A real fancy dagger goes under the hammer… …as does a really really old Koranic manuscript. Just as BA gets a hammering…from its own pilots The reputation of one London suburb also took a hammering today with a vicious robbery in Mitcham. ..whilst the NHS staff of neighbouring Sutton and Merton complain they get a regular hammering at the hands of their patients. Damilola Taylor’s mother has died of a heart attack. Suburban sunrise......

Bad news for Haringey residents: a crime survey this week revealed that three of London's four worst burglary hotspots are in the borough. Figures for 2007 show that, despite a borough-wide reduction in crime, parts of Haringey are ridden by burglary. Tottenham Green, St Ann's and Harringay are the spots to avoid if you're partial to your possessions. A one percent year on year increase in home burglaries has been recorded, and the main......

Southall’s Punjabi community is in shock after a nine year old boy was abandoned at a bus stop. London teachers at the NUT conference have likened modern army marketing techniques to the press gang: they are both dangerously persuasive. Apparently a career in the army is neither glam nor safe. Nonsuch park on the Surrey/London border is to be preserved under joint management. London comes second…in a survey of the most burgled townsfolk in......

In the world of designer bags, discerning shoppers are willing to put down thousands of pounds for the perfect Louis, Fendi or Birkin. They’ll even wait for years on waiting lists. Now, some may not be getting their beloved arm accessory status symbols due to a rash of bag burglaries. A crash-helmet-wearing moped gang has targeted high-end retail shops and smashed windows to get to their goods. They’re responsible for thefts over the past......

Have you seen Brian? He's 6 feet tall, weighs 30 kilos, and has light brown fur, a long neck, two humps and pink, smirking lips. He also likes to party. Sadly, Brian has been missing since the end of December, and the owner of this life-size resin model of a camel -- a company that hosts Moroccan-themed parties -- would like him back. Camels don't come cheap these days -- Brian is worth about £1,000......

What's this city coming to when burglars threaten to kill an infant for a few credit cards and cell phones? Recently, two burglars armed with hammers broke the front door window of a young Penge couple's home in Oakfield Road and made their way inside. The baddies demanded the scared couple turn over credit cards and pin numbers, and threatened to kill their 2-month-old if they didn't comply. We don't want to think about what......

Ken hits back at Porsche and tells them to get on their bikes. Or at least to produce some low-emission mean machines. The Osama bin London bunch are jailed. Laid back burglar saunters into Downing Street…and escapes without a custodial sentence. Lib Dem MP for Kingston causes a bit of a rumpus. TfL Mrs. Mops congratulated for Blackwall Tunnel quick fix. Well, it’s good to give our favourite Aunt Sally a positive spin for......

Photo courtesy of The Sizemore McCabe Project from the Londonist Flickr pool We've just heard about a burglary at a house in Stanmore, north London and the extraordinary swag the thieves took away. Not only was a penny black stamp worth £10,000 among the high-value items in the safe that was ripped out of a wall, there was apparently £175 worth of George Best bank notes. Mixed with our sympathy for the unlucky owners for......