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Philharmonia Orchestra player’s £150,000 violin stolen from London pub

The violin, which disappeared from The Marquess Tavern in Islington, is around 300 years old

The Independent UK

Police appeal as violin made in 1740 and worth over £150,000 is stolen from pub in Islington

The violin was stolen from The Marquess Tavern, Canonbury Street, on the evening of Tuesday, February 18

Evening Standard

If immigration continues at current levels, what will happen to London?

Rapid demographic change has transformed London. David Goodhart asks whether its effects have turned the capital into a place that isn’t working anymore

Evening Standard

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How England’s 18,000 playgrounds revealed the country’s inequality

New research has analysed data from playgrounds across England. Here’s what they found

The Independent UK

We mapped 18,000 children’s playgrounds and revealed inequality across England

Outside of the home, public playgrounds are the most common places for children to play and the fundamental right of every child to play is even recognised in a UN convention. Despite this, there has been very limited research exploring inequality in the provision of playgrounds.

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Momentum to revive Sure Start is long overdue – it’s been a lifeline for my son and me

The early years service stayed open in my area as many others closed. A recommendation to restore it across England is long overdue, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK

Parents launch High Court bid to save Islington school

Parents are seeking a Judicial Review following Islington’s decision to shut a primary school

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Shocking moment driver mows down cyclist during Islington street brawl

A fight in a wealthy north London neighbourhood was caught on camera by a passing motorist

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Police release CCTV image of man wanted after reported rape in Islington

Officers are appealing for anyone who recognises the man to come forward

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Week of reckoning for north London schools as fate of eight primaries to be decided

Hackney and Islington are set to decide the fates of a number of London primary schools next week

Evening Standard

Watch: Terrifying moment Uber hits pedestrian before crashing into Islington cafe leaving passenger fighting for life

Exclusive: Dramatic footage shows passerby walking away practically unscathed after the car struck him on Upper Street

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Islington crash: Woman fights for life after car hits cafe in Upper Street as police arrest driver

A man in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving

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Islington crash LIVE: Woman fights for life after car hits cafe in Upper Street as police arrest driver

Police, ambulance crews and firefighters have rushed to the scene of the three-vehicle crash in north London

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Sadiq Khan intervenes in Archway housing and student tower scheme

City Hall could grant permission for project despite opposition from Islington Council and local MP Jeremy Corbyn

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Old Red Lion theatre pub in Angel sells to actor couple after 25 years in the same ownership

The Grade II-listed pub and its 50-seat theatre have sold to Cowardly Theatre Limited, run by actor couple Janine Duvitski and Paul Bentall

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Birmingham developer turns to London with trio of residential schemes worth total of £1 billion

Schemes are in Kensington, the Isle of Dogs and Archway will create a total of just over 1,000 new homes

The Guardian - UK

Police offer £10,000 reward for information on boy who disappeared in London in 2008

Alexander Sloley was a 16-year-old college student when he went missing from Islington

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s helping me build my future’: empowering migrant and refugee families in a London borough of sanctuary

In Islington, a panel of people with migrant and refugee backgrounds is allocating £500,000 in grants to directly help new arrivals who are where they once were

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Islington school closures 'setting children up for failure' parents warn as teachers strike for two weeks

Parents have warned that their children are being ‘set up for failure’ if their schools are shut

The Independent UK

Three girls face trial over death of pensioner in bus stop attack

Fredi Rivero was attacked in Islington, north London, at about 11.35pm on February 27, and died in hospital the next day.

Evening Standard

Pupils join forces for Routemaster bus tour protest against Islington primary school closures

The Islington pupils schools clambered aboard an open-top Routemaster and shouted ‘save our schools!’

The Independent UK

Three teenage girls in court charged with manslaughter of man, 75

The man, named as Fredi Rivero, was attacked on Seven Sisters Road in Islington at about 11.35pm on Thursday, the Metropolitan Police said.

Evening Standard

Teenage girls accused of killing pensioner in 'random' Islington attack appear in court

Fredi Rivero died after the alleged attack near to a bus stop on Seven Sisters Road

Evening Standard

Three teenage girls charged over death of man, 75, in Islington

Three teenage girls have been charged with manslaughter over the death of a 75-year-old man in Islington.

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Girl, 14, among three teens arrested as pensioner ‘murdered’ in street outside north London bank

Superintendent Annmarie Cowley said: ‘I know this death will cause shock in Islington’

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