Hacker to appeal over extradition
27/11/2009 02:14:29
Lawyers for computer hacker Gary McKinnon are to challenge the home secretary's decision not to block his extradition to the US.
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'High levels' of force at prison
27/11/2009 01:36:10
Prison officers at Belmarsh high-security jail use "extremely high" levels of force to subdue prisoners, a report reveals.
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Bus drivers begin 24-hour strike
27/11/2009 04:01:16
A 24-hour bus strike begins, affecting four routes and services including transport across the 2012 Olympic Park site.
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Dismay voiced on 7/7 inquest plan
26/11/2009 18:36:06
Victims' families criticise plans for the 7/7 inquests to examine the deaths of both the 52 victims and the bombers.
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More than 300 flee homes in fire
26/11/2009 15:08:36
About 300 people are forced to leave their homes when a large fire breaks out at construction site in south London.
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Man stole disabled niece's money
26/11/2009 21:21:58
A court jails an east London banker for siphoning hundreds of thousands of pounds from his disabled niece's trust fund.
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Scathing report on council chaos
26/11/2009 19:01:55
A scathing report criticises "damning" failures of leadership at an east London council that led to an era of financial chaos.
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Guide dog recovers after attack
26/11/2009 17:56:08
A guide dog makes a full recovery after being savaged by another dog at a north-west London railway station.
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Wembley to host 2012 events
26/11/2009 15:56:39
Badminton and rhythmic gymnastics will be held at Wembley Arena during the 2012 Olympics, rather than a new purpose-built facility.
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Aristocrat sentenced for fraud
26/11/2009 16:11:18
A wealthy aristocrat from south-west London receives a suspended prison sentence after taking £1.6m from a charity.
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Pair charged over stabbing deaths
26/11/2009 17:01:50
Police charge two men with murder over the double stabbing of a pair of men in West Norwood, south-east London.
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Banker's sex assault sentence cut
26/11/2009 16:04:18
An investment consultant from London who sexually assaulted an unconscious woman has his sentence reduced on appeal.
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Tabloid foreman appeal dismissed
26/11/2009 16:54:01
A teenage killer's plea that he did not get a fair trial because the jury's foreman was a newspaper columnist is dismissed.
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