Warning over Tube safety levels
03/12/2009 14:49:49
Safety on London Underground could reach "dangerous levels" after inspections were cut, a union warns.
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Ronnie Wood held over assault
03/12/2009 15:18:58
Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood is arrested on suspicion of assault in connection with a domestic incident in Greater London.
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Straw raises Portugal lawyer case
03/12/2009 17:33:58
Justice Secretary Jack Straw takes up the case of a London woman facing a possible jail sentence in Portugal.
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Call to cut Oxford Street buses
03/12/2009 09:31:32
Retailers call for a reduction in the number of buses in London's Oxford Street to help improve the shopping experience.
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Knox: Don't call me an assassin
03/12/2009 17:57:18
Amanda Knox, accused of killing Meredith Kercher, tells a court she does not want "the mask of a murderer" forced upon her.
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'Threat note' bank robber jailed
03/12/2009 14:49:53
A man is jailed for eight years for robbing banks by passing notes containing threats to shoot cashiers.
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Rail staff balloted over action
03/12/2009 13:01:54
London Midland staff are balloted over strike action over two separate disputes, which could disrupt Christmas services.
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Three held over abduction killing
03/12/2009 14:51:51
Police arrest three men over the killing of a 24-year-old who was beaten and abducted near his east London home.
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Road 'becomes a river' after leak
03/12/2009 14:32:03
A water pipe bursts and turns a main road in south London into a "river" which is expected to stay closed for a week.
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Councils warned over social care
03/12/2009 02:37:58
Two London councils are told to improve social care for adults, in an annual report which finds overall improvement in services.
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Countdown call for Paralympians
03/12/2009 11:53:31
Disabled athletes still have time to take up new sports and win gold medals at the 2012 Paralympics in London.
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Fake websites closed by police
03/12/2009 16:09:56
More than 1,000 websites which appear to sell cut price designer goods have been brought down by the Metropolitan police.
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Man dies when he is hit by lorry
03/12/2009 07:29:44
A man in his 20s is killed by a lorry in a collision on the South Circular road in south London, causing tailbacks.
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Crashes 'bereave one in 100'
03/12/2009 00:50:43
Road traffic crashes left one in 100 people in England and Wales bereaved in a 25 year period, researchers in London claim.
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Queen slur Labour man dropped
02/12/2009 21:32:52
A Labour Party panel removes from a list of candidates a would-be local councillor who called the Queen "vermin".
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