In a heart-breaking impact statement, her family described her assailant as ‘a heartless individual’ and the late Nelly Akomah as a woman ‘who brought compassion and care to everyone she came across in her life.’
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By Joe Coughlan, Local Democracy Reporter Greenwich parents have been ‘shocked’ after being told their children’s school is being earmarked
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The centre was built in 2013 in an effort to deliver a legacy from the equestrian events of the 2012 Olympic Games. The project cost £1.6 million to deliver through a joint venture between multiple investors – including Hadlow College, the council and the British Equestrian Federation.
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Hammad Jeilani and Christopher Law, who left the college in 2016, founded the company during their time as junior doctors.
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Jazz Reid, 32, of Kensington, was charged with two counts of attempted murder and possession of a firearm and ammunition. He will appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court today.
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The 19-year-old was charged yesterday and will appear at Willesden Magistrates’ Court today.
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The town hall is claiming to be the first in the capital to have over 100,000 trees – setting a benchmark for urban greening.
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The teenager will appear at Croydon Magistrates’ Court later today charged with the murder of 51-year-old Anthony Marks, who died after being assaulted on Cromer Street on Saturday, August 10.
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Over an 18-month period the group handled phones that had been stolen from across London and two of the men made purchases or took out loans using the devices, with the cost of their crimes totalling £5.1 million. Officers believe many of the devices were then sold abroad.
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The children, aged 4 to 11, attended a series of workshops to find ways to make the Glimpsing Green play area next to their school more welcoming and fun for youngsters.
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The local authority is expanding its Access for All scheme to help struggling residents benefit from more opportunities in the borough.
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Families and friends will come together to remember loved ones at St Christopher’s hospice in Lawrie Park Road, Sydenham, at 3pm on Sunday December.
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Labour councillor Kathy Bance said at a Bromley council meeting on the evening of the launch that one of the first new 358 buses hit a car belonging to a Bromley Labour councillor’s wife. The collision reportedly took place on Sevenoaks Road in Orpington earlier that day while the new 358 buses were making their first journeys.
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Convictions were secured after detectives traced the offenders through cigarettes which were left at the scene and DNA from the victim.
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The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) gave Southwark council, which owns around 36,800 council houses, a grading of C3 (the second worst rating) for consumer standards and said the local authority needed to make ‘significant improvements’.
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Since a renewed public appeal and recent media reporting, the Met has been contacted by numerous victims, some reporting multiple offences, bringing the total known new victims to 90.
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Jesse Lloyd-Smith, 20, was shot in East Surrey Grove, shortly before 5pm on Wednesday, July 10. Emergency services rushed to the scene and Jesse was taken to hospital – however, despite the best efforts of medical staff, he tragically died the following day.
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The two sisters, whose parents have fostered more than 60 children since 2008, are only too happy to support the campaign by saying how the experience enriched their own lives.
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James Dixon, 42, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit robbery, conspiracy to steal, robbery of cash and possession of an offensive weapon. Thomas Loring, 41, of Dunkery Road, Mottingham, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit robbery.
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