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Johnson's deputy mayor resigns post

Deputy London Mayor Ray Lewis has resigned amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour and financial irregularities, he announced. Read

Prayer refusal pupils 'disciplined'

An education authority is investigating claims that two school pupils were punished for refusing to kneel down and pray to Allah during a religious education lesson. Read

Killed youth forced to drink petrol

A 17-year-old boy died after being tied to a tree, made to drink petrol and then set on fire, detectives have said. Read

PM 'bottled MPs' expense reforms'

David Cameron has accused Gordon Brown of "bottling" reforms to MPs' expenses amid bitter recriminations over the decision to keep the John Lewis List. Read

Stab victim pleaded for his mother

The latest teenage victim of London's knife crime crisis pleaded for his mother as he lay dying in the street. Read

Children's exam results delayed

Around 1.2 million children across England will be kept waiting for results to key school tests after administrative chaos delayed the marking of papers, it was announced. Read

Legal action threat on badger cull

Farmers have threatened legal action if the Government decides not to allow a cull of badgers to tackle tuberculosis in cattle. Read

Detention plans repulsive - Geldof

Bob Geldof has called the Government's plans for holding terror suspects for up to 42 days without charge as "constitutionally repulsive". Read

Theft link probed in murder case

The victims of a sadistic double murder might have died for the sake of two handheld games consoles, police have said. Read

Call to over-rule drug refusal

A judge has asked an NHS panel to reconsider its decision to refuse a powerful cancer drug to a woman who is the sole carer of her seriously ill husband. Read

New hospital ward for hurt soldiers

A new military hospital ward for injured soldiers is to be built, the Ministry of Defence has announced. Read

Double murder: Game consoles sought

Games consoles are believed to have been stolen from the bedsit where murdered students Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez were discovered, police said, strengthening the theory that the Frenchmen may have been the victims of a bungled burglary. Read

Latest teenage knife victim named

A 16-year-old boy who died after he was stabbed in the street in south London has been named by police as Shakilus Townsend. Read

Emmerdale actor Hornby dies aged 63

Clive Hornby - Emmerdale's flat cap-wearing Jack Sugden - died on Thursday night at the age of 63, it was announced. Read

Anger over badger cull decision

Farmers have reacted angrily to reports that the government will not authorise a badger cull in the fight to control bovine tuberculosis (TB). Read

Dedicated taskforce to target gangs

A dedicated 75-man taskforce to target gang members and their associates is to be created in the fight against knife crime. Read

Technical hitch delays Sats results

The results of Sats taken by children across England are to be delayed, Schools Secretary Ed Balls has announced. Read

Kinsella stab death: Three remanded

The family of teenager Ben Kinsella came face to face with the three youths accused of his murder. Read

Spy chief seriously ill in hospital

The Government's top intelligence adviser is seriously ill in hospital. Read

Boy, 16, dies after stab attack

A 16-year-old stabbed in a street attack has died of his injuries. Read

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