A wealthy City director was stabbed to death after two youths broke into his multi-million pound Chelsea home. Legal and General bonds dealer John Monckton, 49, and his wife Homeya were overpowered last night at 30 Upper Cheyne Row. (See pictures below
WORRIED villagers have branded council members' attempts at allaying their fears over traveller settlements as "smug" and "flippant". More than 100 angry residents from Cobham and Meopham attended a cabinet meeting of Gravesham Council last week demanding
ROCK legend Mick Jagger has pledged his continued support for his former school and an arts centre by giving them two prized possessions. Dartford Grammar School, West Hill, and the Mick Jagger Centre, next door in Shepherds Lane, are the new owners
THE long-delayed Crossrail scheme which will link east and west London has been given the green light by the Government. The £10bn project to run trains from Heathrow airport in the west to Ebbsfleet in the east was included in the Queen's Speech to
CAMPAIGNERS living by an award-winning wetland are urging people to make their views known on proposed routes for the Greenwich Waterfront Transit. Earlier this year, a consultation on a single route from Woolwich Town Centre to Abbey Wood raised a number
A CHINESE train firm could take over the region's railways. Hong Kong-based Mass Transit Railway Corporation (MTR) has joined Great North Eastern Railway (GNER) in bidding for the south-eastern train franchise. South Eastern Trains (SET) currently
The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, is set to ask Transport for London to consult on an increase of the congestion charge from £5 to £8 for private cars, and £7 for commercial fleet vehicles. Mr Livingstone said there will also be new measures to reduce
SEVERAL refuse staff from Harrow council have been assaulted following the introduction of the new recycling scheme. The scheme, which was launched at the end of October and is being piloted in 22,000 homes, asks residents to recycle kitchen waste in
THE deputy chairman of Harlow's Conservative Future branch has quit the party to join Labour. Steven Palmer said he had become "disillusioned" with Conservative policies and now saw the party as "the party of the past, not the future". His decision
ESSEX'S population is growing, but a lack of basic skills is threatening the county's future prosperity according to a report published by Essex Community Foundation. The study, Community and Social Needs Survey of Essex, produced by the University of
THE campaign to save Wycombe Hospital's inpatient women's and children's services was dealt a major blow on Friday as councillors reached agreement with health chiefs on all but one proposal. The decision by the county's health scrutiny committee virtually
A TOP cop has called on Bromley Council to pull its weight in the war on yobs. Bromley police's Chief Inspector Matt Bell appealed for more help from the authority during an anti-social behaviour summit. Bromley Council's community safety scrutiny meeting
A WASTE transfer station has been given the go-ahed to be built despite being rejected by Ealing's planning committee. Hammersmith and Fulham's planning committee approved the application for the waste transfer station at Old Oak Sidings, Willesden Junction
A North London man is today starting a six-year jail term for controlling a child prostitute and living off the money he forced her to earn. In June police discovered a 17-year-old girl working in a brothel. She had been working 12 hour days as a prostitute
An alleged Afghan warlord found living in Mitcham is to be retried next year on charges of torture and kidnapping. The retrial has been announced following the failure of the a jury to reach a decision at the end of the trial of 41-year-old Faryadi Zardad
TEENAGERS as young as 17 are worried about going out at night because of yobs. Older teenagers in the Eastcote area of Hillingdon area say that younger kids are out late at night, shouting abuse, asking adults to buy alcohol for them and walking around
