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Woman killed by stranger a kind soul, friends say
Zara Aleena, who was killed in east London on Sunday, "lit up the whole room".
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Woman killed by stranger a kind soul, friends say
Zara Aleena, who was killed in east London on Sunday, "lit up the whole room".

Metropolitan Police put into special measures
The force has been hit by a number of scandals in recent years including the murder of Sarah Everard.

Thames rescuer died in act of bravery, inquest told
Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole leapt into the River Thames to try to rescue a woman.

Chris Martin performs couple's wedding song in pub
He went straight to the piano when the couple said their first dance would be to a Coldplay song.

Killed PC ‘would be proud’ of sentence law change
Lissie Harper campaigned for a change in the law after her police officer husband was killed in 2019.

Homes evacuated after house partially collapses
Scaffolding poles also fell on to a car in the street, the fire service says.

Marriage proposal fail as ring bounces into lake
A perfectly planned romantic proposal goes awry when the ring bounces into a lake.
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Woman killed by stranger a kind soul, friends say
Zara Aleena, who was killed in east London on Sunday, "lit up the whole room".

Metropolitan Police put into special measures
The force has been hit by a number of scandals in recent years including the murder of Sarah Everard.

Thames rescuer died in act of bravery, inquest told
Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole leapt into the River Thames to try to rescue a woman.

Chris Martin performs couple's wedding song in pub
He went straight to the piano when the couple said their first dance would be to a Coldplay song.

Killed PC ‘would be proud’ of sentence law change
Lissie Harper campaigned for a change in the law after her police officer husband was killed in 2019.

Homes evacuated after house partially collapses
Scaffolding poles also fell on to a car in the street, the fire service says.

Marriage proposal fail as ring bounces into lake
A perfectly planned romantic proposal goes awry when the ring bounces into a lake.

Metropolitan Police put into special measures
The force has been hit by a number of scandals in recent years including the murder of Sarah Everard.

Thames rescuer died in act of bravery, inquest told
Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole leapt into the River Thames to try to rescue a woman.

Chris Martin performs couple's wedding song in pub
He went straight to the piano when the couple said their first dance would be to a Coldplay song.
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