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Pair jailed for murder of stepson of gangland celebrity Dave Courtney
Drug dealer Genson Courtney, 23, was executed by his uncle David Pinto, who shot him through the left eye.Pinto, 33, and getaway driver Robert Bleach, 46, both of Greenwich, south-east London, were found guilty of murder at the Old Bailey last week.They were sentenced using a videolink following fears of disturbances involving Pinto and members of his family in the public gallery.Judge Wendy ...
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An act of complete cowardice Ed Miliband blasts Woolwich solider attack
Mr Miliband spoke to Prime Minister David Cameron today about the killing, after cutting short a visit to Germany to return to London. He said the opposition was offering its "full support" to the Government in its response to the outrage In a televised statement, Mr Miliband said: "This was an appalling and horrific murder and all of my condolences are with the families and ...
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Exclusive Woolwich attacker named Mujahid was known to banned Islamist organisation Al Muhajiroun
It was also reported today that the alleged killers, who are under armed guard in different London hospitals, were both known to security services.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 ...
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Revealed The cross-dressing spy who embarrassed the UK
Lieutenant Colonel Dudley Clarke, a 'key figure in British intelligence' in the Middle East in the Second World War, set alarm bells ringing in Whitehall when he was arrested dressed as a woman.Files released publicly by the National Archives reveal that Lt Col Clarke told Spanish police he was a novelist and had "wanted to study the reactions of men to women in the streets" ...
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Eric Joyce denies being charged with breach of peace
Eric Joyce, who criticised police for saying he would appear in court at a later date when in fact, he said, he had not been charged. Photograph: Stefan ...
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Woolwichs DIY terror stars trading liberty for five minutes of infamy | Conor Gearty
Link to video: Woolwich: suspect believed to be involved in attack Terrorism has always been driven by technology. Fenian dynamite terrified 19th-century Britain just as IRA semtex did a few generations later - both "weapons of mass destruction" of their day. Radical improvements in TV cameras made the drama of Palestinian violence global news in the late 60s, and a little later ...
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Woolwich attacks response – in pictures
The government's emergency response committee, Cobra, has reconvened to discuss security measures after a British soldier was murdered by suspected Islamist extremists near London's Woolwich army barracks in a savage knife ...
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GP chief launches scathing attack on Jeremy Hunt over out-of-hours care
doctors take back responsibility for out-of-hours care.Dr Laurence Buckman, the chair of the British Medical Association's GPs committee - which represents the UK's 40,000 GPs - launched a sustained personal assault on Hunt over his "denigration" of GPs and his blaming of them for the growing crisis in A&E care.Buckman's speech, to Thursday's annual conference ...
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Woolwich attack BBCs Nick Robinson apologises after Muslim description
Nick Robinson , has apologised after he quoted a source who apparently described the Woolwich attackers as being "of Muslim appearance".The corporation received 43 complaints after Robinson used the phrase on BBC1's 6pm bulletin on Wednesday, hours after the savage machette attack that killed a serving soldier ...
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Woolwich attack suspect identified as Michael Adebolajo
Link to video: Woolwich: suspect believed to be involved in attack The identity of the suspect pictured carrying bloodied knives in the aftermath of the murder of a British soldier is Michael Olumide Adebolajo, Guardian sources have confirmed.Adebolajo was an ordinary British schoolboy; born in Lambeth in December 1984, he grew up in Romford, travelled to school on the bus, played football ...
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Faith Declines in England
The latest data from the 2011 census for England and Wales revealed some concerning trends for Christians. According to the Office for National Statistics Christianity is still the largest religious group in England and Wales, with 33.2million ...
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Greenwich Genson Courtney killers jailed for 31 years
Genson Courtney TWO men have been jailed for a minimum of 31 years after murdering Plumstead former gangster Dave Courtney's stepson in Greenwich. Genson Courtney, 23, was shot through the eye by uncle David Pinto at point-blank range as he left his girlfriend's home in Banning Street, Greenwich, on July 3, 2011. The victim, a drug dealer, had made threats to Pinto and ...
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Mole Valley Ramblers Box Hill jaunt
News Mole Valley Ramblers will hold a half-day circular five-mile walk in the Box Hill area on Saturday, June 8, meeting at 9.30am in Rykas car park, Box Hill, to ascend the hill. For more details call 01372 276770. Website: ...
