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Four charged after burglary raids in West London

Four men have been charged with conspiracy to commit burglary after a series of early morning raids on Wednesday in west London.

Two further arrests have also been made, bringing the total to seven.

The following have been remanded in custody to appear at Hammersmith Magistrates' Court on Thursday.

Rory Mason,18, of Chesterton Road W10, Connor Murphy, 18, of Salters Road W10, Sam Whicker, 21, of North Pole Road W10 and Daniel Talbot, 22, of North Pole Road W10.

A fifth man, 19, was released on bail to a date in November, while two new arrests have been made. Both men, one 19 and one 222, remain in custody at a west London police station.

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Newspaper proprietor charged with sexual offences

Police have charged former newspaper proprietor Eddie Shah with several sex offences, including the rape of a teenage girl.

The 68-year-old was charged alongside a man and woman, both 52, at Hammersmith Police Station.

The charges, said to have happened on various dates in the 1990s, relate to the same alleged victim, who was then aged between 12 and 15 years.

CCTV image released for diplomat attack

The CCTV image of the man police are looking for. Credit: Metropolitan Police

Police want to trace this man following a robbery which left a British diplomat blinded in one eye. The picture was taken last Friday around the time of the attack in Hammersmith. The victim George Fergusson was punched in the face by a robber as he walked in a cemetery.

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