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Extra, Extra

- Police have said they are investigating whether the two men suspected of the Clapham Common attack had abused a woman nearby shortly beforehand. – Ronaldo has ‘strongly denied” the rape claims. His agent called them a “product of imagination and fantasy”. – RMT calls …

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Clapham Common Murder

The police’s skill at predicting the future has been called into question as of late. It is, however, no cause for celebration that it appears they recently got one prediction spot on. A week and a half ago, on October 6, the Met Police issued …

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London’s Most Married

A man callled Melvyn who had three wives. Sounds like the beginning to a nursery rhyme or something doesn’t it? But Melvyn is quite real, and up until very recently he was a resident of Wimbledon. As the Telegraph explains today Mr Melvyn Reed was …

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Review: Coldplay At Crystal Palace

Coldplay hit the stage running. Without milking the applause, without a “Hello, Crystal Palace”, without a wave to the crowd, the rhythm section sets the beat and a countdown clock ticks down to… well, it didn’t get all the way down to zero, such was …

Plug Not Pulled On The Electric Ballroom

Common sense prevailed today when Londonist’s favourite mulletted-twat-punching Deputy Prime Minster John Prescott announced that the plans put forward by London Underground for redevelopment of Camden Town tube station (which would have meant the demolition of Camden Market and the Electric Ballroom) would be refused …

I Am The God Of Hell Fire…

It’s bonfire night tomorrow: time to scare the pets, burn the traitor, eat sugar coated fruit on a stick and partake in some organised arson. Yay! Below we present our rough guide to bonfire nights across the capital: Clapham Common: One of the biggest, with …