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From left to right: Daniel Sullivan, Kevin Fisher and Mark Abbott. Picture: Metropolitan Police Service

Three jailed for ‘largest ever UK fake coins plot’

Two Londoners and a man from Hertfordshire today received lengthy jail sentences for counterfeiting pound coins, some of which may still be in circulation.

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London’s nature under threat, says new report

London’s heathland, grassland and woodland are under threat, a report launched by Sir David Attenborough tonight will say.

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The street signs being prepared for auction earlier this month. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Iconic London street signs fetch thousands at auction

Street signs which have stood in Downing Street, Abbey Road and other notable locations across the capital sold for thousands of pounds at auction today.

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Appeal following pensioner bottle attack on Euston train

Police are appealing after a 63-year-old woman was injured in a “cruel and nasty” attack in which she was hit on the head by a bottle of vodka.

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Market trader Rashid Suleman unwittingly sells one of the dangerous dolls - which can be seen hanging from his stall - to Post reporter Anna Dubois. The shocked dad had no idea the toys were dangerous and immediately took them down. Pic: Steve Poston.

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Poisonous’ dolls unknowingly sold to customers in Barking Market

Banned dolls containing a poisonous chemical that can cause cancer have been unwittingly sold to families in Barking Market.

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Pc Holbrook was convicted at Westminster Magistrates Court. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Serving Met officer convicted over indecent images of children

A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been found guilty of making indecent images of children.

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Air crew pair held following £600,000 drugs seizure

Two air crew members have been arrested after hundreds of thousands of pounds’ worth of cocaine was found at Heathrow Airport.

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Murder hunt launched in Harlesden

Murder hunt launched after man dies following attack in Harlesden

Yassin Omar Mohamed was smashed over the head with a bottle at close range

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Police wish to speak to this man and 15 others in connection with violence at the match. Picture: Metropolitan Police Service

New CCTV pictures released in FA Cup violence appeal

Police have today released 16 new images of men they wish to speak to in connection with violence at an FA Cup semi-final match between Millwall and Wigan last month.

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Tony Shepherd, who was convicted of murder 10 years ago

Miscarriage of justice campaigners fight to free pub landlord jailed for shooting dead teenager

Campaigners are planning to appeal the conviction of a pub landlord who was jailed for the murder of a teenager 10 years ago.

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Mark Field (centre), the MP for Cities of London and Westminster, with Colin Exton (left), of Flemings Hotel, and Peter Wetherell of Wetherell's estate agents. Picture: Flemings

MP adds voice to calls for Mayfair to be returned to Monopoly board

A London MP has backed calls for Mayfair to be reinstated on the Monopoly board.

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The Davies Commission on airport capacity in the UK is due to report in 2015. Picture: Steve Parsons/PA Wire

Hillingdon and Richmond residents overwhelmingly opposed to Heathrow expansion, official poll finds

Three in four people living in west London boroughs near Heathrow airport are set against expansion, it emerged today as results of recent referendums were released.

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Ted Syrad had a heart attack and died after being beaten up in his Bexleyheath home. Picture: Metropolitan Police

Jail for illegal immigrant who killed man during burglary

An illegal immigrant who killed a retired businessman during a burglary was today jailed for 20 years.

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Initial results of a consultation have found that 72 per cent of residents in Hounslow are against expansion of Heathrow Airport. File picture: Steve Parsons/PA Wire

Hounslow residents ‘want better, not bigger Heathrow’

Almost three quarters of residents in Hounslow are against expanding Heathrow Airport.

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Tourists flocked to London last year for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Picture: Isabel Infantes

More than 15m foreign tourists headed to capital in Olympic year, figures show

Half of all overseas tourists visiting UK in 2012 came to London, according to figures released today.

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George Michael was injured in a car accident. File picture: John Stillwell/PA Wire

George Michael fell from car going 70mph, says witness to singer’s accident

George Michael fell from a car going around 70mph on the M1, a witness has claimed.

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Lucas Rosselli, one, from London, inspects a model landscape of London made from 2,186 sugar cubes. Picture: Geoff Caddick/PA Wire

Sweet! London skyline made out of sugar cubes

It might look sweet, but a sugar cube recreation of London’s skyline is not for eating.

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