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Live Woolwich 'terrorist attack': One dead and two seriously injured

3:22pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

ONE person is dead and two seriously injured after a suspected terrorist incident in Woolwich. WARNING: Graphic content in pictures

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Bluewater car park death trial: Swanley woman Dawn Chedd's car 'sounded like it was driven by boy racer'

2:16pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A PEOPLE carrier which reversed over and killed a pensioner in a Bluewater car park sounded like it was being driven by a "boy racer", a court heard.

Keith Richards welcomed back to Dartford Library - despite 'owing £3,000 in fines'

12:46pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

ROCK legend Keith Richards has today been welcomed back to Dartford Library – despite reportedly owing £3,000 in fines.

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Petts Wood family faced £40,000 fine for having a noisy dog

1:40pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A FAMILY who faced a £40,000 fine for having a noisy dog are relieved their prosecution nightmare is over.

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Made in Chelsea's Jamie Laing talks to Vibe ahead of Bluewater signing

10:09am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

MADE in Chelsea’s Jamie Laing is a busy man and has bags of energy, possibly fuelled by his love of sugary snacks.

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Bluewater set to expand by a fifth and create thousands of jobs - full reaction

9:40am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

PLANS to expand Bluewater by a fifth and create up to 2,300 jobs have been given the go-ahead - despite strong opposition from Gravesham Council.

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Swanley woman Dawn Chedd on trial today charged with Bluewater car park death

9:21am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A SWANLEY woman is due to go on trial today accused of causing the death of a shopper at Bluewater.

Food outlets in Bexley rated worst in Which? food hygiene investigation

8:31am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

FOOD outlets in parts of Bexley dominate a list of those with the worst hygiene standards across the country, according to a new investigation.

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Chislehurst street fight death victim's parents want justice

8:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

PARENTS of a man who died in a street fight six years ago are set to launch their own investigation so they can finally get justice.

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Police called to Woolwich 'shooting'

2:55pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

POLICE and ambulances have been called to Woolwich this afternoon (May 22) to deal with a reported shooting.

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Man hit by train between Woolwich Dockyard and Charlton

9:59am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A MAN has died after being hit by a train on tracks between Charlton and Woolwich Dockyard.

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Daughter of Barnehurst grandfather Ted Syrad pays tribute to her father as his killer is jailed for 20 years

1:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

THE daughter of Ted Syrad, who died after being tied up during a robbery at his Barnehurst bungalow, has today said: “I hope killing my dad will haunt you in your dreams forever”.

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Orpington and Beckenham breast cancer expert has advice for Bromley women

4:44pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

AN ORPINGTON and Beckenham breast cancer expert has praised Angelina Jolie’s decision to speak publicly about her double mastectomy, and has some advice for the women of Bromley.

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Bromley South regeneration scheme begins

4:27pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

A REGENERATION scheme is hoped to bring £220 million into Bromley over the next decade.

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Bexley and Dartford health groups alert GPs over Jimmy Savile victims

2:54pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

THE new groups in charge of NHS commissioning in Bexley and Dartford have alerted GPs to the chance victims of Jimmy Savile may come forward.

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Petts Wood teacher Jeremy Forrest to stand trial on child abduction charge

2:22pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

A TEACHER from Petts Wood is due to stand trial next month accused of abducting a teenage girl.

Bexley Council in row with Eltham MP over Greenwich parking zone plans

1:03pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

BEXLEY Council is locked in a row with a Labour MP over plans to regulate parking just inside the Greenwich border.

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Armed robbers target Blackfen supermarket

12:44pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

ARMED robbers stormed into a Blackfen supermarket on Friday (May 17) night, threatening staff with a gun and stealing money.

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Another Thames crossing at Dartford? Consultation launched into new Lower Thames road crossing route

11:37am Tuesday 21st May 2013

DARTFORD’S MP Gareth Johnson has blasted proposals to build a second Thames river crossing at Dartford.

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Elderly Lee woman rescued from flat fire

11:34am Tuesday 21st May 2013

AN ELDERLY Lee woman was rescued from a flat fire by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus late last night (May 20) after a candle was reportedly knocked over.

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New pictures of Millwall FA Cup semi-final violence suspects:

12:36pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

POLICE investigating violence in the Millwall vs Wigan FA Cup semi-final at Wembley have released 16 more images of people they want to trace.

Welling grandmother of Chloe Johnson: 5-year-old's death like a 'bad dream'

11:43am Tuesday 21st May 2013

THE grandmother of a young girl who drowned in a hotel pool in Egypt says she is trapped “in a bad dream”.

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Police release images of men wanted in connection with iPad snatched at Anerley station

10:44am Tuesday 21st May 2013

POLICE have released images of four men they would like to speak to after an iPad was snatched from a man's hands on a train at Anerley station.

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Bexley Council defends spending on Olympic Torch Relay

10:26am Tuesday 21st May 2013

BEXLEY Council has defended its hefty spending on the “once in a lifetime” Olympic Torch Relay celebrations.

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Lewisham pupils' 10,000 Hands campaign gets big name backing

11:03am Tuesday 21st May 2013

CELEBRITIES, politicians and the police all leant a hand to an anti-violence project set up by schoolchildren in recent weeks.

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Penge people plaque fundraising campaign to remember Second World War dead

8:19am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A FUNDRAISING campaign has been started to remember Penge people who lost their lives in the Second World War on the town’s main war memorial.

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Man stabbed in chest in Lee has life-threatening injuries

4:27pm Monday 20th May 2013

A 35-YEAR-old man is in hospital with life threatening injuries after he was stabbed in the chest this morning in Lee.

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Forest Hill mum of Chloe Johnson: Family has lost 'heartbeat' in Egyptian holiday pool

12:06pm Monday 20th May 2013

THE distraught mother of a little girl from Forest Hill who drowned in a pool on holiday says the family has lost its "heartbeat".

• Chloe Johnson's grandmother April Johnson tells of 'anger and hurt' at 5-year-old's death.

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VIDEO: Balloon release marks 10th anniversary of Erith schoolgirl Gemma Rolfe's unsolved death

5:50pm Monday 20th May 2013

AS SHE let the first balloon go in the evening sunshine, the mother of an Erith schoolgirl killed 10 years ago said simply: "Love you, Gemma".

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'Mice hotel' drives Sydenham family to desperation

5:21pm Monday 20th May 2013

A SYDENHAM woman is a ‘prisoner’ in her own home due to a 16-month-long mice infestation which the housing association has refused to treat.

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An edible road of fruit trees has blossomed in Forest Hill

4:42pm Monday 20th May 2013

AN 'EDIBLE road' of fruit trees sprang up in Forest Hill over the weekend in a bid to encourage home-grown fruit and veg.

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JLS star Marvin becomes a father with The Saturdays' Rochelle

4:07pm Monday 20th May 2013

WOOLWICH JLS star Marvin Humes has become a father.

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Update: Armed robbery at Gravesend newsagents

3:50pm Monday 20th May 2013

A SHOP worker was threatened at knife point by a gang of masked raiders in Gravesend this morning.

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Woolwich Common after London 2012 shooting events like a 'bomb site'

3:43pm Monday 20th May 2013

NINE months have passed since London 2012 shooting events finished at Woolwich Common.

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Litter pickers help clean up The Dell at Erith Park

3:05pm Monday 20th May 2013

A GROUP of dedicated litter pickers enjoyed clearing 30 bags of litter from Erith Park on Thursday.

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