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Mohammed Emwazi: from west London to wielding the IS knife
The masked man who beheaded several hostages held by the Islamic State group has been named as Mohammed Emwazi, a 26-year-old west Londoner who was known to the UK security services.
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Missing London schoolgirls ‘crossed into Syria’ – police
Three missing schoolgirls from east London, thought to have left the country to join the Islamic State group, are now believed to have crossed into Syria, police say.
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Were Chelsea fans involved in London station racist chants?
Police investigate a second allegation of racism involving Chelsea fans, after a complaint that men returning from a match in Paris chanted racist slogans at London’s St Pancras station.
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London teenager Ziamani guilty of plot to behead soldier
A radicalised teenage son of Jehovah Witnesses is found guilty of planning to behead a young British soldier.
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Welcome to the worst place for food hygiene in London
Consumers “might as well toss a coin” to decide where to eat say researchers, as a new report reveals almost half of schools, hospitals and restaurants could cause poisoning due to poor hygiene.
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Five injured as roof ripped off London bus
Two people are taken to hospital after the number 91 bus has its roof completely ripped off in central London.
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London: ‘a global haven for criminal financial activity’
London is a global haven for criminal financial activity – with billions of pounds laundered through British banks each day, according to the head of the UK’s National Crime Agency.
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City of London police get power to tap into CCTV
City of London police are to trial a new technology that allows officers to receive CCTV film in real time – an innovation used ahead of French police storming the besieged kosher store in Paris.
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London shopkeeper defiant despite threats over Charlie sign
East London deli owner Adel Defilaux tells Assed Baig he received death threats, after posting a “Je suis Charlie” sign, on the day a new issue of the satirical magazine went out.
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Two more tested for Ebola as nurse is moved to London
Nurse Pauline Cafferkey is transferred to London’s Royal Free hospital to be treated for Ebola, as two more people are tested for the disease in Truro and Aberdeen.
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London airspace chaos due to ‘technical problem’
Planes were grounded over London after a computer failure at its Swanwick control centre. The system has been “restored” but delays will be inevitable as airports clear the backlog.
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‘We Can’t Breathe’: 76 arrested at London Eric Garner demo
Police arrest 76 protesters after a die-in outside Westfield Shopping Centre in London, over the grand jury decision not to indict a police officer involved in the death of Eric Garner.
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London jihadi Abu Rumaysah poses with gun and newborn baby
The British jihadi Abu Rumaysah, who skipped bail while facing terror charges and allegedly fled to the Islamic State, has posted an image online posing with a baby and an automatic rifle.
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Ten photos of London’s hidden homeless
Under subways, in doorways and on the streets, the rough sleepers of London go almost unnoticed. The award-winning photographer Rosie Hallam decided to put their shelter in the spotlight.
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London Assembly to investigate Boris’s £1bn property deal
London Assembly members vote to investigate Boris Johnson’s £1bn deal with a Chinese firm to redevelop London’s historic Royal Albert Dock, after a Channel 4 News investigation.