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LEYTONSTONE: Fourth ward closed at Whipps Cross as norovirus continues to spread

8:18am Friday 9th January 2009

A fourth ward has been closed at Whipps Cross Hospital in east London as fears mount over the continuing outbreak of the winter vomiting bug.

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WOODFORD GREEN: Biker is killed by cricket star's dad

3:39pm Thursday 8th January 2009

The father of England cricket star James Foster has been told he could go to prison for killing a motorcyclist.

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WALTHAMSTOW: Council leader apologies to pensioner left without heating

2:23pm Thursday 8th January 2009

Waltham Forest Council leader Clyde Loakes has apologised to an elderly woman who was left without heating for three days.

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CROYDON: Bus jumped red light before fatal tram smash, says report

11:18am Thursday 8th January 2009

A bus which collided with a tram resulting in the death of a man did jump a red light, an official report has revealed.

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LEYTONSTONE: Headteacher and daughter rescued from icy pond

11:02am Thursday 8th January 2009

A headteacher and his daughter were rescued by boat after risking walking over a frozen pond.

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CROYDON: Jamaican burial for murdered Ricardo Cox

10:52am Thursday 8th January 2009

The body of murdered student Ricardo Cox is to be repatriated to Jamaica for burial, the Croydon Guardian can reveal.

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