0100 <![CDATA[First UK astronaut in space for 20 years ‘represents the very best of British’]]> http://www.london24.com/first_uk_astronaut_in_space_for_20_years_represents_the_very_best_of_british_1_2202094

The first UK astronaut to go into space for more than 20 years was introduced this morning at the Science Museum in London.

]]> 1.2202094 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:28:18 +0100 <![CDATA[Parents of Chloe Johnson, five, who died in Egypt say there ‘was no doctor for at least an hour’]]> http://www.london24.com/parents_of_chloe_johnson_five_who_died_in_egypt_say_there_was_no_doctor_for_at_least_an_hour_1_2201973

The grief-stricken father of a five-year-old girl who drowned in a hotel pool in Egypt fought back tears today as he spoke of how he was left to make the first attempts to resuscitate his daughter.

]]> 1.2201973 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:27:10 +0100 <![CDATA[Abu Qatada to make freedom bid]]> http://www.london24.com/abu_qatada_to_make_freedom_bid_1_2201895

Radical preacher Abu Qatada is to ask to be freed from prison today at an immigration tribunal.

]]> 1.2201895 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:31:40 +0100 <![CDATA[Met Police to move to new HQ in Victoria Embankment in 2015]]> http://www.london24.com/met_police_to_move_to_new_hq_in_victoria_embankment_in_2015_1_2201663

A competition has been launched to design the new Metropolitan Police Service headquarters on Victoria Embankment.

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