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Anti-war protest soldier to face military judge

18.11.09
Serving soldier faces up to 10 years in prison for speaking out against the war in Afghanistan is expected before a military judge to see if he will continue to be held in an Army jail while awaiting trial... more

Sterilised grandmother gives birth to ‘miracle’ baby

17.11.09
Grandmother gives birth to a 'miracle' baby despite being sterilised... more

Angry Phil Parkinson faces FA rap

02.11.09
Phil Parkinson is facing a Football Association charge after being sent to the stands during Charlton's 3-1 defeat at Carlisle... more

Andy Frampton pays a high price for sending off

12.10.09
Leyton Orient are keeping a close eye on goalkeeper Jamie Jones after he lost consciousness in their 1-0 defeat by Colchester... more

Six-day commuter rail strike set to be called off

16.09.09
Six days of rail strikes due to begin on Monday are expected to be called off as union poised to accept new pay deal... more

London's coolest crustacea bars

02.09.09
Go native and enjoy the best British shellfish now the new season is here.... more

Tributes to drowned composer

26.08.09
Tributes were paid to a young composer who died after falling into a river after a night out with friends... more

Norwich City fans cautioned after pitch invasion

10.08.09
Two Norwich fans who ran on to the Carrow Road pitch to confront manager Bryan Gunn during their humiliating 7-1 defeat against Colchester received cautions, police said... more

Fast rail link plan in case Tories get in

07.08.09
Plans for a high-speed railway from London to Birmingham via Heathrow are being drawn up on the basis that the Tories will block a third runway if they win the general election... more

Second rail strike brings more misery to the journey home

06.08.09
Rail commuters face a nightmare journey home again tonight after the start of a 48-hour strike closed down busy routes to and from Liverpool Street station... more

Now train strike hits holiday travellers

31.07.09
Thousands of rail commuters and holidaymakers faced another day of travel misery on the second half of a 48-hour strike by National Express East Anglia staff... more

Beckenham in talks with Teddy Sheringham

13.07.09
Former England international Teddy Sheringham is in talks with Beckenham Town, according to the Kent League outfit... more

Brown ‘has given up on by-election’

30.06.09
Gordon Brown was accused of “writing off” the Norwich North by-election today as it emerged that yet another Labour MP was quitting in the wake of the expenses scandal... more

Boys jailed for Facebook rape

01.05.09
A detective warned of the risks of social networking websites as two teenagers were jailed for raping a girl they had met online... more

Polly Scattergood is overly theatrical

16.04.09
Polly Scattergood may manage greater things as she matures, but her potential audience currently has so many better options. ... more

Kenny Jackett faces striker crisis after injury

01.04.09
Football: Millwall manager Kenny Jackett fears his side's promotion push will be derailed by an injury crisis to his strikers... more

Hard work's paying off for Zak Whitbread's hungry Lions

31.03.09
Football: Zak Whitbread believes Millwall are reaping the rewards of their brutal pre-season under boss Kenny Jackett... more

Robofish on a mission to clean up the Thames

19.03.09
Schools of robotic fish could be sent into the Thames to produce a 3D pollution map of the river... more

Up and down for Lockwood

10.02.09
Football: Matt Lockwood has revealed a double target this season - to be a relegation saviour with Barnet and a promotion hero for Colchester United... more

After the snow the deluge - flooding hits homes in the South

10.02.09
Severe storms continued to cause chaos across Britain with increased flood warnings around London... more

Brentford are planning to extend their Rhodes loan

02.02.09
Brentford manager Andy Scott wants to extend the loan of Jordan Rhodes after the Ipswich striker's hat-trick in the 3-1 win at Shrewsbury... more

Martin Ling sees red over Sean Thornton

29.12.08
Martin Ling threatened to read the riot act to Sean Thornton after he was sent off in Leyton Orient's 1-0 defeat by Colchester... more

Parents of murdered girl visit crime scene in New Zealand

06.11.08
The parents of a former Essex teenager who was killed in a seaside town in New Zealand have visited the site where their daughter was found dead... more

Neil Harris in reach of his Millwall goal

21.10.08
Football: Lions striker is feeling the pressure as he needs to score just four more times to beat Sheringham’s club record... more

Jubilant Tories: We're no longer nasty party

02.05.08
David Cameron has buried the Conservatives' "nasty party" image, a jubilant new Tory council leader claimed... more

Commuter who can't get a seat is fined for standing in luggage space near first class

29.04.08
A commuter who could not find a seat on her train but managed to squeeze into a tiny luggage space by a lavatory was fined because she was too close to first class... more

Return of the natives...

05.09.07
The oyster season is back so what type should you eat and where?... more

Play in need of a few prayers

20.06.07
A lack of direction blights A Small Miracle, a play which otherwise has plenty of material to fill a typical drama.... more

Go native for the finest oysters

14.03.07
A bad oyster is a very expensive, and potentially dangerous, mistake. For a sublime flavour, seek out the oyster sellers with pearls of wisdom, says Rose Prince.... more

Are Koopa the next Arctic Monkeys?

12.01.07
In a new column, David Smyth examines the potential impact of unsigned Koopa on the revamped chart plus gives the new Bryan Ferry a listen.... more

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