Nine children's services 'poor'
09/12/2009 00:14:29
Children's services at nine local authorities, including Haringey, are performing poorly, a report by Ofsted says.
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Rembrandt and Raphael fetch £50m
09/12/2009 04:51:23
A record-breaking auction in London sees two pieces, a Rembrandt and a Raphael, sell for a total of almost £50m.
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Lives 'risked by cheap fire option'
08/12/2009 16:30:55
BBC investigation learns a material used in hundreds of thousands of council homes is a greater fire risk than wood.
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Baby P clinic 'was understaffed'
08/12/2009 11:35:58
A clinic that failed to spot a broken back in Baby Peter two days before he died was understaffed, a report finds.
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Laos drug Briton 'forced by rape'
08/12/2009 13:14:34
A London woman jailed for smuggling heroin in Laos was forced to carry the drugs after being raped, say her lawyers.
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UK aviation 'needs room to grow'
08/12/2009 10:32:11
Heathrow can expand and people can fly more without ruining carbon targets, the UK's official climate watchdog says.
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Teenager hurt in stabbing attack
08/12/2009 17:52:30
A teenage boy is left in a serious condition following a stabbing attack off Tottenham Court Road in central London.
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Judge sums up in honour kill case
08/12/2009 16:39:34
Jurors are told by a judge to put aside sympathy when they consider the alleged "honour killing" of a schoolgirl.
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Three charged over shop shooting
08/12/2009 20:31:15
Police investigating the fatal shooting of a teenager in a south-east London supermarket charge three men with murder.
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Pay offer could end rail strikes
08/12/2009 18:36:29
Strike action planned by First Capital Connect rail workers on routes into London could be called off.
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iPhones given to schoolchildren
08/12/2009 17:48:11
Pupils at a school in west London are given iPhones to use in the classroom in a trial to see if the technology can aid learning.
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Police crackdown on sex 'carders'
08/12/2009 12:57:23
Police have begun an operation targeting people who put calling cards for prostitutes in London phone boxes.
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'Poo power' cuts electricity bill
08/12/2009 12:03:02
A water firm says it saved £15m last year - by using a technique which uses human waste to make electricity.
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