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Mayoral hopeful Brian Paddick to join Dagenham public meeting next week

Third Man Brian Paddick ‘right for London’ insists Nick Clegg

Brain Paddick currently trails far behind Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone in polls for London Mayoral election, but at least Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg thinks the ex-policeman is the right man to be London Mayor at City Hall.

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The Fabulous Russella

London people: Drag queen - The Fabulous Russella, Comedy show

Russell David warned me he’d be “incognito” when I met him in The Haggerston pub, and not dressed up with glittery lips and false eyelashes as his alterego, The Fabulous Russella.

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Opinion See all

City Hall, home of the Greater London Authority, London Assembly and Mayor of London

If you were Mayor of London what would you do in charge of city?

With just over three months until the mayoral election, we’d love to hear your ideas for how you would run London if you were in charge.

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2012 Olympics See all

Hands up if you want to be in Olympics opening ceremony! Danny Boyle at Colegrave Primary School

Olympics ceremonies’ role for 900 east London kids

More than 900 youngsters from east London will star at the Olympic Games opening and closing ceremonies.

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The interior is rustic

Restaurant review: Fabrizio’s, N19

Jon Dean dines out in true Italian style

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Londoner of the day See all

Feeling funky: Arlene Cameron

Dancing lollipop lady Arlene Cameron is Londoner of the Day

Londoner of the Day goes to the dancing lollipop lady of east London – Arlene Cameron, for putting a smile on the faces of pupils at South Grove Primary School in Walthamstow.

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Win a Samsung Galaxy SII and Tablet

Win a Samsung Galaxy SII and Tablet

The Samsung Galaxy II with a glorious 4.3-inch screen, a super-fast 1.2GHz dual-core processor, an 8-megapixel camera and a sexy body weighs in at just 116g!

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Quirky London See all

Green peace with the 'polar bear' at the Shell station

Barking ‘polar bear’ shock as Greenpeace films at Shell garage

Residents and motorists did a double take after spotting what some believed was a real polar bear at a Shell garage in Barking

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