Mother gives birth in hotel bathroom after being turned away from London hospital

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A woman was forced to give birth to her son in a London hotel bathroom after they were turned away from a leading hospital 100 yards away. George Reggie Eades was delivered by his father only four hours after his parents were told by a midwife that his mother “wasn’t in full labour”. Michelle Booth […]

Woman heard screaming as 999 operator told her to stay in burning flat

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A woman who was trapped in a tower block fire was told by a 999 operator to stay in her flat despite her screaming when the burning ceiling fell in, an inquest was told today. Catherine Hickman died in July 2009 along with two women and three children at the blaze in Camberwell, south London. […]

Police hunt man who raped woman in Warwick Gardens

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A woman was raped as she walked home from a railway station, police said today. On Wednesday the 24-year-old was walking in Warwick Gardens, Peckham at around 10:35pm when she was grabbed by an unknown man. He put his arm around her shoulder and after she screamed, he grabbed her by the throat and forced […]

Woman Charged After Poisoning Toddler

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  A woman has been charged after a boy fell dangerously ill after drinking from a bottle containing bleach. The 11-month-old drank from the bottle in a McDonald’s on Eltham High Street in south-east London. Samantha Cherry, 18, told the Sun she had gone with her son Jonjo and mum Mandy, 47, to the fast-food restaurant […]

Young mother killed after ‘New Year resolution not to hit her’

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A man killed his girlfriend at her family home in Hackney, east London after promising never to hurt her again, a court heard. Within hours of making his New Year resolution never to harm her, Myles Williams, 19, allegedly broke into his girlfriend’s house and attacked her and her brother and sister. Kirsty Treloar, 20, […]

The ‘racist rant’ woman on London tube ‘brought Britain to shame’, Judge says

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A drunken woman was filmed by passengers while she ranted racial abuse on a London tram. On Tuesday, a judge commented on the video and said Jacqueline Woodhouse, 42, “had brought Britain to shame.” She has been jailed for 21 weeks. It was discovered that in November, she had also been heard by fellow commuters, shouting […]

London Marathon Death: Claire Squires named as runner who died near finishing line

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The London Marathon runner who collapsed and died at the end of yesterday’s race has been named online as Claire Squires. The 30-year-old hairdresser, who according to the London Evening Standard, was from from North Kilworth Leicestershire, fell to the ground as she made her way along Birdcage Walk, near St James’ Park, on the final […]

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