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Supper club hopes to reinvigorate Catford
Mama Wang's Chris O'Brien addresses diners. Picture by Daniel & Sarah Communication Ltd A MARQUEE in Catford Broadway is the unlikely venue for a monthly pop-up restaurant. The Catford Broadway Supper Club held its first dinner on Thursday, May 16, as part of Love Your Local Market fortnight. Catford restaurant Mama Wang's Kitchen were the hosts for the themed ...
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Bexley beauty spot ruined by a council blunder
A BEXLEY beauty spot has been ruined by a council blunder, says a "gobsmacked" resident. Bexley Council agreed to install new gates outside the entrance to Bexley Park Wood in Murchison Avenue after complaints about trial bikers using it. But the workforce appears to have put them in the wrong place and have left a mess in their wake. The mix-up has left mothers and ...
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Warming Cameron Diaz’s bath house after Im dead Fine by me Editors Eye comment
Is there no end to what can be recycled, or is the use of dead bodies taking things too far? I WOULDN'T think twice about being used to heat a swimming pool after I'm dead. And, just for the record, I'd be equally pleased to be turned into a lamppost. The latest piece of energy-saving wisdom sees a swimming pool being heated straight from the ovens at the crematorium. ...
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Resident criticises Vodafones failure to remove temporary mast in south Wimbledon
Vodafone were granted a six month licence for the mast, in Milner Road, but eight months later it remains. An "ugly" phone mast which residents were told would be dismantled after six months is still standing tall outstaying its welcome by more than two months. Marion van Vlierden, 35, lives in Milner Road where the unsightly 22.5m mast sits less than one metre from the bottom ...
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Muslims call on community to unite after terror attack
Anti-EDL protesters demonstrate in Walthamstow against the group in September 2012 Prominent members of the Muslim community have called on the borough to unite against hate crime following yesterday's terror attack in Woolwich. The Islam community was quick to condemn yesterday's attack on the man, who eyewitnesses claim was hacked to death by two men shouting 'Allahu ...
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Pakistan Society chairman condemns Woolwich attack
By Bruce Thain The chairman of the Pakistan Society of Harrow has condemned suspected terrorist attack on a British soldier in Woolwich. Two men were shot by police following the attack near Woolwich Barracks, and remain under arrest in hospital, with one in a serious condition. Ghazanfar Ali of the Pakistan Society of Harrow said: "We the Muslims living in Harrow strongly ...
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Central line good service resumes
By Daniel Binns The Central line is now operating a good service following earlier severe delays and a part suspension. The line was closed westbound between Leytonstone and Liverpool Street during the morning rush-hour due to a faulty train. Transport for London (TfL) also said a person had been taken ill at Stratford Station, causing further delays. But the route is now ...
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Tindall to face England
Former England international centre Mike Tindall will face his countrymen at Twickenham on Sunday after being named in the Barbarians' starting XV. Tindall will line up alongside Casey Laulala in midfield while Welsh duo Dwayne Peel and James Hook are the half-back combination.Young Wasps back Elliot Daly has been handed the number 15 jersey alongside impressive finishers Taku Ngwenya ...
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Ingrid Loyau-Kennett on her confrontation with alleged Woolwich attacker - video
The woman who confronted one of the alleged attackers in Wednesday's murder in Woolwich tells how she tried to calm the man as he held a 'revolver and meat cleaver, with blood on his hands'. Speaking on ITV's Daybreak, Ingrid Loyau-Kennett says the man was 'a bit excited' but she did not feel threatened while she asked why he killed the British soldier. Kennet ...
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Anti-terror police search Lincolnshire property as part of Woolwich soldier killing investigation
While the two suspected killers were under armed guard in different London hospitals, detectives swooped on an address in Saxilby. There were also reports of addresses in the London area being searched by police. Scotland Yard refused to comment, but Lincolnshire Police said: "We can confirm that the Metropolitan Police executed a search warrant under PACE (Police and Criminal Evidence Act) ...
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Woolwich attack victim was serving soldier police confirm
Link to video: Woolwich police investigate meat cleaver attack Scotland Yard has confirmed that the victim of the Woolwich machete attack was a serving soldier.Though he has not yet been formally named, the Guardian understands he had undertaken one six-month tour of Afghanistan and was stationed at the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich. A postmortem would be conducted on Thursday ...
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Who are your most powerful women | Open thread
most powerful women in the world. Topping the list is Angela Merkel, the German chancellor. The list contains only two British women - the Queen and JK Rowling.We don't need to tell you that lists like this should be taken with a pinch of salt (this one also features the model Gisele Bndchen ...
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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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