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Jury out in Downham house party Nathaniel Brown murder trial

10:41am Tuesday 11th June 2013

A JURY has retired to consider its verdict in the case of a 16-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed in the chest at a Downham house party last August.

Police appeal after cyclist stabbed on Deptford railway bridge

10:23am Tuesday 11th June 2013

A 23-YEAR-old man was stabbed yesterday (June 10) afternoon as he cycled across a Deptford railway bridge.

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EDL tactics questionable, says leader after Woolwich attack

9:44am Tuesday 11th June 2013

FAR-RIGHT group the English Defence League has "completely questionable" tactics, its leader has admitted.

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Downham mum attacked by dog in front of children

11:38am Monday 10th June 2013

A DOWNHAM mum-of-three was hospitalised for a week after being attacked by a vicious dog outside her home.

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Bromley robber gets 11 years in prison for role in violent gang

11:50am Saturday 8th June 2013

A ROBBER from Bromley has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role in a gang of violent robbers.

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Gravesend teenager gets 120 days in prison for attempted burglary

10:33am Saturday 8th June 2013

A GRAVESEND teenager has been jailed for 120 days for attempted burglary.

Video: Paedophile Greenwich student jailed for raping 11-year-old girl in Enfield park

3:14pm Friday 7th June 2013

A GREENWICH student who raped an 11-year-old girl has been jailed for a minimum of eight years.

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Friend's tribute to Woolwich soldier Lee Rigby

12:23pm Friday 7th June 2013

AN INJURED soldier who taught music to drummer Lee Rigby - killed in Woolwich - has spoken of his heartbreak.

Forest Hill spin doctor Andy Coulson denies phone hacking conspiracy

11:16am Thursday 6th June 2013

DAVID Cameron's former spin doctor Andy Coulson from Forest Hill, has appeared in court to formally deny charges of conspiracy relating to phone hacking and alleged illegal payments to public officials.

Video: Woolwich attack witness Boya Dee takes Channel 4 News around his town

10:56am Thursday 6th June 2013

A WOOLWICH musician who witnessed the Lee Rigby attack and turned down huge offers from national newspapers for his story has made a film about the area for Channel 4 News.

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Muslims fear 'wave of attacks' following Lee Rigby murder

8:31am Thursday 6th June 2013

MUSLIM groups have called on authorities to take serious action against anti-Islamic attacks and say they fear a wave of reprisals in the wake of the Woolwich murder of Drummer Lee Rigby.

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'I'm a soldier' - Lee Rigby murder accused Michael Adebolajo back in court

5:15pm Wednesday 5th June 2013

ONE of the men accused of murdering soldier Lee Rigby has told the Old Bailey: "I'm a man, I'm a soldier, I'm a British citizen."

EDL graffiti at Islamic centre damaged in fire two weeks after Lee Rigby Woolwich attack

3:29pm Wednesday 5th June 2013

POLICE say they have found graffiti reading "EDL" on an Islamic centre badly damaged by fire in north London.

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Vietnamese man in court over Deptford Giuseppina Fazzani murder

3:03pm Wednesday 5th June 2013

A 22-YEAR-OLD man accused of murdering Giuseppina Fazzani in Deptford has been remanded in custody following his court appearance today (June 5).

Deptford flat fire murder suspect to appear at Old Bailey

7:54am Wednesday 5th June 2013

A 22-YEAR-OLD man is set to appear at the Old Bailey today (June 5) accused of murdering Giuseppina Fazzani in Deptford.

Rape victim shouted at as Plumstead paedophile attacker jailed for 12 years

2:26pm Tuesday 4th June 2013

A RAPE victim had abuse hurled at her from the public gallery by supporters of her paedophile attacker after he was jailed for 12 years.

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Police watch radical Muslim cleric Anjem Choudary after Woolwich attack

5:00pm Tuesday 4th June 2013

Scotland Yard is closely watching radical cleric Anjem Choudary after the Woolwich attack to see if his proclamations break the law, one of the force's most senior officers has told MPs.

Multiple thefts from Swanley and Hextable taxis prompt police warning

4:54pm Tuesday 4th June 2013

A SPATE of thefts from taxis left unattended overnight in Hextable and Swanley has prompted a warning from police.

