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Breaking: ‘IRA’ Security Alert In London

Police close off areas of the West End, and Twitter is alive with (unverified) rumour of IRA involvement.

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Breaking: Ian Tomlinson Unlawfully Killed, Finds Inquest

Officer used ‘excessive and unreasonable’ force.

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Police Raid Squats Across London

Several people have been arrested following police raids on squats. The day before the Royal Wedding. O rly?

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Royal Wedding Protest Refused As Security Steps Up

Scotland Yard hope nothing but jostling crowds and news crews distract Willenkate on their way to the Abbey.

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Londonist Behind The Lens: Chris Beckett

Some powerful street photography featuring protests, police and flashmobs from Chris Beckett.

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CS Spray Used On Boots Protesters

Oxford Street: demonstrators hospitalised after police use irritant spray.

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Two Police Officers Stabbed In Ealing

A Police Constable and a PCSO have been stabbed in Ealing after stopping a member of the public on the street. The officers have been taken to casualty and a 30 year old man has been arrested.

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WikiLeaks’s Julian Assange Arrested

The public face of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, has been arrested in London on suspicion of sexual assault in Sweden. Are governments getting heavy on the organisation, or is pure coincidence?

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Shot-Lawyer Officer ‘Inserted Song Titles’ During Inquest

For surreal crime twists, this one ranks up there with Gazza turning up at the Raoul Moat standoff. A police marksman involved in the shooting of lawyer Mark Saunders is alleged to have ‘deliberately inserted song titles’ into his testimony at an inquest into the …

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Sponsored Post: FHM’s After Dark Special

The evenings are drawing in, it’s definitely woolly hat weather and FHM’s November ‘After Dark’ Special is out now, packed with 45 pages of nocturnal naughtiness to heat up those wintry evenings. We’re fond of our vampires but they tend to be of the local …

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Sort The Met’s Priorities Out: Have Your Say

Did you know you’ve been influencing the Met’s priorities? The MPA tell us that in previous years, they’ve had a good response to their annual consultation from Londonist readers and it’s that time of year again. Concerned about knicker nickers? Cross at the cost of …