London Riots: Peckham 'Peace Wall' messages may be made into book

LONDONI contacted the organisers of the Peckham "Why I love Peckham" Peace Wall, Peckham Shed, as I was interested in writing a book with the messages after the London Riots and record them for historical purposes.  However, it looks that this may happen. I have just...

Riots hit Peckham

I am reporting from Peckham. My friend and I had a warning that something may happen as shopkeepers started closing and supermarkets, such as Morrisons, were barricaded. The owner of a internet cafe was very worried. Some newsagents kept open as long as possible. Much of...

Silly Hats To Be Made From Fake Fur

The silly hats worn by Buckingham palace guards are set to be made from fake fur instead of bear skin as they are at the moment. This is a major victory for animal rights groups that have been campaigning ...

Harry Potter actor, 18, is stabbed to death in brawl outside bar near London

An 18-year-old actor, who won a coveted role in the next Harry Potter film, was stabbed to death in a fight outside a bar on the outskirts of London in the early hours of Saturday morning."Rob Knox was a member of...

Fear and kebabs on the streets of London

"The home secretary, Jacqui Smith, found herself at the centre of a row over the government's record on crime yesterday after saying that she would not feel safe walking the streets of London late at night. The...

Why are our kids killing each other?

The following list of teenagers murdered this year in Britain that we are aware of. There will be many more who have just disappeared and many older people killed by teenagers and not shown in these...

'The General' gets ten years

"THE leader of a gang whose members killed Damilola Taylor was jailed for at least ten years yesterday. Marlon Grandison, the “commander-in-chief” of the feared Peckham Boys, was shopped by his OWN community. The 25-year-old general was caught with a massive arsenal after...

Gang Jailed Over Luxury Car Scam

"Members of an international gang who made £4.5m selling luxury cars stolen in violent attacks have been sentenced. Gang members sold more than 190 cars, some of which were stolen by associates at gunpoint others...

The truth about those iconic buildings: the roofs leak, they're dingy and too...

Winners of the prestigious Stirling prize for architecture, which will be announced tonight, have been lauded by architects but are often beset by faults and loathed by the people who use them, according to one of the government's design advisers.Last year the judges...

Brothers guilty of Damilola manslaughter

"Two teenage brothers have been found guilty of the manslaughter of Peckham schoolboy Damilola Taylor six years after his death. Danny Preddie, 18, and his 19-year-old brother Ricky were convicted by an Old Bailey jury after a day of deliberations. As the verdicts were read...

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