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A former Metropolitan Police officer has been jailed for 16 months after he admitted stealing money from a man who died after collapsing.

Proposals put forward by an offshore private developer for seven flats seen as ‘slums of the future’ by locals

A man with severe learning difficulties who was jailed for the murder of a shopkeeper in east London more than 30 years ago has said his ‘fight for justice is finally over’ after his conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal

People could be heard shouting ‘get out’ as a fire tore through a block of flats next to a primary school in Hackney this evening.

A wave of homicides across London has sparked fears about a spike in violent crime in the capital.