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Council calls for new regulator over Heathrow

6:00am Wednesday 10th March 2010

Wandsworth Council has called on the Government to set up a new regulator for the aviation industry to deal with concerns over the expansion of Heathrow.

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Ex-boyfriend 'could not remember' stabbing, court heard

6:10am Tuesday 9th March 2010

An obsessive loner who sent a Battersea escort girl photographs of his own slit wrists told the Old Bailey on Monday he could not remember stabbing her.

Teen cleared of murder

6:25pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

A Clapham teenager has been cleared of murdering a 16-year-old boy who allegedly had two dogs set upon him before he was stabbed to death in Larkhall Park, Stockwell.

MPs to debate threat to hospitals this afternoon

2:31pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

MPs will debate healthcare across the capital this afternoon as part of a Conservative-led motion on NHS London.

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Putney residents warned of killer on the run

9:05am Tuesday 9th March 2010

Police are urgently appealing for information after a killer with Putney connections escaped from a secure mental health clinic in Edmonton yesterday.

Clapham TV presenter in charity skydive

6:10am Tuesday 9th March 2010

Sky news presenter Caroline Feraday is performing a skydive alongside other celebrities to raise money for the Breakthrough Breast Cancer charity.

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Freediving world record holder to host yoga workshop

6:00am Tuesday 9th March 2010

Freediving expert Sara Campbell is hosting a yoga workshop in Wandsworth ahead of her bid to set a fifth World Record.

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Summer opening for Wandsworth museum

9:10am Tuesday 9th March 2010

The opening of a new Wandsworth Museum has moved a step closer following the signing of a 20 year lease on the building that will be the museum's new home.