5 h. ago Ice cream vans could be banned near Greenwich Park after council row

Plans to prohibit ice cream vans from trading on a street next to Greenwich Park are one step closer to fruition in the latest chapter of a drawn-out saga that has already cost the taxpayer thousands.

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7 d. ago Drug trafficker jailed for smuggling £22.8m cocaine in dry ice for 'London hospital'

Bart Verschueren, 40, was sentenced on Thursday at Canterbury Crown Court

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7 d. ago Drug smuggler said he was bringing dry ice in for London hospital... but inside lorry was 285kg of cocaine with a street value of £22.8MILLION

Bart Verschueren, 40, was the man behind at least one drug operation which aimed to smuggle in 285kg of cocaine into the country.

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7 d. ago Dry spell brings sharp increase in London wildfires, says LFB

Dry spell brings sharp increase in London wildfires, says LFB  BBC

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7 d. ago Drug smuggler hid cocaine worth £22.8m under dry ice he claimed was for London hospital

Bart Verschueren has been jailed for 18 years for the smuggling plot

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2 w. ago Woman, 88, rushed to hospital in serious condition after horror crash with lorry

A man has been arrested on suspicion of driving whilst unfit

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2 w. ago Boston truck crash: Rental vehicle mounts sidewalk and takes out multiple pedestrians

Four people were rushed to the hospital and two are in critical condition after a lorry drove onto a pavement and crashed into a building in Boston this afternoon

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2 w. ago Two people rushed to hospital after motorway crash between lorry and two cars

There was a large emergency services response at the scene

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2 w. ago easyJet launches snail and garlic ice cream with 'crunchy shell'

The airline has launched a range of ice creams to celebrate its new base at London Southend Airport, with each flavour inspired by a different destination

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3 w. ago Young man left fighting for life in hospital after major crash with lorry on Scottish road

The crash involving a lorry has left a 24-year-old man in hospital with a life-threatening condition

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3 w. ago Crooked prison worker and mum plotted to put 'snitch' drug smuggler lag 'in body bag'

Jada Wilson, 25, an employee at HMP Featherstone used her security system to confirm to her mother Ezerine Manning the whereabouts of a prisoner that an associate wanted to kill

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3 w. ago Mountaineer Chris Bonington: ‘I’ve come very close to death so many times, it’s difficult to pick the closest’

The adventurer on climbing Everest the hard way, finding love again in later life, and his favourite ice axeBorn in London, Chris Bonington, 90, joined the army and became an Outward Bound instructor. In 1975, he led the first expedition to successfully climb Everest via its south-west face. Ten years later, he reached the summit himself. In 1996, he was knighted for services to mountaineering, and his many books include the memoir Ascent. He has two surviving children by his late wife and is married for the second time. He has been an ambassador for Berghaus for 40 years. He lives in Cumbria.When were you happiest? When I was climbing I was absolutely happy. I can use a climbing wall, but that’s not the same as real climbing. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago A90 crash: Pensioner dies in hospital following crash between van and lorry on Scottish road

"Our thoughts are with the family and friends of George Reid at this difficult time.”

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4 w. ago 'Big Sh*gger' smuggled cigs and drugs into UK hidden inside shipment of pasta

Drug smuggler Paul Wilson has been jailed alongside his brother for their part in a network that shipped drugs and cigs into the UK hidden in shipments of pasta

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