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Tube check cuts 'risking safety'
Plans to cut track inspections on a stretch of the Tube will risk public safety, a rail union has said.
Tube strike looms as staff vote
More workers vote on strike

Students Cash-crisis university criticised
A report into financial chaos at a north London university finds board members were aware false claims for funding were made.

Lord Rogers Mayor 'blocked' public space plan
The Mayor of London's architectural aide resigned as he felt Boris Johnson had "blocked" attempts to create public spaces.

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Honour case Tulay 'still alive'
A man accused of murdering his 15-year-old daughter in a so-called 'honour killing' tells a court he believes she is still alive.

£5bn town scheme approved
A £5bn plan to create a new town centre in north-west London is approved by councillors despite opposition.

Met chief cleared of card misuse
Suspended senior Metropolitan Police officer Ali Dizaei is cleared of misusing his corporate credit card following an investigation.

Fresh bus strike hits 58 routes
A 48-hour pay strike on 58 bus routes affects thousands of commuters across east London and the City.

Kercher murder trial nearing end
Italian prosecutors in the trial of two people accused of killing British student Meredith Kercher begin their closing arguments.

Cigarette ends can insulate homes
A London council is to use new technology which allows cigarette butts to be recycled into loft insulation.
Teenager found stabbed to death
An unnamed 19-year-old man who was stabbed dies at the scene in a street in Stoke Newington, north London.

Officer jailed for Pc sex assault
A sergeant with the Metropolitan Police is jailed for eight months for sexually assaulting a sleeping colleague after a Christmas party.

Man who tried to kill wife jailed
An architect who tried to smother his wife with a pillow when she asked for a divorce is jailed for seven years.

Jail for motorway body murderer
A man who bludgeoned his flatmate to death then dumped his burning body beside a motorway receives a life sentence.

Jail for handbag fire row woman
A woman guilty of attempting to murder a transvestite in a row over a missing handbag is jailed for 20 years.

Fond memories of Freddie
As Freddie Mercury's home town in London prepares to honour its famous son, his mother shares memories of the Queen frontman.
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