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Olympics drug crackdown in London’s theatre-land
Twenty people have been charged with drug offences in a pre-Olympic crackdown on one of Britain’s most popular night-spots.
Mews residents fight underground car park plan
Residents of a picturesque mews that was home to the late actress Dame Thora Hird are launching a campaign against plans to build an underground car park beneath their quiet cul-de-sac.
St John’s Wood butcher charged with human trafficking and rape
A St John’s Wood butcher and his wife have been charged with human trafficking offences after an Indian woman was allegedly trafficked into the UK from Hyderabad.
Ofsted criticised after ‘conflict of interest’ at Queen’s Park school
The independence of school inspectors Ofsted has been questioned after it was revealed that a controversial Queen’s Park school inspection was conducted by the same company that supplied the school’s headteacher.
Health and safety gone mad as pensioners’ garden tables and chairs are banned
Maida Vale residents are blaming a “heavy-handed” health and safety culture after the council banned them from keeping tables and chairs in their communal garden due to “safety concerns”.
Archbishop spreads message of caring for others while visiting schools
The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales visited two schools in Hampstead last Wednesday.
Boris Johnson’s deputy mayor declares war on urban foxes
Urban foxes of Westminster better be aware: London’s Deputy Mayor is onto them.
New road name solves problem for Little Venice postman
Council resolves dilemma of three identical house addresses
Westminster axes school bus service for disabled students
Students with severe learning disabilities who cannot travel independently will have to make their own way to school after Westminster Council withdrew their daily bus service.
Contortionists show Londoners a different way to eat ice cream
Although it’s predicted that the weather will be wintry until June, a group of contortionists visited capital landmarks to show Londoners some alternative ways to eat ice cream.
Stephen Lawrence’s father Neville critical of Spectator magazine charge over murder trial article
The decision to prosecute The Spectator magazine for an article which put the Stephen Lawrence murder trial at risk of collapse has been criticised by the teenager’s father Neville for being too weak.
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- Dustin Hoffman saves Hyde Park jogger Sam Dempster’s life
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- Deputy mayor Kit Malthouse wins London Assembly seat for Conservatives
- Hyde Park remains Conservative stronghold as unbeaten run continues
- Conservatives win Hyde Park by-election as Lib Dems pushed into 4th place
- Row erupts over bid for St John’s Wood and Maida Vale eruv
- Last peace camp at Parliament Square can be swept away, rules court
- Teens held during police raids in London as drugs and weapons found
- London Mayor race: Brian Paddick in final day appeal - “I’m no Tory!”
- Gang members arrested and cannabis factory found in Westminster police raids
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- Romford race rant woman had already been fined for “identical offence”
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- Engineer’s alternative plans for Hampstead Heath ponds
- Teachers forced to quit after headteacher “bullied” them
- Disabled woman forced to ‘live like a dog’ in Little Venice flat
- Care agencies “not to blame” for mother and baby death tragedy
- St John’s Wood Jews told: ‘Your eruv needs you!’
- Brentwood: Abattoir workers jailed for attacks on pigs
- Westminster looks to move residents to Derby and Nottingham
- Strippers fear being left out in cold if Tower Hamlets closes clubs
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Video and pictures: Hell on Wheels - Wild West horse and carriage becomes London black cab
Commuters and tourists were treated to an alternative take on a taxi, as a 19th century Wild West horse and carriage was merged with a London black cab.
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