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The murder of a teenager who was shot in the face has "shocked the local community and the rest of London". Amaan Shakoor died in hospital after he was shot in the face on Easter Monday. The 16-year-old was gunned down outside a leisure centre next door to his school at around 10pm near his home in Walthamstow, east London. He was shot less than 30 minutes after 17-year-old Tanesha Melbourne was gunned down three miles away in Tottenham, north...

Monkeys unwind at the end of a stressful day with spa therapy - just like humans, say scientists. Snow monkeys use hot springs to reduce stress - as well as keep them warm, according to new research. The macaques are a popular tourist attraction in Nagano in northern Japan as they soak in the steaming baths. It was assumed they were simply trying to warm up during the chilly winter months when snow blankets the region. But experts who observed...

A "well-loved" grandmother who died in north London dedicated her life to her children, her devastated family said. Ourania Lambrou, 80, was an "independent and strong willed" woman, they said as they paid tribute. She died on Tuesday, following an incident in Camden Road, north London on Saturday, which saw her shoved to the floor and bang her head. Ourania moved from the village of Kalavasos, in Cyprus, to London when she was aged 17 with her husband, who she...

Detectives probing the murder of a community hero in London have offered a £20,000 reward for information. Abraham Badru, 26, who was awarded a bravery award in 2009 for stopping a rapist attacking a teenage girl, was gunned down on March 25. The Metropolitan Police revealed details of the reward as his family issued a fresh plea to track down the killer. Abraham, the son of a Nigerian MP, was the 41st murder victim in London this year as the...

An elderly woman has become the latest victim of a violent crime wave sweeping the capital after she was left fighting for her life following a street attack. The 80-year-old woman was pushed over and suffered a serious head injury at around 2pm on Saturday afternoon outside a north London petrol station. She was walking along Camden Road outside an Esso station when she was attacked. The victim was rushed to hospital and remains in a critical condition, police say....

A charity laid on a free Easter lunch for 50 people thanks to a donation from the family of Professor Stephen Hawking. FoodCycle Cambridge - which collects surplus food from businesses in he city - served the three-course meal at Wesley Methodist Church on Sunday. A note on tables told guests the meal was "a gift from Stephen", who was laid to rest just the day before. FoodCycle spokesperson Camilla James said: "We were touched and honoured to receive this...

A woman whose head was repeatedly stamped on and smashed into railings by a random stranger is demanding “justice” for the unprovoked attack. Lawyer Natalie Moult, 37, was returning from a night out with friends in the early hours of Sunday morning when she was brutally beaten in the street. She suffered severe bruising to her right eye and both cheeks, swelling to her head and hand, cuts inside her mouth, a chipped tooth and missing hair in the attack....

The experts revealed that there are surprisingly high numbers of female paedophiles who abuse kids online - who account for up to a third of all groomings.

These are the adorable pictures of a polar bear cub swimming for the first time at a Scottish wildlife park. The cub is the first polar bear to be born in the UK in the past 25 years. Polar bear cub at the Highland Wildlife Park, Scotland having a swim with mother Victoria.  The three-and-a-half-month-old cub, based at the Highland Wildlife Park, splashed around with its mother Victoria. The adorable cub, born to mother Victoria in December, has remained nameless...