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WANSTEAD: Mystery death of A Level student

8:00am Thursday 28th August 2008

THE family of a promising teenager have been left searching for answers after she apparently jumped in front of a train at Wanstead Underground station.

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WALTHAM FOREST: Murdered teen's family united in grief

7:00am Thursday 28th August 2008

A GRIEVING mum and dad have spoken of their heartache following the murder of their 18-year-old son, and insisted it was not a “black on black” gang killing.

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REDBRIDGE: Childminders given low marks

5:46pm Thursday 28th August 2008

THERE are fewer highly-rated childminders in Redbridge than anywhere else in outer London according to new figures.

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KELVEDON HATCH: Man in hospital after car crash

5:13pm Thursday 28th August 2008

A MAN has been taken to hospital following a three vehicle crash.

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LEYTONSTONE: Machete man sentenced

5:01pm Thursday 28th August 2008

A FATHER has been given a four-month jail term after seen with a machete outside a school.

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EPPING FOREST: Sharp rise in number of 999 calls

4:13pm Thursday 28th August 2008

THE number of people making unnecessary emergency calls to the local ambulance service has rocketed in the past five years.

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WALTHAM FOREST: Who is this mystery man?

2:54pm Thursday 28th August 2008

WHO is this half-naked revolutionary?

EPPING: Cash boost promise for charity

2:23pm Thursday 28th August 2008

BOOKMAKER William Hill is still waiting to see a birth certificate that proves fund-raising London Marathon runner Buster Martin really was 101 years old when he completed the race in April.

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TRAVEL: Bus strike set to affect services tomorrow

1:25pm Thursday 28th August 2008

BUS services across Redbridge and Waltham Forest are set to be affected tomorrow, after last-minute talks to avert a 24-hour strike broke down.

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EPPING FOREST: Jade's cancer story "could help saves lives"

1:13pm Thursday 28th August 2008

A CANCER charity says it hopes the publicity surrounding Big Brother celebrity Jade Goody's diagnosis with cervical cancer will increase awareness and help save lives.

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MP issues fuel poverty warning

Updated 2:32am Friday 29th August 2008

A group of backbench MPs is willing to take the Government "right to the line" to help those struggling to pay their fuel bills, former welfare minister Frank Field has warned.

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The screening of the handover is abandoned because of yet another murder! That will certainly echo all around the World and tell people - don't come to Waltham Forest you will not be safe - even in the Town Square where the incident took place (police cordoned area). − Redfox

Murder of 18-year-old CJ Hendricks »

I cannot believe somebody would suggest that the council should have just cleared the crime scene and continued with Olympic hand over. Im sure that he/she wouldn't want that to have been the caes if it was one of their family members who had been MURDERED. People need to see and recognise how we REALLY live in london! Its not about sporting events its about the pure evil that lives on our streets and in our neighbourhood. − rebecca-leyton

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