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Updated: 19:02 EST

North London suburb Stoke Newington is submerged under three feet of water

Residents in Stoke Newington, north London, were forced to flee their homes after the 30-inch water main ruptured earlier today. Dramatic photographs and video footage show gallons of water flowing down the high street as emergency workers attended the scene. It is the third time a burst water main has caused flooding in London this week, with residents in Islington affected on Monday.

Christmas treats from same suppliers can cost twice as much from luxury retailers

Festive food from luxury retailers can cost up to twice as much from luxury retailers than they do at budget supermarkets, even though they come from the same suppliers. Clockwise from top left: Gin Mare costs over £10 from Watirose; Woodall's charcuterie costs £2.97 per 100g from Harrod's; one of the biggest markups is Maynar's port which costs more than twice the price at Uvinum. Stilton supplied by Long Clawson dairy in Leicestershire is more pricey at Waitrose; an identical pudding from Carved Angel is more than £1 less at Costco, and H. Forman & Son smoked salmon is £3 more expensive at Selfridge's.

On October 25, 1854, Lord Raglan, commander of the British forces, wanted to send the Light Brigade to stop Russians capturing weapons during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War.

Oxford University Student Union issued a pamphlet encouraging students to use the gender neutral pronoun 'ze' instead of the traditional 'she and 'he' in case of offending transgender students.

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An article on 19 June ('Clement Freud drank with Maddie suspect Robert Murat in Praia da Luz bar - and his local pub was dubbed the Plough and Paedo') reported claims in another newspaper that Robert Murat had known Sir Clement Freud

Hotel guest who caught manager spying on her naked was offered a free night's stay

Saleswoman Clare Day, 27, was undressing in her room of a Best Western near Darlington when she locked eyes with a man whose face was 'pressed against the glass' of the bathroom window. The mother-of-two said: 'I was in the bathroom and saw him behind me through the reflection in the mirror. I screamed and covered myself. I knew it was the man who'd checked me in. Then his face disappeared.'

An East Sussex court heard the victim, who is now in her 20s, suffered horrific sexual abuse from the age of 10 at the hands of a family friend, which was then broadcast to the internet by Richard Hunt.

A 'fit and proper person' test should be applied to the media mogul's proposal, Sir Michael Lyons has said. Rupert Murdoch is bidding for a complete takeover of Sky.

An Antarctic explorer has said he has developed a shocking condition while trekking to the South Pole - a frozen penis. Alex Brazier has suffered from the condition during his expedition.

Convicted paedophile Raymond Hewlett (pictured) died of cancer aged 64 in 2010 and lived an hour away from where Madeleine disappeared in Portugal nine years ago, aged three.

Maliks, a popular curry restaurant in Cookham, Berkshire, whose famous patrons include Prime Minister Theresa May, was damaged on Tuesday in a suspected arson attack.

Boris Johnson is unapologetic as he visits Saudi Arabia

The Foreign Secretary emphasised his commitment to being 'candid' despite suffering his latest brutal slapdown from Theresa May. Last week the Prime Minister flatly disowned remarks by her Cabinet minister in which he accused the Kingdom of 'puppeteering' and fighting 'proxy wars' in the Middle East.

Sir Michael Fallon insisted people must 'understand' the potential threat Vladmir Putin poses amid concerns over what attitude Donald Trump will take to Moscow.

Research by YouGov found 51 per cent are not willing to be left a penny worse off as a result of cutting ties with Brussels.

A record number of visitors are flocking to the UK, attracted by the weak pound. More Britons are also considering taking 'staycations' rather than traveling elsewhere for their holiday breaks.

The chief executive of the UK Sepsis Trust believes up to 12,000 people are dying each year as a result of superbugs - more than double the number which was released by the Government.

A fitness company has come under fire for a new brand of protein milkshake mixes for children, which critics say could not only cause body image issues but are not necessary for a balanced diet.

Paul Gascoigne, 49, admitted last week that he was hospitalised after downing a bottle of gin in his room at the Royal Bath Hotel in Bournemouth because he felt 'down'.

