Provides the latest RSS feeds for London News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page London Mercury.com http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/cat/415361b06433ee08/ en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 13:52:28 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 13:52:28 -0400 30 New Manchester United boss David Moyes has started to imprints his own identity on the club by wielding the axe on former boss Sir Alex Ferguson's backroom staff at United. The former Everton boss booted out No.2 Mike Phelan, who had been Ferguson's right-hand man since 2008, and goalkeeping coach Eric Steele, as he reportedly wants his own assistants in Old Trafford, the Mirror reports. The ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214756893/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 06:30:01 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214756893/scat/415361b06433ee08 According to the New Zealand media, master spinner Daniel Vettori has a black cloud hovering over his Test-playing future after he pulled out of the second test against England at Leeds, fearing that his body cannot cope with the strenuous exertion in the five days that will follow. According to Stuff.co.nz, although the former captain was poised to overtake Stephen Fleming for a record 112th ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214755339/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 03:40:02 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214755339/scat/415361b06433ee08 Prince William is very excited at the prospect of becoming a father, the chief executive of a charity has revealed. "He is looking forward to being a dad. He's very excited about it," People magazine quoted Seyi Obakin, chief executive of the charity Centrepoint - whose aim is to help homeless young people -, as saying. During the secret visit to Centrepoint's Bruce House in London earlier this ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754950/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 03:20:03 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754950/scat/415361b06433ee08 Bikers pay tribute to Drummer Lee Rigby HUNDREDS of bikers rode to Woolwich Barracks this afternoon (May 25) to pay their respects to murdered soldier Drummer Lee Rigby. They shared a moments silence and the Ode of Remembrance was then recited in tribute to the young father. He was hacked to death in John Wilson Street on Wednesday as he was returning to the barracks after spending ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214761636/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 12:48:04 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214761636/scat/415361b06433ee08 Enfield businesses terrorised by gangs of school children Enfield shopkeepers say "something must be done" after Enfield Town was brought to a standstill by gangs of school children yesterday. Three 16-your-olds were arrested, two of them for assaulting a police constable, and three police officers received minor injuries yesterday when a gang of between 80 and 100 young people ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214761637/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 12:48:02 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214761637/scat/415361b06433ee08 The scene in Morden today. Picture by Kevin Whincup A police cordon was put up in Morden today after a serious incident. The incident took place in Aberconway Road, at the one-way system around Merton Civic Centre, and there is a police cordon around Morden police office and Ladbrokes bookmakers. Two independent residents have said they heard the incident was a "stabbing", ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214761638/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 12:48:01 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214761638/scat/415361b06433ee08 Cressida Cowell Budding young writers could win a trip to Disneyland Paris if their words impress a top author. Best-selling author Cressida Cowell will judge the competition, which is open to children aged five to 14 who must pen a 500 word story on the theme around the world. The author, who is the creator of the How To Train Your Dragon series, will present the winner with a ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214761639/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 12:48:00 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214761639/scat/415361b06433ee08 , Reporter Beer drinkers said cheers last week as they welcomed the reopening of a refurbished Epsom pub. The Rifleman in East Street opened on Saturday, May 18, and now serves six cask ales on tap including beers from local microbreweries. The pub's licensee Mo Ismail has promised punters top notch food and booze and drinkers can sample its beer in small tasting glasses. ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214761640/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 12:47:59 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214761640/scat/415361b06433ee08 video Joe Root's composed half-century steadied England after lunch on day two of the second and final test against New Zealand at Headingley on ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214761449/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 12:34:04 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214761449/scat/415361b06433ee08 Michael Adebowale and Michael Adebolajo: The two polite young men that met at university who would become known as the bloodied Woolwich murder ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214761451/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 12:31:33 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214761451/scat/415361b06433ee08 Leeds, England – Joe Root's composed half-century steadied England after lunch on day two of the second and final Test against New Zealand at Headingley on ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214761452/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 12:28:05 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214761452/scat/415361b06433ee08 Peers have been warned to beware a newspaper sting operation. The whips of all three main parties were informers earlier this week that journalists from "a prominent Sunday newspaper" had approached members of ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214761641/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 12:24:08 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214761641/scat/415361b06433ee08 A member of the mosque in Gillingham, Kent, boards up a smashed window after an attack THE murder of soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich has provoked a backlash of anger across the UK, including the attacking of mosques, racial abuse and comments made on social media. An unemployed 28-year-old has been charged by police after allegedly posting an offensive message on Facebook. Sussex ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214761075/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:47:08 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214761075/scat/415361b06433ee08 By Bruce Thain A group of entrepreneurs have made it to the final of a national business competition where they could win a prize worth 10,000. B'Spoke, based in Tottenham, have made it to the final of the TestTown competition run by Carnegie UK Trust to help revitalise Britain's high streets. B'Spoke is a community enterprise is based on the Broadwater Farm estate ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214761076/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:47:07 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214761076/scat/415361b06433ee08 Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich fans gather in Trafalgar Square in London before the Champions League final. Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760929/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:23:35 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760929/scat/415361b06433ee08 Rioting spread beyond the Swedish capital Stockholm, with youths torching vehicles and buildings on the sixth straight night of street violence, officials said. Specially trained police from Gothenburg and Malmo backed up local officers in Stockholm, the BBC reported Saturday. The disturbances began Sunday in Stockholm, but spread Friday to Orebro, where about 25 masked youths set fire to three ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760911/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:14:53 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760911/scat/415361b06433ee08 A priest killed by the Mafia in 1993 has been beatified in a ceremony in Italy attended by more than 50,000 people, Catholic Church officials said. The Rev. Giuseppe Puglisi is the first victim of organized crime to be declared a martyr, the BBC reported Saturday. A cardinal representing Pope Francis, 40 bishops and government ministers were present at the ceremony in Palermo, which is the ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214761210/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:14:52 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214761210/scat/415361b06433ee08 LEEDS, England ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760928/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:08:49 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760928/scat/415361b06433ee08 By Robert Fisk WOOLWICH terror suspect Michael Adebowale was stabbed in a knife attack at an Erith crack den five years ago, it has been revealed. The 22-year-old is in hospital under armed guard after being shot by police following the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby near Woolwich Barracks on Wednesday. Drummer Rigby was hacked to death by two men armed with knives, meat cleavers and ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760566/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:48:03 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760566/scat/415361b06433ee08 An MP says he hopes to raise more than 1,000 by completing a total of three triathlons. Gareth Thomas MP has already completed the Hatch End triathlon earlier this month and will be taking on the Blenheim Palace triathlon, in June and the Seaford Triathlon in July. The Labour MP for Harrow West will be raising money for the Harrow branch of Parkinson's UK which helps people across ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760568/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:48:02 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760568/scat/415361b06433ee08 Donate your time: volunteers are needed in Merton Volunteers are needed to give their time to help the community in Merton. As part of National Volunteers' Week, people are needed to help out. Every year, more than 20m people across the UK volunteer, donating more than 100m hours to their communities every week. Volunteers are needed at the following ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760567/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:48:01 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760567/scat/415361b06433ee08 Police said Sarah McClay was attacked at the South Lakes Wild Animal Park, near Dalton in Furness. She was taken by air ambulance to Royal Preston Hospital following the attack, where she later ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760410/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:32:09 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760410/scat/415361b06433ee08 Touching tributes continued to be paid to Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich today, as the community stood united in condemning the soldier's brutal ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760411/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:32:08 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760411/scat/415361b06433ee08 Glasgow Provan and Glasgow Baillieston for 18 years. He stepped down in 2005 after a spell of ill health. He is survived by his four children.Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont said: "I remember Jimmy fondly for his personal kindness and generosity but most of all for his love of the Labour party, which he served with distinction for a great many years. Even after he stepped down as an MP, ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760333/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:24:47 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760333/scat/415361b06433ee08 Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attend the UK premiere of "African Cats" at BFI Southbank in London on April 25, 2012. UPI/Paul ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760569/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:15:46 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760569/scat/415361b06433ee08 At least 17 children were killed and 10 others injured when a gas cylinder on a school van exploded Saturday in northeastern Pakistan, officials said. The van, carrying 20 to 25 children, caught fire after the cylinder exploded, Dawn News reported. The driver survived but a teacher was reportedly killed, the BBC reported. The children, ages 5 to 15, were just a few miles from their school in ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760672/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:15:45 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760672/scat/415361b06433ee08 Officials in Nepal said five missing mountain climbers were likely killed by an avalanche on Mount Kanchenjunga earlier this week. The Nepal tourism ministry said the group went missing while descending the mountain and included climbers from Nepal, Hungary and South Korea. "All our efforts to trace them have failed," Mingma Sherpa, the organizer of the expedition, told the BBC. ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760408/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:15:44 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760408/scat/415361b06433ee08 News A Festival of Dance, showcasing various dances including tap, flamenco and ballet, will be held at Merstham Village Hall in Station Road North, Merstham, on Monday, June 17, from 7pm to 9pm. Admission free. For more details call 01737 225100 or email: ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760029/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:48:07 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760029/scat/415361b06433ee08 Slim: the group donated clothes that were too big to Cancer Research Fat fighters in Stoneleigh donated their old baggy clothes to a cancer charity. Members of Stoneleigh's Slimming World group gave their unwanted clothes, some of which were five sizes too big, to Cancer Research as part of a wider campaign with the weight loss group. Cancer Research's Epsom branch ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760032/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:48:05 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760032/scat/415361b06433ee08 Wall of flowers for slain soldier Drummer Lee Rigby A WALL of flowers lies near the spot where Drummer Lee Rigby was hacked to death, as people turned out in force to pay tribute to the soldier and to express their disgust at the barbaric killing. Thousands of wellwishers have paid their respects where the young father was brutally slain, while hundreds more flower tributes have been ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760031/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:48:04 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760031/scat/415361b06433ee08 No need to fret: Schoolboys with Lord Nash Schoolboys from Mitcham played guitar for a government minister when he visited a Wimbledon school last week. Schools minister Lord Nash was invited to visit King's College School in Wimbledon where the group of 13-year-olds from St Mark's Academy in Mitcham had been taught to play the instrument by sixth form students. The visit ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760033/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:48:03 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214760033/scat/415361b06433ee08 After about 20 years of a divisive debate on allowing women to be bishops, the Church of England published proposals on Friday to approve the ordination of female bishops by ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214759878/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:37:32 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214759878/scat/415361b06433ee08 Leeds – England lost Jonathan Trott and Alastair Cook to successive balls just before lunch as New Zealand rallied on the second day of the second and final Test at Headingley on ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214759881/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:28:03 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214759881/scat/415361b06433ee08 Documentary film-maker Eugene Jarecki, who has won two Grand Jury Prizes for Documentary at Sundance Film Festival, speaks to John Mulholland about his attempts to reform drug laws in the US. His ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214759785/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:23:35 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214759785/scat/415361b06433ee08 Road improvements and landscaping are required as part of hotel's permission WEST Ealing is likely to have a new 60-room hotel in Melbourne Road after a unanimous 12-0 vote in favour of plans. Preparatory demolition work at the site is already underway and will likely affect business in the area for around six months. The final go-ahead from Ealing planners has not yet been ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214759478/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:45:23 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214759478/scat/415361b06433ee08 Library and leisure service changes aimed at saving Ealing money LIBRARY and leisure services are to be shared between Ealing Council and private companies. Leisure service changes should save 250,000 with the involvement of Sports and Leisure Management Ltd (SLM) in the running of centres across Ealing, Brent and Harrow. John Laing plc will help run library services in Harrow and ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214759477/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:45:22 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214759477/scat/415361b06433ee08 Manuel Fernandez with Celia Peachey and Benji Stubbings holding a picture of murdered Maria Stubbings The brother of a woman who was murdered by her ex-partner has spoken about his determination to help other victims of domestic violence and make something "positive" come from his sister's death. Manuel Fernandez, 42, who lives in Totteridge, had his "world smashed to ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214759479/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:45:21 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214759479/scat/415361b06433ee08 Kate McCann started the Miles for Missing People race CHILD abduction is a "growing problem" with the number of reported cases up by 81% over the last nine years, ministers have warned. Foreign Office officials were involved in 512 new abduction and international custody cases in 2011/12 and were taking around four calls a day when existing cases were taken into account. ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214759480/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:45:20 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214759480/scat/415361b06433ee08 Enfield Council and employment specialists Seetec set up eco-car wash People with disabilities helped to launch an eco-car wash in Enfield this week. Enfield Council and employment specialists Seetec set up the scheme to offer jobs for people with various disabilities in the borough. Customers can have their car washed at the Palace Gardens multi-storey car park between 9am to 3pm on ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214759481/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:45:19 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214759481/scat/415361b06433ee08 Former England football captain David Beckham has played his last competitive match, having been dropped from the Paris St-Germain team to face ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214759633/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:30:39 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214759633/scat/415361b06433ee08 When I met Rahmatullah two years ago he was laid up in bed in Kabul's towering national military hospital. Gruesome rods protruded from the smashed leg of the 21-year-old soldier who had been serving in Helmand at the time with the 215 "Maiwand" Corps. His bone had been broken by a Taliban bullet fired not on the battlefield, but inside his own home while he was on leave in Paktia, ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214759194/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:21:16 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214759194/scat/415361b06433ee08 LEEDS, England ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214759290/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:18:01 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214759290/scat/415361b06433ee08 France began the first stage of a withdrawal from Mali Saturday in what it says is a plan to pull out most of its troops and equipment by the end of the year. A convoy carrying unneeded equipment and vehicles left a French base outside the capital, Bamako, headed for Abidjan ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214759275/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:12:26 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214759275/scat/415361b06433ee08 Squatters were booted out of a former wine shop and office block in Teddington this morning, May 25. About 35 police officers swooped the building in the Causeway shortly before 6am and turfed out about 30 sqautters. Solicitors acting on behalf of Marcus King and Co, managing agents for the former Bottoms Up unit, served an eviction notice on the squatters this week. Notices were ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758569/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:42:16 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758569/scat/415361b06433ee08 , Reporter A 30-year-old man was rescued from a top floor flat after it was set on fire by an arsonist last night, May 24. Two other men escaped the burning Victorian house in Clifden Road, Twickenham, before police arrested a suspected arsonist. Engines from Twickenham, Heston and Richmond were called to put out the fire at about 9pm and were on scene for two and a half hours. ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758570/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:42:15 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758570/scat/415361b06433ee08 Message is clear from Hillingdon people: no Heathrow expansion THE legitimacy of plans to expand Heathrow is in question after poll results showed Hillingdon residents are against the idea. More than 81,000 people voted in the council 'referendum', which asked if a new runway should be built and if more flights should be allowed to and from the airport. Two-thirds of voters ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758571/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:42:14 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758571/scat/415361b06433ee08 By Robert Fisk OWNERS of the recycling site in St Paul's Cray have just over a fortnight to clear it of all combustible waste. Waste4Fuel was served with an environmental permit suspension notice by the Environment Agency in the middle of last month, giving a clearance date of July 15. But the EA has now changed the date so the site in Cornwall Drive must be cleared by June ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758573/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:42:13 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758573/scat/415361b06433ee08 , Reporter A young boy was taken to hospital after a car crashed into a wall in Kingston yesterday. The 10-year-old was taken to Kingston Hospital with head injuries after a car crashed into a wall in Fairfield South at about 3.30pm on Friday, May 24. Veronika Zochova, a waitress from Fairfield South, into whose front wall the car crashed, said: "I didn't see the accident, ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758575/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:42:12 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758575/scat/415361b06433ee08 Melissa Attard is missing from Belvedere Police are appealing for assistance to find 15-year-old Melissa Attard who is missing from Belvedere. Melissa left her home at around 8pm on May 1 and was last seen on Monday (May 20) when she was spotted in Hackney. She is described as white, 5ft 4in tall and of medium build. The teenager has brown eyes and long dark brown hair that she ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758574/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:42:11 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758574/scat/415361b06433ee08 News A Redhill man has been charged with robbery, attempted robbery and driving while under the influence of alcohol following two incidents in Redhill. Jordan Alan Vosper, 27, of Colman Way, Redhill, appeared at South East Surrey Magistrates Court yesterday. He was released on conditional bail, and is due to appear at court again on Thursday, June 6. The charges relate to incidents ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758576/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:42:10 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758576/scat/415361b06433ee08 Targeted: Rising pollution on borough roads TRAFFIC pollution is being addressed through a number of schemes planned by Ealing Council in coming years. Walking, cycling and the use of public transport will be promoted in a bid to reduce congestion. An application for 40,000 has been made to Mayor Boris Johnson to assist the work. Plans include improvements to walking and cycling ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758578/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:42:08 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758578/scat/415361b06433ee08 News Councillor Dr Lynne Hack has been elected the new mayor of Reigate and Banstead. Coun Dr Hack, who was elected at the annual council meeting, said she was looking forward to "a very busy and fulfilling year," which coincides with the 150th anniversary of borough status for the area. In her inaugural speech as mayor, Coun Dr Hack said: "I am looking forward to a ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758577/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:42:08 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758577/scat/415361b06433ee08 First young lady: Yasmin has tought acts to follow YASMIN Rufo, 15, is Ealing's fifth Youth Mayor after 3,621 of the borough's young people voted on Monday. The Elthorne Park High School student represented Ealing in the Youth Parliament last year and beat 10 other candidates to the position. Yasmin wants to raise awareness of teenage mental health issues, give ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758579/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:42:07 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758579/scat/415361b06433ee08 Star: Imelda May is back Imelda May has revealed her first live performance of her new album will be at the Hampton Court Palace Festival. May says she loved last year's festival and cannot wait to share her new songs. She says: "Last year's festival was one of my favourite gigs. It was a highlight because I didn't know what to expect, being an outdoor festival. ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758581/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:42:06 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758581/scat/415361b06433ee08 Showcasing Hillingdon's creative side in Artsweek ARTSWEEK starts this weekend in what promises to be an entertaining showcase of the borough's creative talents. Activities include outdoor theatre, live music and, for the first time, a dance section of classes and workshops plus a range of special offers for regular activities. Writers are also invited to pick up the pen ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758580/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:42:05 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758580/scat/415361b06433ee08 Woolwich teenager Kofi Martin has been missing since Tuesday A WOOLWICH teenager who was staying in Sheffield has gone missing and it is thought he may have returned to south east London. Kofi Martin was last seen in the gardens of the house he was stopping at in the Norton area of Sheffield just after midnight on Tuesday (May 21). When he was last seen Kofi was wearing a black ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758582/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:42:04 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758582/scat/415361b06433ee08 By Bruce Thain Historic steam trains will be making their way to Harrow during the bank holiday weekend to mark 150 years of London Underground. The trains will be travelling from Amersham to Harrow- on-the-Hill from Saturday May 25 to Monday May 27. The line-up will also include the newly restored Metropolitan Steam Locomotive No.1 and a British Railways Pannier Locomotive and ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758584/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:42:03 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758584/scat/415361b06433ee08 Bonnington House in Ayley Croft Residents of a tower block In Enfield were evaciated from their homes after a fire broke out in the early hours of this morning. Six fire engines and 30 firefighters were called out from Enfield, Edmonton Chingford Southgate and Islington to Bonnington House in Ayley Croft to tackle the fire, which broke out at 2.30am. This is a second time in less ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758583/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:42:02 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758583/scat/415361b06433ee08 , Reporter Gym goers were evacuated from a leisure centre in Cheam after a tumble dryer caught fire last night. A crew from Epsom fire station was called at about 7.30pm on May 24 to put out the small fire on the first floor of the David Lloyd Centre in Ewell Road, Cheam. A spokesman for Epsom fire station said: "There were people in there who were evacuated but there were no ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758585/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:42:01 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758585/scat/415361b06433ee08 , Reporter An organisation which aims to generate job opportunities for young people is hosting an employment fair in Barnet today. Young people who are searching for jobs, looking for ways to improve their CV through volunteering or seeking tips on setting up their own businesses are invited to come down to Chipping Barnet Library tomorrow from 12pm. During the day, a team of ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758586/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:42:00 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758586/scat/415361b06433ee08 Hundreds of children tucked into picnics and enjoyed games in the sunshine to celebrate the federation of their schools. Hampton Infant and Nursery School and Hampton Junior School held a joint picnic to mark the formation of the Hampton Primary Partnership on Friday, May 3. More than 650 pupils tucked into 1,500 scones made by a parent and strawberries supplied by Waitrose. ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758587/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:41:59 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758587/scat/415361b06433ee08 News Jazz-lovers can look forward to the start of this year's Jazz in the Garden series of concerts at The Farmhouse pub in Langshott, Horley. The series of Sunday afternoon performances from 4pm, stretching all the way through to the tail-end of September, will kick off on Sunday, June 2, with the return of the popular Trad Jazz quartet Harry Strutter's Hot 4. That date ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758588/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:41:57 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758588/scat/415361b06433ee08 A Cobham wildlife artist has been shortlisted for a national competition. Jo Maynard's drawing of a moon bear was selected to feature in the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation's Wildlife Artist of the Year exhibition. Miss Maynard said: "I work mostly in pencil, aiming for a lifelike and detailed style. I take an active interest in animal welfare and regularly ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758590/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:41:56 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758590/scat/415361b06433ee08 A new bench which commemorates three of Tottenham's heroes from past and present has been unveiled. Olympic boxing gold medallist Nicola Adams, war hero and the first black Tottenham Hotspur football player, Walter D. Tull, and the 'father of Meteorology', Luke Howard, have been immortalised with life-size portraits. The bench was launched at a pop-up market to celebrate ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758589/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:41:55 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758589/scat/415361b06433ee08 , Features Writer The sounds of Radiohead, Johnny Cash, Deep Purple and Amy Winehouse will fill the Queen's Theatre, as the diverse D'Ukes (pictured) take to the stage. Since forming in 2009, the ukele band have played venues all around London and the south of England at theatres, festivals, pubs and special events. They have