Passengers on a stranded train forced open the doors and walked along the tracks to escape after a man crawled beneath one of the carriages and refused to come out... more
Call me old-fashioned but "mixed-race bastard" and "half-breed mongrel" are racial insults I'm more accustomed to hearing spew from the lips of BNP chavs in Bermondsey than Yardies in Thornton Heath ... more
New powers to track the email, text message, phone and computer activity of every citizen are 'vital' for law enforcement, Britain's top prosecutor warns... more
Ministers vow to press ahead with new powers to retain the email, text message, computer and phone records of every citizen despite warnings that the safeguards against abuse are inadequate... more
The mother of stabbed schoolboy Shakilus Townsend told the Old Bailey how she rang her son on his mobile phone minutes before he was killed in a honeytrap... more
A criminal who used Google Earth to zoom in on historic buildings before stripping lead from their roofs has been jailed — weeks after being spared prison by magistrates... more
A double-decker bus carrying dozens of passengers smashed into a car and a shop as its driver fought off two teenage robbers who attacked him with knives as he drove along a busy south London street... more
A transport minister admitted that waiting for a train late at night in London in a poorly lit and unmanned stations can be a "frightening experience"... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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