Music pair jailed over death plot
04/12/2009 15:41:47
A court jails teenage musicians who plotted to kill a pregnant 15-year-old who they thought stood in the way of their fame.
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Pair convicted of Kercher murder
05/12/2009 06:02:23
Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend are jailed for murdering British student Meredith Kercher in Italy in 2007.
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Empty shops get £2.6m in grants
04/12/2009 14:03:48
Local authorities in England are given £52,000 each from the government to tackle boarded-up shops.
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Illegal 2012 applicants arrested
04/12/2009 16:21:18
More than 90 people are arrested in a crackdown on unlawful working at the 2012 Olympic Games site
in east London.
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Death in the line of duty
04/12/2009 18:01:34
A court jails four people in connection with a violent robbery and a car chase which ended with the death of a police officer.
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Motorist loses crash death appeal
04/12/2009 12:42:53
A motorist who was drunk when she killed a 15-month-old boy in his pushchair loses her appeal against her seven-year sentence.
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Mayor's tough sell on academies
04/12/2009 10:14:58
As the first of mayor Boris Johnson's academies prepares to open, he faces a tough job convincing other schools.
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Jailed backpacker 'needs UK help'
04/12/2009 12:41:16
Government intervention is needed to help an 'innocent' backpacker from London jailed for drug smuggling in India, supporters say.
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Body recovered from water
04/12/2009 19:22:47
The family of a fisherman from London who went missing off the Dorset coast are informed that a body has been found.
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Charge over M1 boy injury crash
04/12/2009 07:27:54
Police charge a 45-year-old woman with attempted murder after a crash on the M1 in which a young boy was injured.
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Melua plays down diving 'fright'
04/12/2009 11:19:48
Singer Katie Melua plays down a "small incident" that left her out of air while diving in a lake in west London.
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Dire Straits given plaque honour
04/12/2009 08:36:03
British rock band Dire Straits receive an award in Deptford from the Performing Rights Society (PRS).
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