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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Westminster top for high growth firms in UK
Westminster had the most high growth firms (HGF) active between 2009 and 2011, a study of all local authorities in the UK found.
HGFs are companies that have a starting base of at least 10 employees that grew annually by a minimum of 20% across the three-year period.
- Westminster had 589 HGFs
- Camden had 284 HGFs
- Barnet had 161 HGFs
Woman dies after collision with black cab
A woman has died following a collision on Westminster Bridge yesterday.
Police were called to reports of an accident involving a pedestrian and a black cab on the bridge just before 2am.
The 28-year-old woman, a Russian national, was taken to a south London hospital where she later died.
Next of kin are aware of the incident but formal identification and a post-mortem examination are yet to be scheduled.
The cab driver stopped at the scene and was not arrested.
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New movie filmed inside House of Commons
Filming has begun in the House of Commons for the new movie Suffragette. The film directed by Sarah Gavron stars Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson, Anne-Marie Duff and Meryl Streep. It follows the story of one woman's fight for the right to vote.
It's the first commercial filming that's been done at the House and it will serve as a pilot for any future filming proposals.
£80,000 Range Rover gets wedged after skidding off road
The luxury car left the road and smashed through metal railings before becoming stuck at the bottom of a 14-foot drop in central London.
Read the full storyDramatic CCTV footage of attempted smash and grab
Dramatic CCTV footage has been released of the moment armed robbers tried to smash their way into a jewellery shop using a moped, a sledgehammer and an axe. The attempted raid took place in New Bond Street on Monday and left the security guard with potentially life-threatening injuries.
Read more: Security guard 'life-changing injuries' after Bond Street raid
Security guard 'life-changing injuries' after raid
Armed robbers tried to smash their way into a jewellery shop using a moped, a sledgehammer and an axe.
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Haringey is London's best performer
Rightmove is also seeing evidence that house price growth in London is no longer being driven by the wealthy "prime central" boroughs.
London's worst-performing borough in March was named as Kensington and Chelsea, where asking prices had dropped by 2.4% on the previous month.
But the average price tag for a home in the borough was still £2.1 million.
The English capital's best-performing borough was found to be Haringey, where prices had surged by 9.5% month-on-month to reach £597,634 typically.
Westminster and Camden, where average asking prices were above £1 million, were also among Rightmove's worst-performing areas in London in March, while Barnet and Hounslow, where prices were around £600,000-plus, were among the best.
Teenager who threatened to Taser a baby is jailed
A teenager who threatened to Taser a baby during a burglary in West London has been jailed for six years. 19-year-old Andre Shoy-Stone was part of a gang that broke into a woman's flat in Little Venice in September. She was asleep at the time.
Andre Shoy-Stone grabbed the woman's seven-month-old baby and demanded to be told the address of someone she knew. When she said she didn't know, her daughter was threatened with a Taser.
Detective Constable Nick Howard said: "This was a horrifying incident - there can be nothing more terrifying for a mother than her child being threatened in that way.
"Shoy-Stone was part of the group who ransacked the property but, despite extensive enquiries, other suspects remain outstanding and we would urge anyone with information to come forward."
Axe-wielding robber wrestled to the ground by passer-by
The gang arrived on motorbikes at a jewellers on Victoria Street just before 1pm today, armed with hammers and axes.
Read the full story'Exciting new production' to replace We Will Rock You
The Dominion Theatre's General Manager David Pearson said it had been a privilege to have hosted We Will Rock You for the past 12 years, adding:
"To have the show rocking the Dominion and seeing a standing ovation night after night has been quite amazing.
"We wish the show every success for the future, as we now prepare to accelerate our restoration and refurbishment programme ready to welcome an exciting new production in 2015."
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