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Detective Inspector Brian Hobbs inspects metal giant seized in raidss PIC: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire

Jesus Christ and the metal dragon in London scrap yard - arrests made

A huge bronze Chinese dragon statue weighing more than a tonne was stolen and sold to a scrap yard in south west London, police said.

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Steven Grisales who was stabbed to death in a row over conkers being thrown at him by youths

Steven Grisales conkers row murder in Edmonton: Boy, 15, guilty of stabbing

A 15-year-old boy has been found guilty of murdering a student in a row over throwing conkers and now faces a life sentence.

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Met Police community support officer charged with rape in Peckham

A London police community support officer has been charged with rape.

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Sadistic killer Ali Koc

Hornsey man found guilty of Haringey park murders

A sadistic killer who wielded a “caveman’s club” is facing life behind bars for battering two Haringey pensioners to death and attacking five other strangers in a month of random violence in parks and woodlands near his Hornsey home.

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Serif Aslan was found guilty of the murder of schoolboy Kasey Gordon in Tottenham

Kasey Gordon murder: Judge blasts Tottenham killer’s ‘inadequate’ care home

A judge today accused a Tottenham care home of being “wholly inadequate” as he sentenced one of its patients to a minimum of 20 years behind bars for the murder of local schoolboy Kasey Gordon.

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A man and a woman in north west London have been bailed

Man and woman arrested in north west London as part of Operation Elveden are bailed

Pair quizzed by detectives investigating corrupt payments to police and public officials

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Teenager targets Overground trains

Graffiti vandal who caused £17,000 worth of damage let off without a fine

A 17-year-old graffiti vandal who caused £17,000 worth of damage to trains and council property has been told to carry out community service.

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Firearms officer found shot dead in Newham is named

A firearms officer found shot dead at North Woolwich police station has been named

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Wife who tried to kill boy, five, at Stratford Station

A housewife who tried to murder a five-year-old boy by dragging him into the path of a train has been detained in a mental hospital indefinitely.

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The case against Deniz Tosun collapsed.

Chef killer Sam Hallam gets case review today after campaign

A man found guilty of murder in 2005 will have his case reviewed by leading judges today.

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Man accused of Cakes and Shakes shooting in Woodford Green was ‘identified’ through CCTV images

A man accused of attempting to murder a Woodford Green business owner was identified through CCTV images, a court heard today.

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Mayoral Elections 2012 See all

Labour's London mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone (left) and Labour leader Ed Miliband. Photo: Ian Nicholson/PA Wire

Ken Livingstone rules out House of Lords peerage after London mayoral election defeat

Labour’s defeated London mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone has ruled out a return to high-profile politics in the House of Lords.

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