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Woolwich attacker was known to banned Islamist organisation
Anjem Choudary, the former leader of the group, Al Muhajiroun, confirmed that he had known the man who was seen on video in the immediate aftermath of yesterday's horrific killing waving a cleaver with bloodied hands and making political statements.Mr Choudary said Mujahid, who he said had converted to Islam in 2003 and was a British-born Nigerian, had stopped attending meetings of Al ...
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The cost of unlocking economic potential from core reference data
open data white paper. The stand-out is a proposal that government should work to identify a collection of national core reference data for priority release.Core reference data is commonly understood to mean authoritative "backbone" datasets that are necessary to make effective use of other data produced by the public sector. Popular examples include national address data and details ...
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Jeremy Hunt under fire over GP reforms Politics live blog
bbcr4today Whereas Jeremy Hunt was sounding rather contrite, I thought. Realising the strength of feeling by GPs at last?- Sarah Matthews ...
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New mayor of Barnet takes office
Councillor Melvin Cohen The new Mayor of Barnet has been sworn in at a ceremony in Hendon Town Hall. Councillor Melvin Cohen began his second term as Mayor of Barnet on Tuesday night after being officially sworn in at Barnet Borough Council's Annual General Meeting. Cllr Cohen, who has represented Golders Green ward since 1982, is only the second councillor to take the role ...
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Student to showcase photo exhibition in memory of grandmother
A photography student who created a fashion shoot as a tribute to her late grandmother will have her work exhibited in central London. Emma Barrow, 22, of Hendon has been chosen to exhibit her work at the Old Truman Brewery in Brick Lane from June 7-10. Emma, who studies at Middlesex University, took her pictures in Plymouth where she is originally from. She said: "I have a ...
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Mothers make plans for autistic free school
Two mothers have joined forces to open a free school for autistic children. Mother-of-three Sophy Lamond, 38, from Weybridge, and Camilla Buxton, 39, mother-of-two from Walton, are putting together an application for Temple's Free School. The pair, who both have children with autism, hope one day their children and others will be able to sit GCSE and A-level exams at a school ...
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Squatters removed from council owned buildings
By Jaber Mohamed Squatters who occupied two buildings owned by Haringey Borough Council have been removed so the site can be used for a recycling centre. In March, the Crouch End Active Community, a group of 30 homeless people, took over two properties in Cranford Way Industrial Estate, in Cranford Way, which have been empty since 2011. The group had asked the council for ...
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Central line part suspended
By Daniel Binns The Central line is now part suspended between Leytonstone and Liverpool Street westbound. There are severe delays on the rest of the route. Transport for London (TfL) earlier warned of severe delays due a person being taken ill at Stratford Station. But now it says the line has had to be part suspended because of a faulty ...
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Bromley police targeting crooks in Big Wing operation
By Robert Fisk HUNDREDS of criminals will be targeted by the Metropolitan Police in a major day of visible coordinated activity across London today (May 23). Borough officers are being joined by specialist colleagues to carry out arrests, search warrants, automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) operations, high visibility patrols and a range of other activity in what is the latest ...
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Delays on the Central line
By Daniel Binns There are severe delays on the westbound Central line this morning. It due to a person being taken ill at Stratford station. The entire route is ...
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Bees bounce back with stadium news
Ambition: The club hope to have initial plans in next month Brentford Football Club's ambition to build a new stadium will reach another milestone this month, when plans are submitted to Hounslow Council. The public was invited to a number of exhibitions to view initial plans for the new stadium, in Lionel Road South near Kew Bridge station, and give feedback before developers drew ...
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Bid for new building with eight flats approved
By Daniel Binns A bid to build a new block of flats has been granted planning permission. The application was for a building up to three storeys high with eight one bed flats and two commercial units at the corner of Acacia Road and Sansom Road in Leytonstone. Officers from Waltham Forest Council approved the plans under delegated powers ...
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UPDATE Honor Oak Park earlier signal failure causing Overground delays
By Robert Fisk There are severe delays between Highbury & Islington and New Cross / Crystal Palace / West Croydon and Clapham Junction due to an earlier signal failure at Honor Oak Park. A good service is being reported on other ...
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Sickening deluded and unforgivable Horrific attack brings terror to London’s streets
Terror in Woolwich: Britain 'will not buckle' in the face of terrorist attacks, says David Cameron after soldier is murdered in the ...
