Weekend Round-Up, special 'avoiding the obvious' edition

Monuments around Britain, including many in London, which commemorate the abolition of slavery are to be given protected status.

A man has died in police custody in Brixton.

Still in Brixton – police found a man suffering from stab wounds early this morning.

And another teenager has died by the knife, this time in Walthamstow.

Charlton Athletic are getting involved in the fight against gun and knife crime.

An Epping company has been fined £200,000 for operating a really nasty little premium telephone number scam.

The mother of a very sick little boy has appealed for Asians to register as bone marrow donors at the carnival this weekend. Carnival? What Carnival?

Have a good Bank Holiday. Whatever you end up doing.

Piccie from unusualimage’s Londonist flickr stream.