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Taxi driver guilty of raping two schoolgirls aged 12 and 13

Adam Ali, 43, from Greenwich, was arrested as part of one of the UK’s biggest child sex abuse probes

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Greenwich primary school set to close due to plummeting pupil numbers

Plans to close a primary school in Greenwich look set to be approved as pupil numbers plummet. Holy Family Catholic Primary School in Kidbrooke has been recommended for closure by council officers ahead of a formal decision next week.

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Ofsted downgrades ‘outstanding’ Greenwich school hit by run of teacher strikes

Teachers at St Ursula’s Convent school have walked out for 16 days over the past five months

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Brickbat: There's Something Fishy Going On

In London, England, the Greenwich council has ordered an award-winning fish and chips shop to remove a patriotic mural. The mural outside the Golden Chippy features an anthropomorphic fish holding a Union Jack flag and reaching into a bag of french fries (chips, as the Brits call them) and a…

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Greenwich Council wants the mural to be removed as it is in a conservation area

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Michael Gove 'directs' Sadiq Khan to partially review London Plan in bust-up over new homes for the city

The Cabinet minister announced £500,000 of specialist planning support to help the building of 7,200 more homes in Greenwich and Newham

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More weekday Uber Boat services could be coming to east London

Council officers said increased services would help support local schools in Woolwich and Greenwich

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Amount of cycle lanes in London has quadrupled since 2016, TfL announces

London’s cycle network has quadrupled in length since Sadiq Khan became mayor, Transport for London announced on Wednesday.

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Video captures pod of dolphins swimming in the Thames at Canary Wharf

Amazed Londoners have spotted the creatures by Canary Wharf and Greenwich

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Two jailed for Greenwich double murder after fatally knifing fellow attacker in ambush on victim

Pair accidentally knifed to death fellow gang member in fatal attack on 16 year-old

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Five men arrested after hundreds of stolen mobile phones found in south London police raid

The raid comes after thefts across Lewisham, Greenwich and Southwark

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Kennedy cousin whose murder conviction was overturned sues former cop, Connecticut town

Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel is suing a police investigator and the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, more than five years after his murder conviction was overturned

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CCTV appeal after two young people stabbed on DLR between Greenwich and Cutty Sark

Detectives release image of man they want to speak to in connection with attempted murder

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Youth left fighting for life in hospital after double stabbing on DLR train

Two youths were stabbed after a fight on a train travelling between between Greenwich and Cutty Sark stations

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Man with facial injuries found dead at park in Greenwich

A man was found dead with facial injuries, Met Police said

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Library staff in Greenwich to strike in row over pay

Strikes will lead to widespread closures of libraries in the new year

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Wild beasts and Charles II: amateur army digs for history in British parks and gardens

Volunteers wielding trowels in Greenwich are among many exploring sites as community digs boom across the UK

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Robert Myers obituary

Other lives: Structural engineer who worked on projects at Oxford and Cambridge colleges and the Royal Observatory in Greenwich

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Man, 30, jailed after toddler injured in XL Bully attack in Greenwich

The dog reportedly 'latched onto' the 20-month-old's leg, leaving him needing surgery

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Woman fighting for life after being hit by lorry in Greenwich

Pedestrian suffered chest, head and leg injuries in horror incident

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Greenwich Islamic Centre: Mosque leader accused of hateful sermon over Israel-Hamas conflict

Imam accused by MP and council of hate remarks in Gaza sermon

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Man who raped teenager after hitting him with baseball bat in Greenwich jailed

Kieran Johnson raped, attacked and robbed his victim at a Greenwich address

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South London dance organisation to close after funding ends

Soon-to-be redundant staff at Greenwich Dance are 'grieving', the CEO said

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Greenwich festival headlined by Tom Jones was ‘too noisy’, complains music conservatoire

Conservatoire based at Old Royal Naval College says noise from star’s gig breached limits

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Blackwall Tunnel closure: When is it closing and what are the alternative routes?

Motorists can expect to pay more than £10 a day in tolls

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