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Andrew Jaipaul

Andrew Jaipaul murder trial: frightened witnesses saw him die in front of them

Frightened witnesses saw a tragic victim of gang warfare die from knife wounds in front of them, the Old Bailey heard today.

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Iberia House, where Joyce Evans lived with Colin Ballinger

Hornsey Rise gran who smothered her former partner with a spurs bag escapes jail term.

A gran who smothered her terminally-ill former partner with a Tottenham Hotspur plastic bag escaped a jail term yesterday.

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Andrew Jaipaul

Andrew Jaipaul murder trial: neighbours tried to stem the blood as he lay dying

Good samaritan neighbours tried to save a young man’s life as he lay dying from dozens of stab wounds near a children’s play area, a court heard.

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Miguel Boris Koseleff Rios has been ordered to pay a fine.

Islington immigration scammer ordered to pay thousands in fines by judge

A Peruvian national who ran a number of Islington-based immigration advice firms has been found guilty of scamming foreigners while offering illegal help.

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Bryan Hart

Finsbury Park Samsung Galaxy knifepoint phone robbers jailed

A man who brandished a six-inch blade as he robbed a man of his Samsung Galaxy phone in Queen’s Drive, Finsbury Park, and his partner in crime, have been jailed for robbery.

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Andrew Jaipaul

Andrew Jaipaul murder trial: brutal stabbing result of Islington gang warfare

An innocent painter and decorator was brutally stabbed to death in a revenge attack by a mob who shouted their gang name as they ran from his body, the Old Bailey heard today.

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Stolen car used in Holloway smash and grab raid

A stolen car crashed through a jewellers shop window in a smash and grab raid at about 2am this morning.

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Andrew Jaipaul

Seven men and one boy stand trial for murder of Andrew Jaipaul

The murder trial of seven men and one boy accused of killing Andrew Jaipaul began yesterday.

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Five men have admitted attacking Lee Simmons

Men from Wembley, Neasden and Harrow admit carrying out Islington attack

Lee Simmons was beaten up by all five outside the Aquarium Nightclub

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Chris Huhne and Carina Trimingham arrive back at his Clerkenwell home today after he was released from prison. PictureL Humphrey Nemar/PA Wire

Chris Huhne: ‘Prison was a humbling experience’

Disgraced former MP Chris Huhne today said that prison had been a “humbling and sobering experience”.

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Flowers alongside tributes were left at the crash scene by friends

Islington teen crash victim was riding stolen moped

The Islington teenager killed when a car ploughed into him just minutes from his home was riding a stolen moped, it emerged today.

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A teenager from Havering has been charged with the murder of Highbury bus stabbing victim Derek Boateng

Highbury stabbing victim’s parents speak of agony over burial delay

The family of knifed schoolboy Derek Boateng have spoken of their agony at not being able to bury their only son because of a row over how many times he was stabbed.

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Scene of the blaze last night

Fire that destroyed Finsbury playground may be arson, say police

A fire that ravaged a popular children’s playground last night may have been started deliberately, police say.

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Scene of the blaze last night

Well-known Finsbury playground destroyed by fire

A popular children’s playground was razed to the ground in a fire last night.

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Ray and Kath Wardley next to one of the new signs

Confusion as council spells Barnsbury street backwards on sign

»Baffled residents were left scratching their heads after the council put up new street signs spelling the road name backwards.

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The incident happened in the early hours of this morning

Teen dies after Islington moped collision

A driver has been arrested after a fatal collision with two mopeds in Islington last night, police have said.

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A hard hitting domestic violence campaign launched by Islington Council

Islington domestic violence surge fuels overall crime rise

Soaring domestic violence is fuelling an overall rise in crime after new figures emerged showing in-the-home offences have increased nearly 25 per cent.

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Tom Hiddleston is to play Coriolanus. File picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Tom Hiddleston to take lead role in Donmar Warehouse’s production of Coriolanus

Avengers Assemble actor Thom Hiddleston and Doctor Who writer Mark Gatiss are to star in a West End production of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus.

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