performed on BBC radio and established their own annual ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758591/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:41:54 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758591/scat/415361b06433ee08 , Reporter A 12-year-old boy was taken to hospital after he impaled himself with a screw on a fence while playing in his garden last night, May 24. A crew from West Norwood fire station cut the four inch screw from a wooden fence in Croxted Road before the boy was carted off to hospital at about 7.30pm. A spokesman for the London Fire Brigade said: "We had to remove the screw ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758592/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:41:53 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758592/scat/415361b06433ee08 News Five men have been charged with burglary after they were arrested by police in New Malden on Thursday afternoon. John Ballingall, 28, Dean Jackson, 25, Stuart Holman, 25, Edmundas Danielkus, 20, and Daniel O'Brien, 27, all from Middlesex, were charged by Kingston police yesterday afternoon at the custody suites in Sutton police station. They are set to appear at Lavender ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758593/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:41:52 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758593/scat/415361b06433ee08 and the Mantel books themselves still the upmarket beach read du choix, Thomas Cromwell is the man of the moment. It is a pity, really, that he was beheaded nearly 500 years ago and his head stuck on a pike on London Bridge: he could have been a smash on the after-dinner ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758594/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:40:32 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758594/scat/415361b06433ee08 The Queen loves horse riding so much because it allows her to forget she is the monarch and be ‘just another human being’, her cousin Margaret Rhodes has explained in a new BBC ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758595/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:40:31 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758595/scat/415361b06433ee08 Decorated gnomes designed by celebrities, including Elton John (second from the right), are featured at the Chelsea Flower Show on Monday in ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758208/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:36:36 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758208/scat/415361b06433ee08 England have won the toss and chosen to bat on day two of the second Test between England and New Zealand at Headingley. New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum admitted he would have chosen to bowl first ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758473/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:29:48 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758473/scat/415361b06433ee08 The road, a key tourist route in the West Country, was closed while the emergency services dealt with the incident and while police officers investigated the ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758219/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:23:38 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758219/scat/415361b06433ee08 Northumbria Police said two people from Gateshead and a third from Stockton, Teesside, were held earlier. The EDL has planned their demonstration for months, but the horrific murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich on Wednesday has heightened tensions in the local community.A counter demonstration by opponents of the EDL has been planned.Northumbria Police said it will "allow people the ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758218/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:23:37 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758218/scat/415361b06433ee08 Child abduction is a "growing problem" with the number of reported cases up by 81 per cent over the last nine years, ministers warned ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758076/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:23:36 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758076/scat/415361b06433ee08 More than 30 of the Government's flagship projects are at serious risk of failure with some classed as unachievable, Whitehall documents have ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214757935/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:23:36 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214757935/scat/415361b06433ee08 Michael Adebowale and Michael Adebolajo: The two polite young men that met at university who would become known as the bloodied Woolwich murder ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758220/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:23:34 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758220/scat/415361b06433ee08 LEEDS, England ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758207/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 06:17:49 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758207/scat/415361b06433ee08 Live updates of day two of the second test between the Black Caps and England at Headingley Carnegie. Follow live updates of the action. England have decided to bat after winning the toss in the second test against New Zealand at Headingley. The ground is bathed in sunshine after the first day was abandoned due to ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758217/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 05:23:56 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214758217/scat/415361b06433ee08 NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) -- Swing bowler James Anderson captured five wickets on Saturday to dismiss South Africa for 362 but not before the tourists had reduced the first innings deficit to 83 runs in the third cricket test at Trent Bridge. England then lost opener Marcus Trescothick to the first ball of the second innings and stumps were drawn after an absorbing day's play. Facing the ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214755844/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:31:41 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214755844/scat/415361b06433ee08 NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) -- England on Friday cheaply dismissed South Africa's record-breaking batsman Graeme Smith for the first time in the series to take control of the third cricket test at Trent Bridge. After England made 445 runs in its first innings, South Africa struggled to 84 for two by stumps on the second day, batting under pressure for the first time. England dismissed openers ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214755845/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:31:39 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214755845/scat/415361b06433ee08 NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) -- Captain Graeme Smith said Wednesday his team needed to be relentless and ruthless to win South Africa's first series in England since 1965. The Proteas lead the five-test series 1-0, and Smith, 22, singled out the Thursday's third test at Trent Bridge as the most crucial for his young side. South Africa failed to win its two previous series here in ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214755846/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:31:35 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214755846/scat/415361b06433ee08 By Charles Froggatt, CNN NOTTINGHAM (CNN) -- As South Africa reinforces its test-winning lineup with all-rounder Jacques Kallis, England and newly-appointed captain Michael Vaughan find themselves at a selection crossroads as they attempt to come back after last ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214755847/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:31:35 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214755847/scat/415361b06433ee08 News A former brick-built barn in Reigate on nearly 0.5 acres of land is to go under the auctioneer's hammer. With a freehold guide price of 25,000 to 30,000, Atherfield Barn in Woodhatch Road is among 23 lots being sold by regional land and property auctioneers Clive Emson. Sam Kinloch, senior auction valuer and a newly-promoted director, said: "The site is considered ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754652/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:54:50 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754652/scat/415361b06433ee08 A big-hearted plumber made it his "mission" to reunite a family with the memories they lost more than a year ago after his son dug up precious photos of them while building a sandcastle on the beach. Wesley Holdaway, a father-of-two from Banstead, was on holiday with his family on West Wettering beach, in Sussex, during the Easter holidays, when his seven-year-old son Jake found a ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754651/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:54:49 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754651/scat/415361b06433ee08 New Wimbledon Studio will present a night of 'blueberry jam' blues music next weekend. The Blueberry Jam will feature the very best of up and coming artists in blues and jazz aiming to bring alternative and innovative music to a new audience. Five-piece country blues band Rosco Levee & the Southern Side will give their original songs a unique British slant, followed by ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754653/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:54:48 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754653/scat/415361b06433ee08 Joao Jose Nunes Police in Lambeth are asking members of the public to assist them in tracing the following individual who is wanted on warrant after failing to appear at Court. Joao Jose Nunes, 31, was charged with possession of an offensive weapon in June 2009. He was bailed to attend Court but failed to appear. Nunes was born in South Africa and is described as 5ft 8 tall and ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754656/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:54:47 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754656/scat/415361b06433ee08 Appeal: Police are seeking two men Police are appealing for information after paving stones were stolen in Thames Ditton. The York paving stones were taken from a property in Giggs Hill, Thames Ditton at about 11am on Monday, May 20. Surrey Police said three men were seen taking the paving stones and driving off in a white transit van. One man was described as about 20 years ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754655/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:54:46 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754655/scat/415361b06433ee08 England flanker Calum Clark is a doubt for the tour of South America after an ankle injury ruled him out of Saturday's Premiership final. Clark sustained the injury during Northampton's semi-final win over Saracens and he has failed to recover in time for the Saints' clash with Leicester at Twickenham.he will be assessed by the England's medical staff on Sunday and a ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754514/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:51:07 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754514/scat/415361b06433ee08 If you keep your Oyster card in the same wallet as your contactless payment card you could unwittingly have money taken off both. Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754517/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:30:14 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754517/scat/415361b06433ee08 Thumbs up: Marco Randhawa A Twickenham pupil has been named the Chelsea FC Asian U10 Football Star of the year. Radnor House student and huge Chelsea fan Marco Randhawa was "over the moon" when he was presented with his award and Chelsea Asian Star shirt. The Chelsea FC Asian U10 Football Star is an annual event where hundreds of boys of Asian descent come to show off their ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754040/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:50:30 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754040/scat/415361b06433ee08 Cheryl Baker will take part in a live celebrity cook-off at Epsom Playhouse A live celebrity cook-off with Bucks Fizz legend Cheryl Baker will be staged at the Epsom Playhouse for the very first time. Celebrity Cook-Off Live will see two well-known television celebrity chefs and celebrities going head-to-head in a live competition to dish up the day's best dish. The playhouse is ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754041/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:50:28 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754041/scat/415361b06433ee08 Pirates are the theme for the Priory's summer fair A swashbuckling summer fair is coming to a Wimbledon primary school next month. Priory Co E primary school, in Queens Road, is holding its annual fundraising fair on June 22 with a theme of Pirates and Mermaids. Kerry Monks, from the Friends of Priory School fundraising team, said: "Our plan is to make this year's fair ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754042/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:50:27 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754042/scat/415361b06433ee08 A breathtaking gala evening is promised as acclaimed dance group BalletBoyz - now based in Kingston - stage their first show at the Rose Theatre. NAZIA DEWJI reports Internationally-acclaimed ballet dancers will swirl and pirouette across the Rose Theatre stage to mark a grand arrival to their new home next month. BalletBoyz will be putting on a breathtaking gala evening filled with ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754043/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:50:26 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754043/scat/415361b06433ee08 Veteran comedian Freddie 'Parrot Face' Davies joins variety show crowd at the Rose Veteran comedian Freddie 'Parrot Face' Davies will join a host of acts in reviving an old British tradition at the Rose Theatre. Variety show The Best of British will be serving up a smorgasbord of modern entertainment, including Davies and Miss Marple actor and 1960s TV icon Jess ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754044/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:50:25 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754044/scat/415361b06433ee08 Blues and jazz legend Georgie Fame will thrill the Rose Theatre tomorrow in a one-night-only gig. Fame, who had a series of No 1 hits in the 1960s, has collaborated with the biggest names in the business, including Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, and Muddy Waters. His first hit Yeh Yeh, with band the Blue Flames, knocked the Beatles off the No 1 perch in 1964. A pianist growing up, he ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754046/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:50:24 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754046/scat/415361b06433ee08 Geoff Thomas played for Crystal Palace and England Crystal Palace legend Geoff Thomas is taking to the saddle next month to raise money for charity. The former England and Crystal Palace midfielder will push himself to the limit as he sets off on a gruelling 450km cycle from London to Paris. Mr Thomas is raising funds for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research, a charity he has close ties ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754045/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:50:23 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754045/scat/415361b06433ee08 Alan Bennett's Talking Heads is coming to Sutton. The production, by Sutton Amateur Dramatic Club, was written in 1987 for BBC television. Talking Heads promises to provide an entertaining and poignant theatrical experience through a series of monologues. In A Chip in the Sugar, Graham reveals the relationship he has with his elderly and dependent mother. Susan shows ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754048/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:50:22 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754048/scat/415361b06433ee08 By Sam Christie KENT Police will continue to maintain extra patrols in the wake of the murder of soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich. Officers will continue to patrol "vulnerable locations" following the suspected terrorist attack on Wednesday afternoon. This afternoon an 85-year-old woman from Chatham was arrested after hurling abuse at Muslims outside Gillingham Mosque. ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754047/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:50:21 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214754047/scat/415361b06433ee08 An employee at a zoo in northern England died Friday hours after she entered a tiger enclosure and was attacked. The tiger at South Lakes Wild Animal Park near Dalton-in-Furness inflicted severe head and neck injuries on Sarah McClay, 24, the BBC reported. She was transported to Royal Preston Hospital. David Gill, the owner of the park, said he had no idea why McClay entered a tiger enclosure ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214753175/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:05:47 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214753175/scat/415361b06433ee08 Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, the mother-of-two hailed as a hero for confronting Woolwich attackers, thought: 'better me than a ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214750746/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:10:38 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214750746/scat/415361b06433ee08 Andy Brough, who manages Schroders' 1.4 billion mid-cap fund, is understood to have joined Nigel Farage's party after growing weary with the coalition and European attacks on the City. The outspoken 52-year-old has worked at Schroders since 1983 and is one of the industry's longest-serving figures. News of his support of UKIP will come as a timely boost for Farage after a group of ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214750711/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:11 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214750711/scat/415361b06433ee08 Bishop Brignoll: Giving People Confidence in the Word So As to Proclaim ItBy Ann SchneibleROME, April 29, 2013 (Zenit.org) - A conference aiming to promote a deeper understanding of sacred Scripture among the Catholic community in England and Wales concluded last week in Durham, England."The Word of the Lord" sponsored by the Bishops' Conference for England and Wales, focused ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214750893/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:40:46 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214750893/scat/415361b06433ee08 Police said Sarah McClay was attacked at the South Lakes Wild Animal Park, near Dalton in Furness. She was taken to Preston Royal Infirmary hospital where she was said to be in a "serious" condition.Cumbria Police said the animal was later securely locked in its enclosure and there had not been any risk to the public.The wildlife park closed early following the attack, as officials from ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214749938/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:48 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214749938/scat/415361b06433ee08 While various theories exist as to what that figure might represent or where it might have originated, barely anyone knew or cared about its history as they scribbled it on a desk or a wall. It was just a thing.A thing they'd seen other people draw, and now they were going to draw it, too. It was a cultural oddity that lasted decades, but eventually, slowly, it died out - in the same way we ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214749939/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:47 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214749939/scat/415361b06433ee08 My palms are pressed against Birmingham Central Library's rough exterior, but my mind is elsewhere - sifting through memories of kisses and fights. In a recurring dream, I'm the silent spectator watching a blonde-haired heroine wake up at spots around Birmingham where modernism was at its wildest - a grassy roundabout overlooked by tower blocks, underneath a flyover. Mostly that heroine ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214749940/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:47 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214749940/scat/415361b06433ee08 If you'd told me five years ago that this was where I'd be now I would have been absolutely astonished. I joined the party on 1 January 2006 as a New Year's resolution. I looked at the state of the world... and thought this is getting frighteningly bad, I should do something. So more or less on a whim I joined the Green ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214749942/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:46 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214749942/scat/415361b06433ee08 G4S, the controversial private security company which last week ousted its chief executive nearly a year after it failed to provide enough security guards for the London 2012 Olympics, is to run services providing counselling for victims of rape and sexual ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214749941/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:45 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214749941/scat/415361b06433ee08 The Government is under pressure to outlaw "zero hours" contracts in which workers are put on standby without a guaranteed minimum amount of work or ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214749943/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:42 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214749943/scat/415361b06433ee08 England Play was abandoned without a ball being bowled on the opening day of the second and final Test between England and New Zealand at Headingley due to persistent rain.The downpours left the outfield saturated on a chilly day.A better forecast is in prospect for the weekend with sunny spells and warmer temperatures.England won the first Test by 170 runs at ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214748981/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:50:31 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214748981/scat/415361b06433ee08 The full story of whether MI5 blundered by