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Police lose control of streets shop owners form local "protection units" 
Posted on  07-08-2011 09:51:07 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  Property News Desk

News Desk 9am Sunday

Shop owners along Wood Green, Turnpike Lane and Green Lanes, the majority of which are of Kurdish or Turkish owned have formed local protection units following riots in Tottenham which have spilled over to Wood Green.

"We do not have any trust ...


  
May-Bowles charged with shaving foam pie attack on News Corp boss 
Posted on  20-07-2011 09:21:37 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  News Desk

News Desk

The Metropolitan Police have charged Jonathan May-Bowles a 26 year old from Windsor, was charged on Wednesday, 20 July, with an offence under Section 5 of the Public Order Act (behaviour causing harassment, alarm or distress in a public place).

He has been bailed ...


  
Fire engulfs Aldwych office block 
Posted on  14-06-2011 06:06:22 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  Breaking News

News Desk

Heavy smoke from an office block on fire in Aldwych has lead to major disruption in Holborn, The Strand, Aldwych, with nearby establishments evacuated.

The London Fire Brigade has confirmed that six fire engines are attending a fire in a building under refurbishment on The ...


  
Boris condemns News of the World hacking claims 
Posted on  06-07-2011 06:23:09 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  News Desk

News Desk

Mayor Boris Johnson added his name to the growing numbers of politicians who have condemned the News of the World for allegedly hacking the phone of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler and other allegations.

Statement from the Mayor of London on phone hacking


  
London auction house sells British painting for £22 million 
Posted on  06-07-2011 08:33:08 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  News Desk

News Desk

George Stubbs masterpiece sells for £22.4 million  the 3rd highest price for an Old Master painting sold at auction
 

Christies the auction house has set new records with sales of the "Old Master & British Paintings" realising £49,766,050.  The ...


  
Mayor backs calls for London to be "benchmark" in gay rights 
Posted on  01-07-2011 10:21:45 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  News Desk

News Desk

London this weekend will celebrate gay rights with this years "Pride London" parade  which takes place on Saturday. Backed by the Mayor of London Boris Johnson, the parade will see floats and thousands of revellers make their way in exuberant style from Portland Place , ...


  
Billions being lost to growing "illicit tobacco trade" 
Posted on  01-07-2011 10:11:39 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  News Desk

By News Desk

A new report by KPMG the leading accountancy firm, has underlined the growing problem posed by the illicit trade in contraband and counterfeit cigarettes costing Euro-zone countries and the UK, billions in lost revenues.

With the UK facing deep ...


  
Police call centres 90pc go on strike, London grinds to a halt 
Posted on  30-06-2011 01:37:39 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  News Desk

News Desk

The capital has come to a halt again today with strikes by the teachers union the NUT, PCS the civil service union causing most of the capitals schools to close, 90 per cent of the police call centres in Hendon and Bow to close and other ...


  
London in the eye of the storm 
Posted on  28-06-2011 03:47:35 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  News Desk

News Desk - Severe weather warning for London 

Update 3:30pm

The Fire Brigade have confirmed that eight fire engines and around 40 firefighters are attending a fire in a block of flats on Abbey Street in Bermondsey caused a bolt of thunder.

The fire is ...


  
No breach in privacy WPP database claims users "anonymised" 
Posted on  28-06-2011 09:59:53 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  News Desk