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A 15-year-old boy was able to walk into a shop and buy a metre-long Samurai sword, it emerged today (Weds). Thankfully the teenager did not purchase the sword with sinister motives in mind, but was taking part in an undercover operation by police aimed at... » MORE
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THE manager of a classical music venue in Highgate has been cleared of assaulting a disabled pensioner during a recital of Beethoven piano sonatas. The ruling is a welcome reprieve for the Red Hedgehog in Archway Road, which hosts performances by world-re... » MORE
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SPURS
DIMITAR Berbatov this week pleaded with Tottenham to be allowed to follow his dream , writes Patrick Mooney. The Bulgarian striker, linked with a move to Manchester United for much of the summer, cut a forlorn figure on the substitutes bench on Saturday... » MORE
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ARSENAL
BY JEM MAIDMENT Title expectations may be as low as they have ever been during Arsene Wenger s 12 years, but after last Saturday s underwhelming 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion, the manager remains as bullish as ever. His young side, he continues to dru... » MORE
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CRICKET
It is great for Middlesex as a club to be involved in a finals day – the first for 11 years – and there is a quiet confidence among the players. There is also a big buzz about the place and it will be good to be back in the spotlight. One win will see us... » MORE
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BOXING
MARTIN Power failed in his ambition to secure a Lonsdale belt as he crashed to defeat against reigning British bantamweight champ Ian Napa at Newham Leisure Centre last weekend. In a rematch of their 2005 clash, the two fighters went toe-to-toe for... » MORE
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FEATURES
Welsh songstress Katherine Jenkins leaves Ed Thomas mesmerised as he manages to track her down before she performs at the Last Night of the Kenwood Proms TWO months of world-class music on Hampstead Heath are coming to an end on Saturday in the shape... » MORE
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THEATREFed up with the high prices north of the border, the two women running the Etcetera Theatre decided they could do just as well in their own manor, writes Katie Masters Edinburgh isn t the only British city to boast a Fringe Festival – London s in on the... » MORE
ARTABSTRACT artwork from a leading artist has gone on display at Hornsey Library gallery. Philip Diggle, who lives in Haringey, has exhibited in the Rockefeller Centre and Chase Manhattan HQ in New York, as well as other galleries and private collections aro... » MORE
FOOD & DRINKBY VICTORIA PREVER We re all guilty of taking things for granted. One minute a place is all the rage then fashions change and then today s hot news is yesterday s chip paper. Few restaurants survive more than one circuit of the merry-go-round. When I was a child, my parent... » MORE
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Post Office Ltd is consulting on the proposed closure of 171 branches around London, including offices in England’s Lane, Highgate High Street, South End Green, Golders Green and Alexandra Palace.
The firm claims the branches are underused and people can go to other nearby post offices.
Campaigners disagree, saying the closures will leave many without a vital service.
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A LIVE DVD FILM OF THEIR 30th ANNIVERSARY GIGS AT BRIXTON ACADEMY There ll Always Be An England is directed by Julien Temple and includes The Sex Pistols breathtaking live performance at Brixton Academy last year. The performance celebrated 30 years... » MORE
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A MAN has pleaded guilty to stealing a bicycle from outside a bakery in Crouch End. Seth White, 30 and unemployed of Birkbeck Road, Hornsey, stole an unlocked bike from outside Gregg s bakery on July 23. He admitted the crime at Enfield Magistrates Cour... » MORE
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