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VIDEO: Police release CCTV in Hillingdon temple fire appeal

CCTV footage of a man police want to speak to about a fire at a Hindu temple in Hillingdon has been released, as an increased police presence remains in the area amidst “heightened sensitivities” in the wake of soldier Lee Rigby’s death.

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Members of the London Fire Brigade disrupt Mayor's Question Time as they protest proposed cuts to the fire service in London. Picture: Tom Copley/Twitter

Fire cuts protesters halt London Mayor’s Question Time

Mayor’s Question Time had to be suspended this morning after Boris Johnson was heckled over proposed cuts to the fire service.

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British Transport Police's control room staff discovered the tweet

Man arrested for police lie after Twitter ‘brag’

A man who boasted on the internet about lying to the police has been formally cautioned after officers discovered his deceit because he tweeted about it.

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Julian Assange has now been in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London for exactly one year. Picture: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire

WikiLeaks: Julian Assange marks year in embassy with vow to stay and fight

Julian Assange says he will not leave the Ecuadorian Embassy even if sex assault charges are dropped because he fears he will be extradited to the US from Britain.

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Teacher Jeremy Forrest arriving at Lewes Crown Court.

Jeremy Forrest trial: Wife describes how ‘marriage was falling apart’ before husband fled to France with pupil

The wife of a Petts Wood teacher who allegedly abducted a schoolgirl to France has broken down in tears, as she told a court how their marriage was falling apart.

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Three charged with murder of man in Tottenham

Detectives have charged three people with the murder of a 20-year-old man in Tottenham.

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Liverpool fans display signs protesting ticket prices in the stands at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium before kick-off in January 2013. Photo: Nick Potts/PA

Football supporters to protest in London over rising ticket prices

Football supporters are staging a protest regarding ticket prices in London today (Wednesday), the same day that the fixtures were released.

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This image shows a man detectives are keen to trace entering Balearic Apartments, Western Gateway. Picture: Metropolitan Police Service

CCTV appeal over five Canning Town sexual assaults

Police have released CCTV images of a man they want to trace in connection with a string of sexual assaults in the Canning Town area.

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Romford, Bexleyheath, Woolwich, Cheapside, Stratford, Ilford, Walthamstow, Lewisham and Enfield all also have above average levels of the crime

East Ham named ID fraud capital of UK

Identity fraud in East Ham is seven times more prevalent than it is in the UK on average, it has been have revealed, making the Newham district the country’s top spot for the crime.

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Life sentence for date rapist convicted of three more rapes

A convicted date rapist has today been sentenced to life imprisonment for three more rapes on teenage women, Scotland Yard said.

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The Tate Modern on Londons South Bank. Recent research found the arts accounts for 0.4 per cent of UK GDP despite making up only 0.1 per cent of public spending. Picture: Isabel Infantes

Database to make the case for arts launched by London Councils

A resource to help the culture industry tout the power of the arts to enrich the economy as well as minds was launched yesterday by an umbrella group of London local authorities.

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Two judges at the High Court declared that being filmed and having to give the police personal details as the price of release was a step too far. Picture: Steve Parsons/PA

Met protest treatment ruled ‘unlawful’ by High Court

Police acted unlawfully when they filmed a “kettled” legal observer and required the handover of personal information before they would release her, the High Court ruled today.

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with Ecuador's Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino at a window in the London embassy where has been living for a year. Picture: AP Photo/Frank Augstein

Julian Assange and WikiLeaks: A Timeline

From teenage hacker to worldwide infamy, the path the WikiLeaks founder took to the Ecuadorian Embassy:

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Julian Assange has not set foot outside in 365 days since entering the Ecuadorian embassy in London last year. Picture: Philip Toscano/PA Wire

What has Julian Assange missed?

Since Julian Assange stepped into the Ecuadorian embassy on June 19 last year the WikiLeaks founder has not set foot outside in 365 days.

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Axe-damage at the central London store. Picture: Metropolitan Police Service

Two arrested after Regent Street Apple store ‘smash and grab’ bid

As many as eight suspects made off on scooters after attempting to burgle an Apple store on Regent Street in the early hours of this morning.

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A portrait bench featuring three of Croydon’s most famous figures; actress Dame Peggy Ashcroft, musician and composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and comedian Ronnie Corbett, has been unveiled today. Picture: Croydon Council.

Croydon celebrates its most famous exports with sculpture bench

A bench has been unveiled featuring life-szied portraits of three of Croydon’s most famous figures, as chosen by the public.

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A series of “unbelievable” coincidences saw a firefighter named Woods rescue a tree surgeon from Woodland Way in Petts Wood.

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