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GRAVESEND: Maths GCSE exam blunder at Thamesview School

BEXLEY: Schools failing to make the grade

7:00am Saturday 4th July 2009

STUDENTS who missed out on taking an exam after invigilators told them they could leave may receive special consideration from markers.

CRYSTAL PALACE: Park plans face 20 days of Government scrutiny

CRYSTAL PALACE: Crystal Palace Park strife could lead to legal action

1:30pm Saturday 4th July 2009

A MAJOR battle over the future of Crystal Palace Park will enter its final phase next week.

BROMLEY: Tudor parade celebrates King Henry's accession

BROMLEY: Raglan Primary school hosts Tudor parade

12:10pm Saturday 4th July 2009

TO mark the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII’s accession to the throne, a primary school took a trip back to Tudor times.

BEXLEY: Poster campaign raises awareness of carbon monoxide poisoning

10:30am Saturday 4th July 2009

YOUNGSTERS in Bexley are invited to take part in a competition to help raise awareness about carbon monoxide poisoning.

MEOPHAM: Primary school pupils' swine flu tests negative

The swine flu virus has crossed borders and is thought to have claimed around 150 deaths

10:00am Saturday 4th July 2009

YOUNGSTERS at a Meopham school tested for swine flu do not have the virus, results have confirmed.

LEWISHAM: Teenager dies after catching swine flu

LEWISHAM: Teenager dies of swine flu

3:00pm Friday 3rd July 2009

A 19-YEAR-OLD man from Lewisham has been confirmed as the first person in London to die after contracting swine flu.

SYDENHAM: 'Double jeopardy' killer given two life sentences

Mario Celaire, of Sydenham Road, Sydenham, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Cassandra McDermott

5:04pm Friday 3rd July 2009

THE first person ever convicted under double jeopardy law in London has been sentenced to a minimum of 23 years in prison.

IAN CLEMENT: Credit card expenses scandal deepens

Former London deputy mayor and Bexley Council leader Ian Clement

12:25pm Friday 3rd July 2009

FORMER London deputy mayor Ian Clement faces allegations of dining with a young woman when he claimed to be meeting council leaders, breaking rules over his private credit card spending and running up "excessive" expenses.

BEN HITCHCOCK: Jury sent out to consider verdict

2:17pm Friday 3rd July 2009

THE jury in the Ben Hitchcock murder trial has been sent out to consider its verdict.

PLUMSTEAD: Terry Booker killer still on run, almost one month after prison escape

PLUMSTEAD: Terry Booker killer still on run, one month after prison escape

12:41pm Friday 3rd July 2009

THE mother of a murdered teenager is living in fear, almost one month after her son’s killer escaped from prison.


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