failing to act on suspicions about the suspected Woolwich killers - which is to be investigated by MPs and peers - will never be shared with the ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214748982/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:46:59 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214748982/scat/415361b06433ee08 universal credit programme as having fallen into "amber-red" status, a category designating a project in danger of failing.The revelation came as the government for the first time published the performance of its 170 most expensive and important projects, collectively worth over 350bn. Data has been exempted from only 21 projects in the review by the Major Projects Authority (MPA), ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214749195/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:38:08 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214749195/scat/415361b06433ee08 Secretary of state for health Jeremy Hunt called the 2004 move to relieve GPs of responsibility for out-of-hours care 'an historic mistake'. Photograph: Stefan ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214749196/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:38:04 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214749196/scat/415361b06433ee08 Oscar Pistorius was more than a national hero. His success came to symbolise South Africa's triumph over apartheid. Then he shot his girlfriend and left the nation's self-image in ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214748203/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:29:00 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214748203/scat/415361b06433ee08 the Oxford grooming trial .Bleak as it feels, perhaps some of this may be evidence of a long-overdue change in a moral climate which, as the Savile affair has revealed, was lethally complacent until all too recently. But it is also true that both technology and family breakdown have hugely increased the range of dangers girls and women face, and it is increasingly questionable whether either ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214748204/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:59 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214748204/scat/415361b06433ee08 With Munich matched against Dortmund in the Champions League final at Wembley tonight, today is a day to remind us once again that Germans are uncommonly good at football. But they have always been pretty decent at centre-left politics too. No centre-left political party ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214747836/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:46 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214747836/scat/415361b06433ee08 A fresh drive to prevent radicalisation of impressionable students on campus is being launched in which universities will be asked to draw up guidelines on how to handle preachers who have a track record of inciting hatred, at the end of a dramatic week that saw a soldier murdered in Woolwich in the first terror-related incident on mainland Britain since the 7 July 2005 bombings.Universities UK, ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214747064/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:37:26 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214747064/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fans who paid a minimum of 40 a ticket to watch the Test at Headingley were left without play for the second year in a row. Photograph: Owen ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214747480/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:37:18 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214747480/scat/415361b06433ee08 She has been described as the most misunderstood woman of the 20th century. For the ruling establishment of post-Edwardian Britain she was undoubtedly one of the most ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214746701/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:28:43 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214746701/scat/415361b06433ee08 Andy McSmith is a senior reporter at The Independent. He has vast experience in political journalism and has also appeared on documentaries for BBC Radio ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214746700/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:28:43 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214746700/scat/415361b06433ee08 While legislation to encourage fathers to take a bigger share in the care of very young children is being prepared, the youngest Tory minister in the relevant department is going to practise what the government preaches by taking two months' paternity ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214746443/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:28:42 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214746443/scat/415361b06433ee08 Two men have been arrested at Stansted today after a passenger plane heading to Manchester airport was diverted to Stansted by an RAF Typhoon jet following reports of threats on ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214746424/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:28:41 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214746424/scat/415361b06433ee08 London street witnessed a murder and was himself stabbed in a frenzied knife attack five years ago, the Guardian has learned.Michael Adebowale, who was pictured holding a blade minutes after the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich on Wednesday, had been caught up in an earlier fatal incident in January 2008 when he was 16.One person was murdered in the bloody episode, having been ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214746580/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:20:09 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214746580/scat/415361b06433ee08 Chris Grayling wants to strip 220m from the legal aid bill by denying defendants a choice of representation. Do we really want to put our legal system in the hands of the lowest ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214746479/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:59 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214746479/scat/415361b06433ee08 After three years of Tory-Lib Dem coalition, our economy remains in the doldrums, performing much worse than that of the US, where President Obama has achieved a deal of stimulus despite obstruction by Congress. We have a health service under increasing pressure and sliding with government encouragement into private hands; we have education being planned by the whim of a secretary of state whose ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214746625/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:58 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214746625/scat/415361b06433ee08 The British media company News Corp. announced Friday it will officially split its publishing and entertainment businesses June 28. The publishing firm will retain the name News Corp., the entertainment arm will be called 21st Century Fox, and both will be headed by current Chairman and Chief ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214746571/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:27 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214746571/scat/415361b06433ee08 U.S. teens underestimate the calories of their fast-food meals by about one-third but parents also underestimate fast-food meal calories, researchers say. Lead researcher Dr. Jason Block of the Harvard Medical School/Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute colleagues surveyed nearly 3,400 adults, teens and school-age children in 2010 and 2011 at 89 fast-food restaurants in four New England cities. ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214746453/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:19 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214746453/scat/415361b06433ee08 Stuart Lancaster says his England side 'have always had a licence to play running rugby' despite a dearth of Six Nations tries. Photograph: David ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214745448/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:26:24 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214745448/scat/415361b06433ee08 The extremist preacher who claims to have schooled one of the suspects in Lee Rigby's murder in Islam, has said he still had influence in Britain despite being exiled from the country eight years ago.Omar Bakri Mohammad led al-Muhajiroun, whose lectures and events were attended by Michael Olumide Adebolajo.Mohammad told the Guardian he "provides advice" for his protege, Anjem ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214745777/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:26:21 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214745777/scat/415361b06433ee08 When Aisha was evicted from her flat in East Ham, east London, on 15 April, she packed her belongings in a suitcase and went with her six-year-old daughter to the ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214746253/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:26:21 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214746253/scat/415361b06433ee08 When Jonathan Eddy wanted finance for his Basingstoke-based business, one of the traditional high street banks offered him a competitively priced loan - but then threw in fees that made it too expensive for him to proceed. Eddy, managing director of Asset Advantage, has a clear view why. "The traditional high street banks have forgotten how to lend," he ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214744996/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:26:07 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214744996/scat/415361b06433ee08 There are Tory heartlands and there is Shefford, a small town in the middle of Bedfordshire, in the middle of England, at the centre of one of the safest Conservative seats on the electoral map. "There's a saying around here," says a man outside Saint Michael and All Angels church (he did not want to be named). "If you painted a cockroach blue it would get elected in ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214745279/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:16:55 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214745279/scat/415361b06433ee08 Three men, including the two suspects shot by police at the scene of the murder of the soldier Lee Rigby, remained under arrest in connection with the ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214745452/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:16:52 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214745452/scat/415361b06433ee08 Suspected fuel thieves closed a 12-mile stretch of one of the country's busiest motorways today after police were called to reports of a "suspicious ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214745451/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:16:51 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214745451/scat/415361b06433ee08 In a converted pub on the Old Kent Road in south-east London afternoon, a few dozen Nigerian Muslims gathered for their usual Friday ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214746141/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:13:30 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214746141/scat/415361b06433ee08 