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Honeymooner swept to death on Laos river ride

21.09.09

Pub landlord who drowned after being swept away by a swollen river during his honeymoon in Laos was 'smiling and waving' at his wife moments before... more

WORLD: Jailed pregnant Briton Samantha Orobator returns to UK

07.08.09

Pregnant British woman jailed in Laos for trafficking heroin arrives back in the UK... more

WORLD: Pregnant Londoner jailed in Laos for smuggling heroin flying back to UK

06.08.09

Pregnant British woman jailed in Laos for trafficking heroin is on her way back to the UK... more

Pregnant girl may serve her drug sentence back in UK

28.07.09

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Anne Keothavong - the ace up Hackney�s sleeve

23.06.09

Anne Keothavong hopes her path from the parks of Hackney to Wimbledon�s show courts can inspire inner city youngsters to pursue their sporting dreams... more

Mayor must sharpen up his recruitment act

23.06.09

There is no doubt that Ian Clement, the deputy mayor who quit yesterday over discrepancies in his expenses, had to go. Dishonesty is indefensible... more

Pregnant London heroin smuggler jailed for life in Laos

03.06.09

A pregnant London woman was sentenced to life in prison for smuggling heroin by a court in Laos... more

Londoner 'got pregnant to avoid death penalty'

02.06.09

A British woman accused of drug smuggling in Laos told authorities she became pregnant in prison to avoid the death penalty, a Lao government-run newspaper reported... more

WORLD: Prisoners quizzed over pregnancy of British woman held in Laos jail

22.05.09

Inmates at notorious Laos jail quizzed over relationship with pregnant British woman accused of drug smuggling as it emerges that fellow Brit could be the father... more

Lawyers �barred� from visiting mother-to-be facing death over drugs

05.05.09

The trial of a British woman on drug trafficking charges in Laos was postponed after claims she was denied access to a human rights lawyer sent to prepare her defence... more

Bug's life at an end for rising star Keothavong

05.02.09

Britain's number one women's tennis player Anne Keothavong no longer has to share a room with cockroaches now she's on the verge of elite top 50... more

The Prince of Wales does Highgate proud

13.01.09

The Prince of Wales is a cosy pub with a legendary quiz night that is often overlooked.... more

Tube bosses are giving us nothing but hot air

26.06.08

On the side of a building near Euston station is an artwork of a giant electric fan. On a hot day your brain can be tricked into expecting a waft of cool air - a clever optical illusion... more

I'm not scared says Hackney girl up against Venus

25.06.08

The London tennis player who will meet four-time champion Venus Williams on Wimbledon's Centre Court said today the match holds no fear for her... more

A triumph for American spirit

22.11.07

Werner Herzog's first Hollywood film, Rescue Dawn, tells the extraordinary story of a US pilot who escaped the Viet Cong.... more

Terracotta Army triumph

14.09.07

The British Museum's much trumped exhibition might be small but it's beautifully formed and more than lives up to the hype.... more

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