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Week in pictures: London

Abandoned puppies

Seven eight-week-old puppies were found abandoned in a cardboard box on a council estate in Tottenham, north London, last month

Lottery winners

Nine care home workers from West Ham in east London, won a share of a £7m EuroMillions jackpot payout

X-RAY

A 17-year-old youth was found guilty of attempted murder after stabbing a boy in the head with a kitchen knife during a failed street robbery in south London, in November last year

£1m Treasury note

A £1m Treasury note fetched £78,300, twice the expected price, at an auction in London

Mohammed Sheikh

Mohammed Sheikh was jailed for four years for chasing a community support officer with an axe in Islington, north London, in March. After the incident he later admitted to hating police officers

Firefighters at Great Ormond Street children's hospital

More than 30 firefighters tackled a blaze at Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital in central London, which led the evacuation of more than 50 patients. No patients were injured



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02 Oct 08 |  London
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