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Drummer Lee Rigby. Picture: MOD

Woolwich attack: Killed soldier named

The man killed in Woolwich yesterday has been named as Drummer Lee Rigby.

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Police close a road in Saxilby, Lincolnshire leading to a house which was raided in connection with the attack in Woolwich. Picture: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

Woolwich attack: Bloodied man filmed after killing named as Michael Adebolajo

One of men caught on camera after yesterday’s brutal murder of a soldier is thought to be former Romford schoolboy Michael Adebolajo.

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The two 'Roadside Gangsters' were sentenced at the Old Bailey. Picture: PA Wire

Gang pair jailed over random teen murder in Tulse Hill

Two gang members were today jailed for life over the random killing of a schoolboy yards from his home.

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Police activity close to the scene where a man was attacked and killed in John Wilson Street, Woolwich. Picture: Nick Ansell/PA Wire

Woolwich attack: Police search flat in Greenwich

Police searched a flat in Greenwich and took away four people for questioning, following yesterday’s killing of a soldier in Woolwich.

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Genson Courtney murder: Two men jailed for life for shooting dead stepson of gangland celebrity Dave Courtney

Two men have been jailed for life for shooting gangland celebrity and author Dave Courtney’s stepson.

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Strike outside Copland Community School this morning.

Teachers in Wembley strike over academy plans

Staff at Copland Community voted “overwhelmingly” in favour of action

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Police activity at the scene of yesterday's killing. Picture: Max Nashl/PA Wire

Woolwich attack: Met defends armed police response time

Armed officers were at the scene of yesterday’s “sickening” attack on a serving soldier in Woolwich within 14 minutes, it emerged today as police defended their response time.

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Prime Minister David Cameron making a statement on the steps of No 10: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Woolwich attack: Killing a ‘betrayal of Islam’, says PM

David Cameron has described yesterday’s brutal killing of a serving soldier as “a betrayal of Islam”.

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London Mayor Boris Johnson answers questions during his visit to Woolwich earlier today. Picture: Max Nash/PA Wire

Woolwich attack: Boris Johnson appeals for calm

The Mayor of London has urged Londoners to go about their lives “in the normal way” following the brutal killing of a serving soldier yesterday.

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Armed servicemen outside The Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich. Picture: Max Nash/PA Wire

Woolwich attack: Alleged killers most likely British citizens of Nigerian background

The men allegedly behind the brutal killing of a serving soldier in Woolwich yesterday are of Nigerian background, sources have confirmed.

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EasyJet is under no obligation to continue to fly the same routes. Picture: Bruce Bennett

Flybe airline to sell Gatwick runway space to easyJet

A UK regional airline is to cease flying out of London’s second largest airport, selling off its runway space to rival easyJet.

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The scene in Woolwich where a soldier was killed. Picture: @Yusuf_Kayalar/PA Wire

Woolwich attack: One dead in suspected terrorist attack, suspects caught on camera

A man has died in a machete attack and two suspects are in hospital after being shot by police in Woolwich.

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Woolwich attack: Mother confronted suspect holding gun and ‘butcher’s tools’

A mother-of-two confronted one of the Woolwich attackers, warning: “It is only you versus many people, you are going to lose.”

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Police activity close to the scene where a man was attacked and killed in John Wilson Street, Woolwich. Picture: Nick Ansell/PA Wire

Woolwich attack: Government’s emergency committee meets

The Prime Minister has chaired a meeting of the government’s emergency response committee today after a man was killed in a suspected terrorist attack in Woolwich.

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Bakerloo line platforms at Edgware Road to shut while lift work carried out

The Bakerloo line at Edgware Road Tube station will be shut from this weekend until the end of the year so new lifts can be installed.

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Woolwich attack: School near site of killing ‘sought to have as normal a school day as possible’

The head teacher of a primary school close to where a soldier was killed in Woolwich has said the school’s priority has been “ensuring children have as calm and as normal a day as possible”.

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