'Unstable' detainee flees shops
22/12/2009 18:09:56
A man goes missing from a secure mental health unit while on a trip to an east London shopping centre.
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'Bitter' husband guilty of murder
22/12/2009 16:32:40
A husband is found guilty of stabbing his wife to death in London because he was bitter she made a new life for herself.
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Prince sleeps rough for charity
22/12/2009 15:58:41
Prince William spends a night sleeping rough in London in an event organised by homeless charity Centrepoint.
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Kercher killer's sentence reduced
22/12/2009 17:44:38
A man jailed for murdering south London student Meredith Kercher has his sentence almost halved on appeal.
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Eurostar resumes train services
22/12/2009 17:10:29
Eurostar resumes operation of high-speed trains through the Channel Tunnel after three days with no service.
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Boat with £375m of drugs seized
22/12/2009 18:51:43
A ship carrying cocaine worth £375m - mostly thought to be destined for London - is seized off Spain.
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Hospital hit by electrical fault
22/12/2009 11:01:37
The Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead cancels all non-emergency surgery after a electrical fault affects its computer system.
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Shoe thrown at trial judge
22/12/2009 13:51:49
A 33-year-old defendant in a London murder trial throws his trainer in protest at an Old Bailey judge.
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New website shows rent costs
22/12/2009 11:44:22
London Mayor Boris Johnson launched a new website that reveals cost of renting homes around the capital.
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Artists helped into creative jobs
22/12/2009 14:41:46
A fund of £500,000 is shared between art projects across London to boost job hopes of creatives in the Olympic run-up.
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Train death man e-fit released
22/12/2009 10:20:37
Detectives release an e-fit image of a man who was struck and killed by a train at Plumstead railway station in south-east London.
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Death row Briton's rights 'noted'
22/12/2009 09:40:51
The rights of a Briton facing execution in China for smuggling heroin have been fully respected, officials there say.
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Billionaire murder suspect hunt
22/12/2009 08:31:07
A detective vows to bring a billionaire suspected of murdering a Norwegian student in London to justice.
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Rail clash football fans sought
22/12/2009 14:14:34
Images are released of five men wanted after clashes involving Tottenham football fans which left two rail workers injured.
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'Bumper year' for botanical finds
22/12/2009 00:06:54
Almost 300 species are described for the first time by botanists at Kew Gardens based in west London in 2009.
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