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February 16, 2007

BBC: Police are investigating the death of a baby boy who suffered a cardiac arrest shortly after he was circumcised. The boy began having breathing problems at Golders Green United Synagogue, in north London, on 1 February. He was taken to a hospital nearby but was transferred to University College Hospital where he died on 9 February. Scotland Yard are treating the death as unexplained while the the circumstances that led to the child......

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October 8, 2006

Sincerest apologies, dear readers. The author of this column (Column? Post?) has had a particularly trying week, what with almost getting fired from his high-pressure media sales job and also being asked to vacate the sofa near Highbury Corner he had been staying on since July. Now, we know, this is no excuse. Two posts in a fortnight is almost unforgivable. How much more trouble can he get in, do you wonder? Well, two......

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February 28, 2006

Ken's suspension has been lifted pending his appeal. At a news conference today the mayor said the suspension was the work of "a few bureaucrats with a bit of power throwing their weight around." and claimed that the Board of Deputies of British Jews brough the complaint against him because of his views on the Middle East: This is about the general displeasure of the Board of Deputies about my views on the Middle......

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February 15, 2005

You know what we're talking about here, so let's get right down to it: as thorough a roundup as we can of what Ken said to Finegold and what the papers are making of it all. The actual conversation: Oliver Finegold: Mr Livingstone, Evening Standard. How did tonight go? Livingstone: How awful for you. Have you thought of having treatment? Finegold: How did tonight go? Livingstone: Have you thought of having treatment? Finegold: Was......

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