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Lee Rigby Woolwich murder accused Michael Adebolajo blows kiss in court

1:00pm Monday 3rd June 2013

A MAN accused of murdering soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich has appeared in court for the first time, blowing a kiss to the public gallery.

CCTV released of suspected Swanley supermarket thief

1:13pm Monday 3rd June 2013

DETECTIVES have released a CCTV image of this man they want to speak to following the theft of a television from a supermarket in Swanley.

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Drummer Lee Rigby murder in Woolwich: Two men due in court

8:42am Monday 3rd June 2013

TWO men are due to make separate appearances in court today (June 3) charged with the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby.

Northfleet A2 crash leaves one woman dead and three seriously injured

8:11am Monday 3rd June 2013

KENT Police is appealing for witnesses to a fatal crash in Northfleet yesterday afternoon (June 2).

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Deptford flat fire death: Vietnamese man charged with murder

7:55am Monday 3rd June 2013

A 22-YEAR-OLD man is set to appear in court today (June 3) after an elderly woman died in a flat fire in Deptford.

BNP Woolwich Lee Rigby march moves to Westminster

1:45pm Friday 31st May 2013

A WOOLWICH demonstration by the BNP over the death of soldier Lee Rigby has moved to central London after police banned the original event.

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Lee Rigby Woolwich attack - man arrested over firearms

12:14pm Friday 31st May 2013

OFFICERS investigating the murder of Lee Rigby in Woolwich have arrested a 42-year-old man on suspicion of being involved in the supply of illegal firearms this morning (May 31).

Lee Rigby family warn against attacks

11:54am Friday 31st May 2013

THE family of Lee Rigby, killed in Woolwich, say he would not have wanted people to use his name as an excuse to attack others.

Woolwich passers by 'encouraged' to look at Lee Rigby body

10:22am Friday 31st May 2013

SOLDIER Lee Rigby was killed in Woolwich as he returned to his barracks after a day working at the Tower of London, it has been revealed.

Dawn raids in Lewisham nets suspected gang members, drugs and cash

10:10am Friday 31st May 2013

DAWN raids in Lewisham led to the arrests of four men in a capital-wide crackdown on gang crime yesterday.

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Tributes paid to Deptford fire murder victim

4:01pm Thursday 30th May 2013

TRIBUTES are being paid to Deptford 82-year-old Giuseppina Fazzani who died following a fire which is now being treated as murder.

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Murder inquiry into 'vile' Deptford fire attack which killed elderly woman

8:09am Thursday 30th May 2013

A MURDER investigation has been launched following a fatal fire in Deptford.

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PICS: Lewisham Police appeal for five most wanted suspects

3:34pm Thursday 30th May 2013

HERE are the faces of the five men most wanted by Lewisham police this fortnight.

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Michael Adebowale in court charged with Woolwich Lee Rigby murder

11:25am Thursday 30th May 2013

A GREENWICH man has appeared in court charged with murdering soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich.

Michael Adebowale charged with murdering soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich

7:48am Thursday 30th May 2013

A 22-YEAR-OLD man is due to appear in court this morning (May 30) charged with the murder of soldier Lee Rigby.

Woolwich Lee Rigby murder - police appeal over attackers' car

1:28pm Wednesday 29th May 2013

DETECTIVES investigating the murder of Lee Rigby in Woolwich have released an image of a car similar to the one used in the attack and are appealing for more witnesses.

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Deptford elderly woman dies in flat fire

9:05am Wednesday 29th May 2013

AN ELDERLY woman has died and another woman is in hospital after a fire in Deptford this morning.

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Woolwich Common vigil to be held for Lee Rigby

12:27pm Wednesday 29th May 2013

AN Orpington woman is organising a vigil in honour of murdered soldier Lee Rigby at Woolwich Common tonight (May 29)

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Family of Woolwich Lee Rigby murder suspect's 'shame and distress'

7:28pm Tuesday 28th May 2013

THE family of one of the suspects in the Woolwich killing of Lee Rigby say it has brought "profound shame and distress" on them.

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