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Keston oil trader faces jail over multimillion fraud

1:39pm Friday 3rd February 2012

AN OIL trader from Keston is facing up to 20 years in prison for his role in a multimillion dollar kickback scheme.

Brockley gunman sees sentence doubled

3:51pm Friday 3rd February 2012

A 23-YEAR-OLD criminal caught carrying a loaded gun in a residential street has seen his sentence doubled.

Operation Cubo sees 19 cars seized and three arrested in Bromley

3:34pm Friday 3rd February 2012

NINETEEN cars have been seized and three people arrested in Bromley during a Met-wide operation to target criminals driving around the capital.

Student out to prove beauty is more than skin deep at Miss London competition

10:46am Friday 3rd February 2012

EATING pie and mash seems a world away from the glamour of modelling but Charlotte Babington hopes to bring both together when she vies for a beauty queen title.

Teen stabbed in Sydenham 'recovering'

9:59am Friday 3rd February 2012

A 17-YEAR-OLD who was chased into a residential Sydenham street and stabbed is now recovering at home.

Severe weather warnings as snow expected across London and Kent

8:41am Friday 3rd February 2012

Weather warnings have been issued for London and the south east as the cold snap continues to bite.

Union's warning over Greenwich library transfer proposal

4:05pm Friday 3rd February 2012

A UNION claims Greenwich Council is deliberately keeping people in the dark over its plans for the borough’s libraries.

Dartford body-builder hoping for European powerlifting success

12:26pm Friday 3rd February 2012

A DARTFORD body-builder is one competition away from representing England following his success in the regional championships.

Bromley Council is gearing up for snow across the borough

11:39am Friday 3rd February 2012

GRITTING crews and snow clearance teams are gearing up for a busier period following the potential for snow across Bromley in the next few days.

Gravesend man released without charge following Isle of Wight murder

10:45am Friday 3rd February 2012

A 40-YEAR-OLD Gravesend man arrested on suspicion of murdering an Isle of Wight teenager has been released without charge.