Education Secretary urged to scrap London free school
Surrey Heath MP Michael Gove, who lost his job in today's reshuffle, was the architect of the controversial free school policy.
Defence Minister breaks up a fight in a Westminster cafe
Anna Soubry has proved she is not just prepared for political battles after breaking up a brawl in Pret A Manger.
'Loud thud' as Queen's page boy faints at Westminster
A loud thud could be heard in the House of Lords as the child fainted at around eight minutes and 53 seconds into the Queen's Speech.
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Education Secretary urged to scrap London free school
by Simon Harris: Political Correspondent
Surrey Heath MP Michael Gove, who lost his job in today's reshuffle, was the architect of the controversial free school policy.
Read the full storyWoman missing from Westminster hospital
A woman has disappeared from a hospital in Westminster.
Samantha Smith-Clark was last seen leaving St Mary's Hospital on Thursday.
The 30-year-old is described as wearing a black bomber-style jacket with red detail, pink T-shirt, light blue denim jeans and flat black shoes.
Police are appealing for anyone who may have seen her to contact them.
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Defence Minister breaks up a fight in a Westminster cafe
Anna Soubry has proved she is not just prepared for political battles after breaking up a brawl in Pret A Manger.
Read the full story'Loud thud' as Queen's page boy faints at Westminster
A loud thud could be heard in the House of Lords as the child fainted at around eight minutes and 53 seconds into the Queen's Speech.
Read the full storyPage boy faints during the Queen's Speech
One of the little page boys just fainted #QueensSpeech
How will just three pages carry the Queen's robe? About to find out #QueensSpeech
One of the page boys has grabbed the back of the robe. Well improvised #QueensSpeech
A House of Lords spokesman refused to identify which of the boys had fainted. The spokesman said: "We can confirm one of the page boys did faint slightly but he is now fine. He is with his family and there is no problem."
Giant octopus brings part of London to a standstill
If you thought you'd heard every excuse for delays during London's rush hour, then think again.
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Lorry carrying an octopus breaks down at Oxford Circus
A lorry carrying an octopus has broken down at Oxford Circus. Transport for London is advising all drivers to approach with care while they try and remove the sculpture.
A lorry carrying an octopus has broken down at Oxford Circus. Approach with care. http://t.co/GpQQEEoZi8
Isn't this all a bit Watchmen? Bodes badly. RT @themediatweets @bbcdomc Giant octopus brings chaos to Oxford Circus http://t.co/qp4bcaJjok
Am loving the fact that Central London roads are at a standstill due to a giant octopus on Oxford circus http://t.co/4bct1Xodop
Dogs sniff out thousands of illegal cigarettes
Westminster City Council’s Trading Standards team have seized almost 5,500 cigarettes after joining forces with HM Revenue and Customs investigators to inspect shops allegedly selling illegal tobacco. Their secret weapons? Two spaniels called Bradley and Buster.
The teams visited 3 different shops in Westminster last week. A 5-year-old Springer Spaniel, Bradley, and a 15-month-old Cocker Spaniel, Buster, sniffed out cigarettes that ‘raised questions’ at all the shops.
Some of the cigarettes didn’t have the correct health warnings on them. Others had been bought abroad and hadn’t had the right duty paid on them.
Student passes out as hugger mugger grabs £5,000 watch
The student found an arm across his throat which was squeezed so tight, he fell unconscious.
Read the full storyCar ends up parked on top of row of motorbikes
When it comes to parking in central London, finding a space can be more than a little frustrating at times. And it seems that was particularly the case in Harley Street today.
A Citroen people carrier ended up flattening a row of motorbikes. The driver is being treated for minor injuries.
An investigation is underway to find out what happened.
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