Briton faces execution in China
21/12/2009 18:04:34
A London man faces execution in China for drug smuggling after his appeal is rejected by China's Supreme People's Court, a legal charity says.
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Weather continues to hit travel
21/12/2009 23:00:58
Winter weather continues to cause widespread disruption across the UK, affecting flights from London airports.
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Michael Howard's father exhumed
21/12/2009 21:19:05
The body of ex-Tory leader Michael Howard's father is exhumed from a vandalised Jewish cemetery.
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Ronnie Scott co-founder dies, 80
21/12/2009 17:58:29
Pete King, the London-born saxophonist who co-founded the Ronnie Scott's nightclub, dies aged 80.
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Banksy art tackles climate
21/12/2009 17:45:18
Graffiti artist Banksy marks the end of the Copenhagen climate conference with a mural about global warming.
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Games lane tunnel plan criticised
21/12/2009 19:26:36
Plans to reserve Blackwall Tunnel traffic lanes for 2012 Olympic athletes and officials are called "unworkable".
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Teenager dies in street stabbing
21/12/2009 18:13:58
A 16-year-old boy is arrested on suspicion of murder after a teenager is stabbed to death in east London.
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Toddler snatch suspect detained
21/12/2009 15:15:12
A woman arrested on suspicion of abducting an 18-month-girl, taken from a London police station, is detained.
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Police officers jailed for theft
21/12/2009 17:24:06
Two police officers who served in Croydon, south London, are jailed after admitting stealing £1,500 and an X-Box console.
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Action may follow college probe
21/12/2009 17:37:51
Action could be taken over a college issuing unrecognised diplomas following a BBC South East investigation.
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'Carol' has Christmas fat warning
21/12/2009 14:17:45
A group of sewer men re-work a well-known carol in a bid to stop people pouring the fat from Christmas dinner down the drain.
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Eurotunnel shuts car service
21/12/2009 12:23:39
Eurotunnel announced it is closing its "saturated" shuttle car service, as Eurostar passenger chaos continues.
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Water pipe burst cuts gas supply
21/12/2009 21:33:32
Gas supplies are cut to about 700 households in north London after a water pipe bursts and floods the gas main.
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