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Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be affluent urban professionals living in flats.

Neighbourhoods fitting this profile are found primarily in London (Wandsworth, Hammersmith and Fulham, Merton, Kensington and Chelsea, Richmond-upon-Thames and Ealing) as well as in Oxford, Cambridge and Edinburgh.

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Crime

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Council tax

The average council tax per household in Islington council is £1,184.00, compared to an average in England of £1,278.93.
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City faces school places shortage

11/11/2009 12:32:53

London Councils says more government money is need to tackle a shortfall of 50,000 primary school places.
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Stars sleep out to help homeless

12/11/2009 00:18:36

Celebrities join hundreds of people sleeping rough on Thursday night to raise money for homeless charity Centrepoint.
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Driver who fell asleep is jailed

11/11/2009 17:58:53

A woman who killed two pedestrians when she fell asleep at the wheel of her minibus is jailed for five years.
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Officer held in data leak inquiry

11/11/2009 18:26:38

A Metropolitan police support officer is questioned over claims he leaked sensitive police information.
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Three charged with murder

11/11/2009 21:16:30

Three men are charged with the murder of a 25-year-old Lithuanian national in Stratford, east London, on 31 October.
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Museum 'wants hoard in Midlands'

11/11/2009 18:29:29

The House of Commons hears the British Museum would like the Staffordshire hoard of gold to return to the West Midlands.
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Aid cap could cut motoring fines

11/11/2009 17:32:26

Motorists could escape prosecution for speeding after the budget for safety cameras is slashed by £2.8m.
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Train drivers to vote on strikes

11/11/2009 17:54:24

Train drivers who declined to work on Remembrance Sunday are to vote on strike action leading up to Christmas.
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Jail transfer probe clears bosses

11/11/2009 18:06:51

Two former London prison governors accused of moving "difficult" inmates ahead of inspections are cleared.
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Pre-Christmas sale 'cuts' warning

11/11/2009 14:12:10

Pre-Christmas discounts in the West End will fall compared to 2008, the firm representing London's shopping district says.
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City boss 'hired a hitman' claim

11/11/2009 12:38:01

A City executive suing her boss for discrimination believes he hired a hit man to kill her, a tribunal hears.
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Support call for have-a-go heroes

11/11/2009 14:10:43

London's mayor urges police and prosecutors to back people who intervene in crime.
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Olympic swim centre roof in place

11/11/2009 08:58:01

The roof of the 2012 Olympic Aquatics Centre, a landmark 2,800-tonne wave-shaped structure, is set into place in east London.
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Service mourns WWI generation

11/11/2009 23:08:05

A special Armistice Day service is held in London's Westminster Abbey to mark the passing of the WWI generation.
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Kinsellas welcome sentence rise

11/11/2009 14:51:22

The father of murdered teenager Ben Kinsella welcomes an increase in the minimum term for knife murders.
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Tell us a story

01/07/2003 13:27:16

How to contact BBC News Interactive's London team
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Links to other local news internet sites in London
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Natural London

10/11/2009 15:30:20

An exhibition shows photos of the city's landscapes
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Tube Stations

Angel (0.32 miles away), Northern (Bank branch)

Highbury & Islington (0.56 miles away), Victoria

Caledonian Road (0.92 miles away), Piccadilly

Kings Cross St Pancras (0.95 miles away), Victoria/Piccadilly/Northern (Bank branch)/Hammersmith & City/Circle/Metropolitan

Old Street (1.10 miles away), Northern (Bank branch)

Railway Stations

Essex Road (0.45 miles away), First Capital Connect

Highbury & Islington (0.56 miles away), London Underground

Caledonian Road & Barnsbury (0.57 miles away), London Overground

London Kings Cross (0.89 miles away), Network Rail

Canonbury (0.90 miles away), London Overground

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