English Football Association vice-chairman David Gill on Friday admitted his organisation are set to bid for the right to host the Euro 2020 final. PHOTO BY STEVE ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214745055/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:12:28 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214745055/scat/415361b06433ee08 London: A British Airways plane was forced to make an emergency landing at London's Heathrow airport on Friday with smoke billowing from one of its engines, causing heavy disruption to flights.The 75 passengers on board had to evacuate the plane by emergency slides while amateur footage shot from the ground showed black smoke spewing from the right engine shortly after takeoff.Heathrow was ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214745087/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:11:30 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214745087/scat/415361b06433ee08 Andrew Parker, the head of MI5, is due to submit a preliminary report to the investigation by the intelligence and security committee. Photograph: ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214745455/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:07:51 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214745455/scat/415361b06433ee08 Naxos . We are having a few days of half-term father/son bonding and reading Greek myths together. On this island, Dionysus wooed Ariadne away from Theseus, giving her the stars as a wedding crown. Felix has never been this far from home, and so much of the surrounding culture and geography is being experienced as new and extraordinary. Our friend Dimitrios explains to him the Greek alphabet. He ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214745045/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:07:46 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214745045/scat/415361b06433ee08 To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the African Union, we asked the singer Rokia Traor to share her thoughts on Pan-Africanism, the relationship between the continent and the west and her hopes for the future of her country, Mali. What is your vision for Africa over the next 50 ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214745334/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:07:37 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214745334/scat/415361b06433ee08 announcing today the new domain theguardian.com. The new URL will be a universal address, bringing together the US site (guardiannews.com), the UK version (guardian.co.uk), the mobile site (m.guardian.co.uk) and the forthcoming Australian edition. In a conversation earlier this week ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214745778/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:31 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214745778/scat/415361b06433ee08 A British government investigation into claims that Iraqi civilians were abused by British forces fell short of expectations, a court said. The British Defense Ministry established a panel to investigate claims that British forces mistreated Iraqi civilians. One of the claims involved the death of Baha Housa, 26, who died while in British military custody in 2003. British forces were accused of ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214745461/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:57:16 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214745461/scat/415361b06433ee08 LONDON ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214745433/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:39:05 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214745433/scat/415361b06433ee08 Dozens of police units were scrambled to Enfield Town this afternoon to prevent a mass end-of-term brawl between rival students. Enfield Police sent in riot vans and numerous patrol cars, as well as the force's helicopter, to deal with the gang of between 80 and 100 teenagers who gathered outside McDonald's, in Church Street. Scuffles broke out between police and the teenagers ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214744508/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:23:54 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214744508/scat/415361b06433ee08 A local paper reported that the belongings, mostly donated by sympathetic members of the community, were snatched by police from a group of homeless people as they sheltered in an abandoned pubic baths for the night.The nine people, including a man in his sixties, were seeking cover from a cold night in Redbridge and were left stunned when their worldly possessions disappeared into the back of a ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743811/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:14:53 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743811/scat/415361b06433ee08 "Marie", whose real name cannot be used, is now 12, but testified in court when she was just nine. She was the key witness in the trial of her father for child sex crimes - and one of three alleged victims who came forward.Recalling the way the defence barrister spoke to her, Marie said: "It was really scary. They said I was 'clearly lying'. Then they said: 'Is it ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743812/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:14:52 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743812/scat/415361b06433ee08 The two men were known to MI5 as being involved on the fringes of militant activities and had been seen in the company of more serious terror suspects. But, it is claimed, they were not suspected of planning anything major. Officials admit they were caught unawares; thus they could not intervene. If this account of events unravels, MI5 will face severe ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214744163/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:05:15 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214744163/scat/415361b06433ee08 Police said the member of staff was attacked at the South Lakes Wild Animal Park, near Dalton in Furness. She was taken to Preston Royal Infirmary hospital where she was said to be in a "serious" condition. Cumbria Police said the animal was later securely locked in its enclosure and there had not been any risk to the public.The wildlife park closed early following the attack, as ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214744164/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:05:14 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214744164/scat/415361b06433ee08 Bank Holiday travellers faced delays on one of Britain's busiest motorways today after police closed a stretch of the M6 while they investigate a "suspicious vehicle" at a service ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214744167/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:05:13 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214744167/scat/415361b06433ee08 Andrew Grice has been Political Editor of The Independent since 1998. He was previously Political Editor of The Sunday Times, where he worked for 10 years, and he has been a Westminster-based journalist since 1982. His column, Inside Politics, appears in The Independent each ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214744166/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:05:13 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214744166/scat/415361b06433ee08 The full story of whether MI5 blundered by failing to act on suspicions about the suspected Woolwich killers - which is to be investigated by MPs and peers - will never be shared with the ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214744168/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:05:12 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214744168/scat/415361b06433ee08 Mr Rigby's wife, Rebecca, and stepfather Ian Rigby spoke of their pride for him as they fought back tears and spoke on behalf of the 25-year-old's whole family, at a press conference at the Regimental HQ of his unit, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers at Bury in Greater Manchester.Mr Rigby said he first learnt about the incident from television, and recalled calling his step-son ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743979/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:05:11 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743979/scat/415361b06433ee08 ordination of women bishops by 2015, a widely supported reform it just missed passing last November after two decades of divisive debate. It said the new plan, outlined in a document signed by Archbishop ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214744832/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:03:25 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214744832/scat/415361b06433ee08 Darren Johnson, London Assembly member for Green party, said: 'We need to offer rough sleepers support and social housing, not persecution.' Photograph: Martin Argles for the ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743822/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:56:35 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743822/scat/415361b06433ee08 Russell Brand leaves Portcullis House, Westminster, after giving evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee looking into drugs policy in April 2012. Photograph: Rebecca ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743913/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:56:29 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743913/scat/415361b06433ee08 George Osborne addresses a press conference with IMF leaders on Wednesday. The IMF has suggested the government's austerity programme should be scaled back. Photograph: Carl Court/AFP/Getty ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214744046/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:56:25 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214744046/scat/415361b06433ee08 Mr Justice Tugendhat concluded the reasonable reader would understand Sally Bercow's tweet about Lord McAlpine, right, as insincere and ironical. Photograph: ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214744170/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:56:19 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214744170/scat/415361b06433ee08 At least three alleged suicide bombers died in coordinated attacks Friday on Afghanistan's capital city, officials say. Clashes between the attackers and Afghan security forces were still going on mid-afternoon in Kabul, Khaama Press reported. At least two Afghan security forces and two civilians were injured, said Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqi. Five suicide bombers had carried ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214744193/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:46:14 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214744193/scat/415361b06433ee08 By Bruce Thain Campaigners in favour of a school expansion say the proposals will be a benefit for children for years to come. Plans for the expansion of Vaughan Primary School, in The Gardens, West Harrow, are due to go in front of Harrow Borough Council's planning committee next month. The proposals include the construction of a new two-storey building, a remodelling of the ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743069/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:31 