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The incident happened on Wellington Street in Woolwich. Picture: Dave Thompson

Man stabbed in Woolwich streets away from scene of Drummer Rigby’s death

A man believed to be in his twenties has been stabbed in Woolwich, just streets away from the scene of Drummer Lee Rigby’s death on Wednesday, police said.

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Lyn Rigby wept at the shrine well-wishers have created to her son. Picture : John Stillwell/PA Wire

Woolwich attack: Family visit scene of Drummer Lee Rigby’s death as another suspect is arrested

Drummer Lee Rigby’s family today visited the scene of his brutal murder, as Home Secretary Theresa May warned potentially thousands of people were at risk of being radicalised and another man was arrested.

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Police wish to speak to this man in connection with the incident. Picture: Metropolitan Police Service

CCTV appeal over Morden bookmakers death

Police investigating the murder of a 55-year-old man in a Morden bookmakers yesterday have released CCTV images of a man they wish to trace in connection with the incident.

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Romford teen charged with murder over pensioner’s care accommodation death

A 17-year-old boy from Romford has been charged with the murder of an elderly woman who was found dead in her Tower Hamlets care home room on Friday.

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Serving soldier Drummer Lee Rigby was killed on John Wilson Street in Woolwich on Wednesday. Picture: Ministry of Defence

Woolwich attack: Three more arrested in Taser swoops

Three more men have been arrested in connection with the barbaric killing of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich on Wednesday, Scotland Yard has said.

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Richard Taylor spoke to Michael Adebowale two months ago. Picture: Dave Thompson/PA Wire

Woolwich attack: Damilola Taylor’s father mentored one of alleged killers

The father of Damilola Taylor - the 10-year-old schoolboy who was killed in Peckham 13 years ago - acted as a mentor to one of the suspected killers of Drummer Lee Rigby, it has emerged.

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Murder probe launched after man dies in Morden bookmakers

Police are investigating a murder after a man died in a bookmakers in Morden this morning.

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Floral tributes being laid in Woolwich, not far from the scene of Drummer Lee Rigby's death. Picture: John Stillwell/PA Wire

Drummer Lee Rigby’s death ‘signals beginning of civil war’, claims BNP

The British National Party (BNP), led by the controversial Nick Griffin, has announced it will demonstrate in Woolwich next week, prompting accusations the party is exploiting Drummer Lee Rigby’s death for its “own poisonous ends”.

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Pensioner found dead after ‘aggravated burglary’

An elderly woman has been found dead in her room at a care home after a suspected aggravated burglary, police said.

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Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe: Armed officers have make split-second decisions with life-changing consequences

Woolwich attack: Met Commissioner commends armed officers’ ‘courage’ in the face of danger

London’s top police officer has praised the “courage and dedication” of the armed police who shot the two alleged killers of Drummer Lee Rigby on Wednesday.

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Uefa president Michel Platini was at the official dinner. Picture: Nick Potts/PA

Protesters arrested after storming UEFA official dinner

Three protesters who caused a disturbance at a UEFA official dinner in London last night have been arrested, the football governing body said.

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