Two police officers were taken to hospital after the van they were travelling in collided with a bus in Hillingdon this morning. The police transit van and the bus crashed in Hillingdon Road near Vine Street just before 6.45am. Paramedics treated
A radical Muslim cleric who was under strict bail conditions while living at his home in Acton has been arrested. Abu Qatada, who has been holed up in a large house in a leafy Acton street since he was released from prison in June, was arrested by
Education in third world countries is, so often, a ladder out of deprivation. Reporter Alex Barham met a devoted aid worker from Harpenden who is helping children out of the poverty trap by giving them the opportunity to go to school. Colette Usher
Frustrated Walthamstow Stadium lovers have vowed to start legal proceedings against the housing group which bought the land. The Save Our Stow consortium has put forward two separate bids to buy the Chingford Road stadium; one to buy part of the land
The teenager stabbed to death during a fight in Ilford has been named. Nabil Bakurally, 19, was killed during a confrontation with at least three other youths in the High Road in the early hours of Saturday morning. The Mauritian-born
Hundreds of people marched through the town centre today to pay their respects to soldiers killed in war. An army band led the Remembrance Day parade with veterans, soldiers from the Territorial Army, cadets and residents following behind. A ceremony
A new £1.5 million angiography unit at Barnet Hospital will be officially opened by the Mayor of Barnet next week. Patients who have previously had to travel out of the borough for heart treatment will now be able to receive care in Barnet. Angiography
Police have been granted more time to question two men arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a teenager. The 19-year-old victim, understood to be Mauritian and named in reports as Nabil Bakurally, was killed after an altercation with a
A report on superbugs in hospitals has shown a significant reduction in Clostridium difficile (C. diff) cases at health trusts serving Hertsmere. The figures published by the Health Protection Agency relate to the period between April and June this
Campaigners fighting for speed limits to be lowered in parts of Borehamwood have welcomed MPs’ calls to give councils the power to introduce more 20mph zones. A report released by the Commons transport committee last week asks the Government to do
Eco-conscious commuters will be able to continue their quest to be green following the news that bike racks will be installed at Gunnersbury station. Commuters who rode to the station were left disgruntled after Transport for London (TfL) put up signs
Pupils from an Ealing school produced artwork used on a promotional tour by one of Britain's top bands. When Snow Patrol performed at Bloomsbury Theatre in central London last week, a painting by pupils from St Gregorys Primary School, in Woodfield
Health experts are advising people to be on the look out for the symptons of an infectious vomiting disease. The Health Protection Agency and Greenwich Teaching Primary Care Trust are urging people to stay away from crowded places, especially hospitals
Police have stepped up patrols on a Sunbury housing estate after reports that a gang of eight year olds have been smashing windows and terrorising shopkeepers. Neighbourhood officers have branded Peregrine Road a policing priority after reports of
A Muslim chef is suing police chiefs after being ordered to cook breakfasts containing pork sausages and bacon. Edgware resident Hasanali Khoja, claims he is the victim of religious discrimination after the Metropolitan Police refused to guarantee
Susan Creser, 42, from Addiscombe and her fiance Ian Liddle, 34, were planning to get married and start a family. However, this dream was shattered when Ian was bludgeoned to death by a homeless man on August 30, 2006. Ian had gone out for the
