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Published: 7 December 2006

'A NEGLECT OF DUTY'

Police criticised after death of suspect during arrest

Police in Camden have been warned they must improve the way they deal with drug suspects following the death of a man as he was arrested on a canal towpath.
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Ten-hour queue to join a kids' gym
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Chilli Peppers back walkway for the stars
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Sir Roger opens health centre at his old school
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Lib Dems win
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Race law victory in fight sparked by wife's death

Widower welcomes Hong Kong legislation as tribute to Hari

A SEVEN-year fight by a Hampstead-based journalist to introduce race laws in Hong Kong came to an end this week as the former British colony brought in new... > more

Mass protest over cuts programme - THE Town Hall has been warned it faces a fight to drive through one of the biggest cuts programmes Camden has ever seen. > more

Court challenge for £2bn KX plan - CAMPAIGNERS fighting to halt the giant redevelopment of the King’s Cross railway lands warned developers... > more

Conti PO protest - ACTOR Tom Conti (above) and television presenter Gail Porter have pledged to join campaigners fighting to re-open two post offices in... > more

Help our Hamper Fund - Everyone wants your money at Christmas. Whether you are straining every credit card to buy the gift to make your child’s face... > more

Jobs to go in effort to keep your council tax bill frozen - THE job loss count at the Town Hall is due to rise to at least 260 posts, finance chiefs have admitted. > more

Bell restoration - THE bells of St Anne’s in Highgate will be taken down from the tower today (Thursday) for their first major restoration in more than 160 years. > more

Parents brand cops as ‘irresponsible’ - PARENTS have branded the response by police who were called to a West Hampstead school last Friday as... > more

‘Shopping centre is killing street’ worry - BELEAGUERED traders in Bloomsbury have said claims that a multi-million redevelopment would reinvigorate business... > more

Actress Emma’s shops plea lights up village - ACTRESS Emma Thompson switched on the Christmas lights in Hampstead on Thursday – and pleaded with... > more

Christmas lights ‘a waste of cash’ - CHRISTMAS lights in Holborn are a waste of money and should never have been switched on, say ward councillors. > more

Justin and Dave’s Xmas show - THEY may not believe in Father Christmas but the youngsters at a West Hampstead school did believe in a thing called... > more

Youth centre’s 24-hour marathon raises a smile for bereaved family - YOUNGSTERS who stayed up all night in a bid to raise money for the family of a man... > more

Key worker ‘rabbit hutches’ green light - CONTROVERSIAL key worker homes – dubbed ‘rabbit hutches’ by critics and likened to ‘hotel rooms’ by experts... > more

Park café blunder - A CATALOGUE of errors in the Town Hall planning department led to a park café in London’s oldest square being replaced by an exclusive... > more

Starter for a bumper hamper appeal as pub quiz smashes record - A RECORD-breaking quiz night at the Oxford Arms pub in Camden Town has boosted... > more

After 15 years, stained-glass windows make it to St Mary’s - A WEST Hampstead priest is celebrating the arrival of five stained glass windows after they had been... > more

Readers tell libraries to fill shelf gaps - BOOK lovers are calling on the Town Hall to fill bare library shelves and widen the range of titles on offer. > more

Money makes the world go morally bankrupt - While I may bemoan the disappearance of the creativity I so value from London’s schools and the consequent... > more