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Eyewitness Ingrid Loyau-Kennett gives extraordinary account of her confrontation with Woolwich attackers
A mother of two has described how she confronted an armed man suspected of slaughtering a British soldier in broad daylight in Woolwich, south ...
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April Jones trial Accused Mark Bridger had a string of criminal convictions and lied about military past court told
April Jones murder trial: Mark Bridger 'collected extreme paedophile pornography and had images of Soham victims Holly Wells and Jessica ...
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Woolwich attack first-person account
Man killed in deadly terror attack in London street o Alleged attacker is filmed brandishing knife and cleavero Two suspects shot by armed policeo Ministers holding emergency Cobra ...
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Nissan in safety recall on Micras
Motor company Nissan is recalling thousands of cars in the UK due to a potential steering wheel problem.The recall affects 133,869 Nissan Micras made between December 2002 and May 2006 and is part of a worldwide recall of 841,000 Micras.A Nissan Motor GB spokesman said: "Over time, the nut that holds on the steering wheel can become loose."Drivers could start notice some wobbling of ...
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Violence crisis Cabinet meeting after deadly London attack
Anti-Muslim rioters fought police and 10 Downing St. called crisis Cabinet meetings after men raging about Islam hacked a soldier to death on a London street. About 250 supporters of the English Defense League street protest movement, all wearing black ski masks and some in paramilitary dress, threw rocks and bottles at police in London's southeast Woolwich district. The rioting occurred ...
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Meena Bond is mayor of Richmond
Giving: Meena Bond will support Avenue Club and Home-Start Richmond Councillor Meena Bond has been was formally invested as mayor of Richmond. Coun Bond, who has lived in the borough since 1971, also announced Stephen Speak as her deputy at Tuesday's full council meeting. She said: "I am honoured to be the borough's 48th mayor. I have lived in this area for nearly all ...
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The play boarding next at Horleys Archway Theatre
News Horley's Archway Theatre will present John Godber's Departures, directed by Mandi Dunford and telling the story of two business executives embarking on a journey of self-discovery against a backdrop of delays, frustration and dangers in ten airport departure lounges across Europe and America, at the Archway Studio Theatre in The Drive, Horley, from Tuesday, June 4, to Saturday, ...
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Sweet treats aplenty at Brooklands College
Sweet-toothed college students celebrated a successful year with a bakery exhibition. Cake decorating and sugarcraft students from Brooklands College won the best college exhibit award at the cake decorating and baking show Cake International this year. Yoshiko Tsuda received a prize for best cake decorator of the year at the exhibition on May ...
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Cobham Free School secondary gets go ahead
By Guardian Reporter A free primary school which is still teaching pupils in temporary accommodation has been given permission to open a secondary school in September 2014. Cobham Free School was given the green-light by the Department for Education which would make it the first secondary school in the town since the 1980s. An alternate bid by neighbouring state school St ...
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Parents fight plans to turn Carshalton school into Harris Academy
Tom Brake MP and numerous parents are supporting Greenshaw High School to take over Camden Junior School, instead of Harris Parents are fighting plans for a primary school in special measures to become a Harris academy. Camden Junior School, in Carshalton, has been told by the Department for Education it must become an academy - with the preferred sponsor being the Harris ...
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St Georges Hospital scoops Chelsea Flower Show award
The concept of the garden is inspired by cells, the building blocks of life A garden created to recognise the work of a neonatal unit charity at St George's Hospital has been awarded a gold medal at the Chelsea Flower Show. Designed by landscape architect Patrick Collins (below), the First Touch garden was one of six recipients of the gold medal in the Best Fresh Garden ...
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Britain losing interest in leading?
Britain was once the most powerful country in the world, it ran an empire that was the envy of every other colonial power, and gave the world a number of modern institutions that are still widely used today, most notable in the realm of political systems and democratic checks and balances. But Britain today is a shadow of what it once was, some might say it is just another country, nothing special.
Perhaps it’s a little harsh to say there’s nothing special about the UK. The United Kingdom remains an influential country in international politics, especially throughout the Commonwealth, and the capital city, London, is headquarters to some of the world’s biggest companies and home to one of the largest stock exchanges in the world. Read more
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