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Cycle trailer courtesy of London Cycling Campaign

Littlest Londonist: Pint Sized Pedalling

Cycle trailer courtesy of London Cycling Campaign If you’re a parent and a cyclist but thought the two could never mesh in the city, think again. There are various ways for your bambino to join you on your bike, making for fantastic days out and …

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Diva Denied

Lily Allen’s bouncy song “Smile” has obviously had no effect on the meanest people on the planet: US Immigration Officials. The pop star, aged 22, was detained at Los Angeles International Airport for five hours while questioned about the caution she received in June for …

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Drew Strikes Back

Jedi masters are best known for warding off evil forces of the Dark Side on the silver screen, but to 5-year-old Drew James of Hextable, Kent, they are warding off illness in his everyday life. Diagnosed with leukaemia in April this year, Drew’s father used …

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Paddling Poo(l)

The term ‘wading knee deep in shit’ has taken on new meaning for residents of Harrow in north-west London. Parents in the Kenmore Avenue area were horrified to discover that the floodwater their children were playing in and near contained sewage waste. Mohammed Ayaiz, whose …

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For Sale: Neighbourly Love

Surrey towns have always been known for being a bit lacklustre, but one is taking on the distinction of being heartless as well. In an act that would’ve made Jerry and Margo proud, more than 100 residents of Ashtead, near Epsom, have objected to a …

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Where There’s Smoke

How many weeks after a smoking ban is implemented does it take before the wrath of the smokers results in violence? The answer is three. A trio of men at a south-west London club were seen fleeing the scene after James Oyebola, a former British …

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Redemption For Ruth

The last woman ever to be hanged by the British government, Ruth Ellis, is back in the news 52 years after her execution. A petition to have the Ellis case reopened is being supported by Gordon Brown after new evidence possibly exonerating Ellis was brought …

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All Bark, No Bite

Mobile phone thieves beware: Londoners are fed up with your antics and they’re not going to stand by anymore. One man in particular is roaring mad. Russell Clarke, a City worker, was having coffee with his wife and baby daughter at Daisy’s in Walthamstow when …

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Power To The People

The one-man protest that is Brian Haw, the only demonstrator allowed to air his views inside Parliament Square, may find himself surrounded soon. Instead of police circling him, however, it may well be other placard-waving peaceniks. Newly-minted PM Gordon Brown has called for a change …

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Gentle Discipline

When the long arm of the law finally caught up to bike thief Daniel Westrop, it….slapped him gently on the wrist and said “You naughty boy! You’ve been very bad. Now go sit on that comfortable armchair and think about what you’ve done!” Westrop, 27, …