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A stowaway cat that hitched a ride from Bangladesh to Heathrow in a suitcase full of mangos has found a new home in Basingstoke.

The cat – called Mango because she survived by eating the food on the trip over – was adopted by Sarah Lacey and Matt Bonner.

Mango was taken to Cats Protection's Ferndown Homing Centre in Wimborne after she was discovered, and a fundraising appeal helped pay for her care during her six months in quarantine.

Sarah said: "We were amazed when we learned how Mango came to be in the UK. She must have been so frightened – it’s a miracle she survived.

"We’re so happy to have been able to give Mango a loving home – she’s brought us so much joy."

Bob Dale
BBC Live reporter

Three men have been arrested in London, after a series of burglaries committed by bogus police officers in Dartford.

The thieves used a fake warrant card to talk their way into five different homes, before stealing items including jewellery and bank cards.

Three men, aged 18, 21 and 42, were arrested in Hackney in the early hours of this morning.

The stabbing of a teenager in Eltham means there have been 130 killings in the capital since 1 January.

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University of Greenwich researchers have discovered that plant walls across London are helping to absorb sound, as well as fighting pollution.

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David Walliams has been honoured with a special postbox for his work as a children's author on World Book Day.

The postbox is one of four decorated by Royal Mail in honour of some of Britain's most popular children's authors.

C.S. Lewis, Judith Kerr and Frances Hodgson Burnett have also been celebrated with specially-decorated postboxes, each adorned in quotes from some of their best-loved works, across the UK in locations significant to them.

Walliams's bright yellow postbox is outside London's Natural History Museum, which is featured in his book The Ice Monster.

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Princess Diana, suffragette Emily Davison and journalist Jill Dando were among 100 women suggested by Londoners to be given blue plaques in London.

Notting Hill Carnival organiser Claudia Jones, Grunwick strike heroine Jayaben Desai and the capital's first female elected councillor Reina Lawrence were also named following a campaign by the London Assembly members who urged Londoners to nominate 100 females who should be awarded plaques.

The campaign was launched after English Heritage, who run the blue plaque scheme, revealed only 14% of the capital's current plaques honour women.

Jennette Arnold OBE, deputy chair of the London Assembly, said the list of women were "awe inspiring" and the plaques were "an important way of recognising the contributions of those who lived in London."

Reacting to the list, Anna Eavis, secretary of the English Heritage Blue Plaques Panel, said there were some "great suggestions" which would be considered.

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A few further showers around this evening before they clear away with cloud becoming increasingly broken overnight. With winds easing, it will turn rather chilly.

Minimum temperature: 2 to 5°C (36 to 41°F).

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Abortion protests will be banned outside a south-west London clinic, a local council has decided.

Richmond councillors approved the order for sections of six streets near the British Pregnancy Advisory Service clinic in Rosslyn Road.

The ban prohibits protesters from trying to engage people attending the clinic in "any form of counselling or interaction" in relation to abortion.

A councillor said the order would protect patients' human rights.

The mass of metal and timber fell close to the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead during high winds.

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Theresa May is being warned that a "broken" system of support for troubled and excluded youngsters lies at the heart of a rise in knife crime.

Police commissioners and London's mayor have written to the PM saying pupils, both formally and informally excluded, are being "sucked into criminality".

The letter says cuts to school funds and youth services mean "interventions" for needy youngsters are not happening.

The government said permanent exclusions should be a "last resort".

Asma Mousgaoui always wanted to box, but she wasn't allowed when she was younger.

"It was quite tough for girls", she says.

"I found myself weaker... and I just wanted something to make me feel more confident," she adds.

Safari Kick Boxing was set up to give women a safe space to train as well as build strength, confidence and learn a new sport.

It's one of 11 women-only clubs to open across London and Milton Keynes.

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A 37-year-old man has died three days after he was found with serious stab injuries in Soho.

On Sunday just after 06:00 hours police were called to Romily Street and found the victim suffering with stab injuries.

He was taken to hospital with critical injuries and died last night.

A murder investigation has now begun led by Detective Chief Inspector Katherine Goodwin.

A 34-year-old man was charged on Monday with two counts of attempted murder, in relation to this incident along with another stabbing on the same day, of a teenager which occurred in University Street, WC1.

The charge for attempted murder willl be subject to a review by the Crown Prosecution Service.

A 41-year-old woman, who was arrested, remains released under investigation.

A murder investigation is launched after Laureline Garcia-Bertaux's body is found in a west London garden.

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Enough is enough? Not for musical icon Barbra Streisand, who will perform in London's Hyde Park this summer in her first UK concert date in six years.

The 76-year-old, known for such hits as Guilty, The Way We Were and Don't Rain On My Parade, will make her British Summer Time debut on 7 July.

The singer, whose Walls album came out last year, last performed in London at the O2 Arena in 2013.

Celine Dion and Robbie Williams will also perform in Hyde Park this summer.

London is following Chicago's lead in tackling violent crime like it is an infectious disease.

Detectives investigating a homophobic corrosive substance assault in Lambeth are appealing for two further victims to come forward.

Police were called to McDonalds on Brixton Road, at 04:00 on Saturday, 19 January following reports of an unknown substance being sprayed in the face of two men.

Officers attended and found two 22-year-old men who said they had been attacked at a bus stop.

The men reported they had been sprayed in the face with a noxious substance, believed to be pepper spray, by a man in a hate crime attack.

Detectives investigating the assault have identified that two other men may have been the victims of a similar assault in a nearby KFC 20 minutes earlier on the same night.

Det Con Amy Cross, said:“This was a completely unprovoked and targeted assault on at least two members of the public, with a possible further two victims not yet in contact with police.

“Both the attack and the homophobic motivation of this assault are abhorrent and I appeal to anyone with any information that could assist the investigation to come forward."

Jodie Chesney was stabbed while in a park with friends in Harold Hill on the outskirts of London last week.

Police believe David Martinez was attacked by someone he knew before he collapsed in a Leyton street.

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino says he is in "shock" after being given an "unfair" two-match touchline ban by the FA.