<![CDATA[London24 News]]> http://www.london24.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:28:37 +0100 en-gb <![CDATA[Life sentence for date rapist convicted of three more rapes]]> http://www.london24.com/life_sentence_for_date_rapist_convicted_of_three_more_rapes_1_2241822

A convicted date rapist has today been sentenced to life imprisonment for three more rapes on teenage women, Scotland Yard said.

]]> 1.2241822 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:28:37 +0100 <![CDATA[Croydon celebrates its most famous exports with sculpture bench]]> http://www.london24.com/croydon_celebrates_its_most_famous_exports_with_sculpture_bench_1_2241795

A bench has been unveiled featuring life-szied portraits of three of Croydon’s most famous figures, as chosen by the public.

]]> 1.2241795 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:36:14 +0100 <![CDATA[Met officers hindered by obsolete computers and complicated systems]]> http://www.london24.com/met_officers_hindered_by_obsolete_computers_and_complicated_systems_1_2241766

Some police officers in the capital are still using desktop computers which take more than half an hour to log on, the London Assembly heard today.

]]> 1.2241766 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:14:14 +0100 <![CDATA[What has Julian Assange missed?]]> http://www.london24.com/what_has_julian_assange_missed_1_2241494

Since Julian Assange stepped into the Ecuadorian embassy on June 19 last year the WikiLeaks founder has not set foot outside in 365 days.

]]> 1.2241494 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:17:47 +0100 <![CDATA[Julian Assange and WikiLeaks: A Timeline]]> http://www.london24.com/julian_assange_and_wikileaks_a_timeline_1_2241492

From teenage hacker to worldwide infamy, the path the WikiLeaks founder took to the Ecuadorian Embassy:

]]> 1.2241492 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:17:41 +0100 <![CDATA[WikiLeaks: Julian Assange marks year in embassy wth vow to stay and fight]]> http://www.london24.com/wikileaks_julian_assange_marks_year_in_embassy_wth_vow_to_stay_and_fight_1_2241390

Julian Assange says he will not leave the Ecuadorian Embassy even if sex assault charges are dropped because he fears he will be extradited to the US from Britain.

]]> 1.2241390 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:48:13 +0100 <![CDATA[Met protest treatment ruled ‘unlawful’ by High Court]]> http://www.london24.com/met_protest_treatment_ruled_unlawful_by_high_court_1_2241273

Police acted unlawfully when they filmed a “kettled” legal observer and required the handover of personal information before they would release her, the High Court ruled today.

]]> 1.2241273 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:06:09 +0100 <![CDATA[Two arrested after Regent Street Apple store ‘smash and grab’ bid]]> http://www.london24.com/two_arrested_after_regent_street_apple_store_smash_and_grab_bid_1_2240760

As many as eight suspects made off on scooters after attempting to burgle an Apple store on Regent Street in the early hours of this morning.

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