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  • Updates on 9 April

  1. Office manager begged terrorist not to stab herpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Isobel Rowbotham describes seeing Jack Merritt moments after he had been fatally wounded.

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  2. 'Racial profiling' Met PC broke black father's legpublished at 15:48 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Carl Abrahams was leaving a cemetery with his sons when he was stopped by PC Charlie Harrison.

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  3. 'Why is there no interpreter in PM's briefing room?'published at 14:03 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Labour MP Vicky Foxcroft asks Boris Johnson about the lack of a sign language interpreter in his briefing room.

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  4. Why was Line of Duty raised at PMQs?published at 13:57 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Keir Starmer says claims about lobbying show a "return of Tory sleaze" as he calls for MPs to clean up "sleaze and cronyism".

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  5. Woman charged with Sydenham teenager murderpublished at 13:07 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Nichola Leighton, 36, has been charged following the stabbing of 17-year-old Levi Ernest-Morrison.

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  6. Long queues form for surge testing in Londonpublished at 13:07 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Lambeth Council said it had increased capacity to ensure queues are manageable.

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  7. Final bridges light up for River Thames artworkpublished at 10:39 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Blackfriars, Waterloo, Golden Jubilee, Westminster and Lambeth bridges are all added to the artwork.

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  8. As it happened: Johnson defends inquiry at PMQspublished at 10:26 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    The PM was quizzed by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer over accusations of "Tory sleaze".

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  9. London's weather: Largely dry and sunnypublished at 08:44 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

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    Today, any patches of early morning mist or fog will lift to leave a mostly dry day with sunny spells.

    Some patchy cloud may develop later in the day, bringing the chance of the odd light shower.

    Maximum Temperature: 8C to 11C (46F to 52F)

  10. Seven things you might not know about Brick Lanepublished at 01:47 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    From corpses on horseback to a market selling lions - the varied history of London's Brick Lane.

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  11. Man carrying axe arrested in The Mallpublished at 21:43 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    The Met Police say no-one was injured in the incident and are appealing for information.

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  12. Rapper jailed for life for IS-inspired plotpublished at 18:57 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    Sahayb Abu will serve a minimum of 19 years after plotting to carry out a terror attack.

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  13. Family attacked by dog during Easter egg huntpublished at 16:48 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    A nine-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy were injured in Bushy Park, south London.

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  14. Italian man admits £26m celebrity raidspublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    A series of burglaries targeted the west London homes of multimillionaire celebrities.

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  15. Variant surge probably due to arrival from Africapublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    A "significant" number of confirmed and probable cases have been found in Lambeth and Wandsworth.

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  16. 'Things haven't changed that much since the riots'published at 14:19 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    Forty years after the Brixton riots young people tell us about their feelings towards police.

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  17. 'I quickly realised something bad had happened'published at 13:23 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    A witness describes how a victim of a terror attack lay injured at Fishmongers' Hall in London.

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  18. PM: vaccine won't stop spread on its ownpublished at 13:03 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    Lockdown measures more effective in reducing the disease than vaccines, says Boris Johnson.

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  19. PM: 'Carte blanche' for review of Cameron lobbyingpublished at 12:12 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    Maximum possible access for investigation into efforts to lobby ministers on behalf of Greensill Capital.

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  20. England 'buzzing' after first night out in 97 dayspublished at 10:00 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    As outdoor hospitality reopens, revellers find a "celebratory" atmosphere despite the cold weather.

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