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The Guardian - UK
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Woman sent to Broadmoor

A judge yesterday ordered Phiona Davis, 25, a Kabbalah member from north London, returned to Broadmoor special hospital after a jury found her not guilty of two murders on the grounds of insanity.

Date for rape retrial of imam

The Crown Prosecution Service said Manzoor Hussain, 42, imam of a Bristol mosque, would be retried next year, after his trial last month for alleged rape of a pupil collapsed in the light of fresh evidence.

Rail strike next week

The RMT said South West Trains drivers would strike next Wednesday, September 22, and on October 6 in a dispute about rosters.

Man held over double killing

An 18-year old man has been arrested in connec tion with the double murder of Joan and John Stirland, shot dead in their seaside bungalow in Trusthorpe, Lincolnshire.

Vote on end to Wembley strike

A mass meeting will today vote on a deal to end the dispute over 200 sacked workers that has held up work on the new Wembley stadium in north London.

Sweet tooth link to alcoholism

A combined thirst for novelty and a liking for sweet food indicate a predisposition to alcoholism, suggests a US study of middle-aged people undergoing treatment published in the journal Alcoholism Research.

RNLI crews' busy summer

RNLI crews took part in 3,335 rescue missions in June, July and August, the wettest August on record, compared with 3,661 launches for the same three months in 2003's heatwave.

Lawrence plan 'a step nearer'

Plans to build an education centre in Deptford, south-east London in memory of the black teenager Stephen Lawrence, who was murdered by racists, have been submitted.

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