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743069/scat/415361b06433ee08 Ram Matta A shop owner was overwhelmed with emotion when Enfield's cash mob decided to splash their cash in his book store this week. Ram Matta could not believe his eyes when 20 people burst into his store, Sheels Books for Children in Lancaster Road, Enfield, as part of a borough-wide campaign to support independent traders. The cash mob encourages each of its members to spend ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743070/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:30 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743070/scat/415361b06433ee08 Anthony 'Diktion' Bayele There will be football and face painting in Mill Hill tomorrow in memory of a budding musician. Aspiring musician and keen footballer Anthony 'Diktion' Bayele, 22, who lived in Mill Hill and Finchley, died suddenly in November days before releasing his second EP. To celebrate what would have been Mr Bayele's 23rd birthday, his friends ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743071/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:29 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743071/scat/415361b06433ee08 , Reporter A 10-year-old boy has been injured in a car crash in Kingston. The accident happened on Fairfield South, when two cars collided at 3.30pm today. The boy was treated for minor head injuries and taken to Kingston Hospital as a ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743072/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:28 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743072/scat/415361b06433ee08 Mourners have been paying their respects to the soldier murdered in Woolwich by laying flowers outside a local Territorial Army base. Several bunches of flowers in memory of killed soldier Drummer Lee Rigby, who was attacked and killed in Woolwich on Wednesday, have been laid outside the Territorial Army base in Stonecot Hill and other mourners have been urged to do the same. The ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743074/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:25 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743074/scat/415361b06433ee08 Stars Joanna Lumley and Ringo Starr were full of praise for Enfield's gardeners at this year's Chelsea Flower Show. Seasoned professionals and novices from Capel Manor College and Gardens in Bullsmoor Lane, Enfield, have all walked away with a medal at the annual event. Capel Manor took the Silver Gilt Flora in the RHS Environment section, while garden design students won ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743075/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:24 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743075/scat/415361b06433ee08 Anthony Foster will stand trial at Croydon Crown Court A man accused of nine sex offences including forcing his dog to assault a woman, will stand trial in July. Anthony Foster of St James' Park, Croydon, pleaded not guilty to the offences which allegedly took place at a hairdressers between March 31 and May 1, last year. The 35-year-old who appeared at Croydon Crown Court, is ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743076/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:23 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743076/scat/415361b06433ee08 Chantelle Bacchus A university student has beaten 200 rivals to win a prize for her research project. Chantelle Bacchus, 21, from Chingford, won the British Conference of Undergraduate Research award for her poster at the conference in Plymouth last week. It described her project on the possibility of a people to choose its own government while working while working within ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743078/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:22 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743078/scat/415361b06433ee08 A DEPTFORD-based brain injury association held a Mad Hatters' tea party as part of Brain Injury Week. Clients and staff at Headway dressed up for the Alice in Wonderland-themed party as part of a campaign to raise awareness of brain injuries and promote cycle helmet usage. There was also baking, hat-making and decorating and games at the event in Crook Log Leisure Centre, in ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743077/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:21 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743077/scat/415361b06433ee08 Bath hooker Rob Webber will captain England in Sunday's non-cap international against the Barbarians at Twickenham. Gloucester-bound flanker Matt Kvesic and London Irish wing Marland Yarde will both make their first senior appearances in an England shirt. Wasps wing Christian Wade, voted the players' player of the season on Wednesday night, starts on the right wing and is the only ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214742665/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:07:45 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214742665/scat/415361b06433ee08 London Irish winger Marland Yarde has admitted he is "ecstatic" to get the chance to play for England so early in his career. Despite early season struggles for Irish, Yarde went on to impress by scoring seven tries as the Exiles responded to a relegation battle by finishing in 9th place.Part of a rapid backline this Sunday against the Barbarians alongside Christian Wade, Jonathan ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214742666/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:06:54 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214742666/scat/415361b06433ee08 Greenwich Islamic Centre, Woolwich: 'Not all extremist converts are radicalised by Islam, but by a previous lifestyle that lingers into their post-conversion life.' Photograph: Warren King / Rex ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743079/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:50 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743079/scat/415361b06433ee08 Alan Rusbridger: said the government should hold talks with the political parties, the newspaper industry and victims of press intrusion. Photograph: David Levene for the ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743419/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:41 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214743419/scat/415361b06433ee08 G4S , the controversial private security company, is to run services providing medical examinations and counselling for victims of rape and sexual assault in the West Midlands.The company has been awarded a three-year contract to take over two sexual assault referral centres (Sarcs) in Birmingham and Walsall. The national network of 33 centres across England which have developed over the past ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214742128/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:34 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214742128/scat/415361b06433ee08 LONDON: Air traffic in one of the world's busiest airports - Heathrow was completely thrown into chaos after a flight that took off for Oslo made a quick U-turn back following an engine fire. As many as 75 passengers had a close shave when a British Airways jet was forced to perform an emergency landing at Heathrow with smoke and flames pouring out from one of its engines. Eye-witnesses saw ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214742239/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:54:23 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214742239/scat/415361b06433ee08 Terri Judd is a reporter with The Independent, who writes regularly on defence issues, having repeatedly embedded with British troops in Iraq and ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214742108/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:56 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214742108/scat/415361b06433ee08 A drug hailed as a pioneering method of treating Alzheimer's has been discredited by scientists, after experts were unable to replicate its results this ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214742674/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:52 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214742674/scat/415361b06433ee08 Thames Valley Police said a bottle containing flammable liquid was set alight and thrown on to the roof of the Zainabia Islamic Centre, commonly known as the Granby Mosque, in Bletchley at about 11.30pm last night.The attack comes in the wake of the brutal murder of soldier Lee Rigby outside Woolwich Barracks in south-east London.Members of the mosque in Peverel Drive quickly extinguished the ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214742673/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:51 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214742673/scat/415361b06433ee08 Matthew Tvrdon, 32, was accused of deliberately targeting parents and young children with a white Iveco van in the Ely and Leckwith areas of Cardiff on October 19.As well as the manslaughter charge, which was on the grounds of diminished responsibility, the van driver admitted seven counts of attempted murder, and other lesser charges, but denied seven other counts of attempted murder.The Crown ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214742925/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:48:58 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214742925/scat/415361b06433ee08 A sex shop chain in Soho has won a major victory against license fees charged by Westminster City Council, in a landmark decision that the council believe could "open the flood gates for illegal ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214742322/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:48:57 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214742322/scat/415361b06433ee08 Football Association president Prince William speaks to Uefa representatives and predicts a Bayern Munich 2-0 win in the Champions League at Wembley on Saturday. Meanwhile, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund players look forward to the final, with Bayern especially keen to win after losing in the final twice in the last three ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214742677/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:43:22 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214742677/scat/415361b06433ee08 struggling with his student opponents in an Edinburgh street recently. They see Farage as a racist who should go back to England. Farage sees them as fascists who represent the ugly side of Scottish nationalism. On the one hand, the students' antagonism towards Farage might be highly specific, and no more characteristic of a general tendency than the football chant "Bobby Moore, ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214742515/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:43:21 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214742515/scat/415361b06433ee08 Croatia's president, right, with David Cameron during a visit to London. Ivo Josipovic says the UK has an important economy. Photograph: Alastair ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214742517/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:43:15 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214742517/scat/415361b06433ee08