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  • Protesters escorted back to Camp

    CLIMATE Campers are back at the Camp following 24 hours of direct action. Some protesters say the massive police presence was 'over the top' and led to tensions. Activist Amy Hurrell, 29, from Reading, said: "Police kept saying they wanted to know

  • Cheaper travel for some

    THOUSANDS of Londoners on income support can take half price journeys on the capital's buses from today, Monday, August 20. London Mayor Ken Livingstone launched the scheme which will allow 250,000 people in London to travel for 50p with an Oyster Card

  • Hunger strike over

    THE detained asylum seekers have stopped their hunger strike. Twenty nine Sri Lankan refugees being held at Harmondsworth refugee detention centre had refused food and water for nearly a month. They were persuaded to stop their protest last week, but

  • Harefield ranks in 'best' list

    HAREFIELD Hospital has been named among some of the best performing hospitals for heart surgery in the country. A survey carried out by the Healthcare Commission (HC) revealed that surgeons at Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust performed a record

  • Latest protest announcement

    ACTIVISTS have decided to extend their protest at BAA's headquarters until 3pm. Protesters had originally intended to end the siege at noon, but have now agreed to continue the protest for a further three hours. The decision was taken because of

  • Protesters try to stop workers getting in

    CLIMATE camp protesters have tried to stop BAA staff entering the company's corporate headquarters this morning (Monday). Earlier, around 20 workers entered the besieged building via a side entrance, behind police lines, with little opposition from

  • Tunnell vision gives Uxbridge flying start

    UXBRIDGE are up and running in Southern League Division One South & West after opening their campaign with an away win on Saturday. They overcame Burnham 3-1. Lee Tunnell netted two of the Uxbridge goals. In the same division, Hillingdon Borough lost