<![CDATA[London24 News]]> http://www.london24.com Tue, 21 May 2013 19:24:50 +0100 en-gb <![CDATA[Iconic London street signs fetch thousands at auction]]> http://www.london24.com/iconic_london_street_signs_fetch_thousands_at_auction_1_2204860

Street signs which have stood in Downing Street, Abbey Road and other notable locations across the capital sold for thousands of pounds at auction today.

]]> 1.2204860 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:24:50 +0100 <![CDATA[Appeal following pensioner bottle attack on Euston train]]> http://www.london24.com/appeal_following_pensioner_bottle_attack_on_euston_train_1_2204836

Police are appealing after a 63-year-old woman was injured in a “cruel and nasty” attack in which she was hit on the head by a bottle of vodka.

]]> 1.2204836 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:12:56 +0100 <![CDATA[Three jailed for ‘largest ever UK fake coins plot’]]> http://www.london24.com/three_jailed_for_largest_ever_uk_fake_coins_plot_1_2204796

Two Londoners and a man from Hertfordshire today received lengthy jail sentences for counterfeiting pound coins, some of which may still be in circulation.

]]> 1.2204796 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:22:24 +0100 <![CDATA[Serving Met officer convicted over indecent images of children]]> http://www.london24.com/serving_met_officer_convicted_over_indecent_images_of_children_1_2204486

A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been found guilty of making indecent images of children.

]]> 1.2204486 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:19:23 +0100 <![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: ‘Poisonous’ dolls unknowingly sold to customers in Barking Market]]> http://www.london24.com/exclusive_poisonous_dolls_unknowingly_sold_to_customers_in_barking_market_1_2204435

Banned dolls containing a poisonous chemical that can cause cancer have been unwittingly sold to families in Barking Market.

]]> 1.2204435 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:01:10 +0100 <![CDATA[Air crew pair held following £600,000 drugs seizure]]> http://www.london24.com/air_crew_pair_held_following_600_000_drugs_seizure_1_2204407

Two air crew members have been arrested after hundreds of thousands of pounds’ worth of cocaine was found at Heathrow Airport.

]]> 1.2204407 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:10 +0100 <![CDATA[Murder hunt launched after man dies following attack in Harlesden]]> http://www.london24.com/murder_hunt_launched_after_man_dies_following_attack_in_harlesden_1_2204363

Yassin Omar Mohamed was smashed over the head with a bottle at close range

]]> 1.2204363 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:10:33 +0100 <![CDATA[New CCTV pictures released in FA Cup violence appeal]]> http://www.london24.com/new_cctv_pictures_released_in_fa_cup_violence_appeal_1_2204070

Police have today released 16 new images of men they wish to speak to in connection with violence at an FA Cup semi-final match between Millwall and Wigan last month.

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