Neighbours at war over the great Solsbury Hill cover-up

It's one of Britain's best-known landmarks - and famously featured in a classic pop song by Peter Gabriel. But now Solsbury Hill - on the edge of Bath in Somerset - has found itself at the centre of a fierce row between warring neighbours. Several families who enjoyed sweeping views of the landmark, set in an area of outstanding natural beauty, are furious that the grand vista has been blotted out by a 50ft wall of unsightly leylandii trees. The residents, in the village of Bathampton, have accused their neighbour Valerie Vivian of deliberately growing the 'barricade' as revenge for being refused permission to build on her land.

Elaine Sharp, 53, from Sheffield credits her alpacas and llamas for helping her beat cancer by giving her something positive to focus on and now runs a multi-million pound breeding farm.

In a nerve-shredding video the teenage daredevil, known as Dying Llama, is pictured balancing on a large metal joist as he scales the roof of the north London stadium.

Alan Hodge, 53, was jailed for four years after he was found guilty of enlisting a group of businessmen to submit false invoices to his south London hospital trust, even using his partner Lisa Green in the scam.

Fears are mounting that Ryanair customers may have to fight for compensation in Irish courts following a new court case.

Martin Hale, 47, from Southampton died after an ambulance too too long to arrive when he suffered a heart attack and collapsed. The wait left the type one diabetic without oxygen for too long.

Duncan Selbie, the head of Public Health England, has written a letter to NHS trust executives pushing for carbon monoxide screenings for pregnant women. Mumsnet called the move 'draconian'.

Abu Jamal helped Public Interest Lawyers launch claims of alleged abuse and murder against UK troops but it has been revealed he also performed tasks for the Historic Allegations team.

Brother of Beryl Evans whose murder was featured on Rillington Place wants her body

John Christie murdered Beryl Evans, left, pictured with her daughter Geraldine, at his home in 10 Rillington Place and managed to frame her husband Timothy for the crime so he was executed. Now, Beryl's brother Peter Mylton-Thorley, right, wants her exhumed. Christie murdered at least eight women at the house, which has since been demolished. Beryl is buried in a pauper's grave, inset, in Gunnersbury Cemetery in Chelsea, West London along with her daughter Geraldine.

Theresa May is under pressure after more campaigners questioned what the historic EU referendum means to the country's relationship with Europe.

Ski company Mark Warner has told customers to expect a £30 to £50 surcharge per person to some of their trips because of the falling value of the pound. It has been called 'necessary' by the director.

One youngster revealed how Heath would target him and other teenagers when they were as young as 14 by flicking their private parts and grabbing their buttocks when they came out of the showers.

Pro-EU campaigners believe the Irish judiciary will be more likely to refer the case the European Court of Justice. This could lead to proceedings tangled up in courts for more than a year.

Hundreds of patients are feared to have died unexpectedly at three NHS hospital trusts serving around 1.5 million people across Lincolnshire, East Yorkshire and Essex.

The youngster, four, was struck outside Thame Leisure Centre in Oxfordshire at around 10.25am on Saturday and emergency services quickly arrived at the scene.

Labour MP Frank Field, chairman of the Work and Pensions Committee, has published a damning report into the working conditions at Uber - a company which saw a turnover of £23.3m in London last year.

JLS singer Oritse Williams is arrested after woman accused him of RAPING her

He was singing at the Gorgeous club in Wolverhampton when he met the 20-year-old, it is alleged. She told police that Oritsé, 30, invited her and a friend back to a hotel where they started drinking along with another man.
After socialising in the room the girls claim they left to get a taxi home. But they then realised they had left a handbag containing a purse and one of them went to retrieve it.

The Duke of York, dubbed 'Air Miles Andy', splashed out on the journey to get to a construction site in Bircham Newton on Thursday.

It is estimated that 70 per cent of pacemaker patients struggle to respond to emotional events, such as the joy of seeing a favourite football team score a goal (pictured).

The man told his girlfriend he'd seen strippers at a bachelor party in an effort to be 'transparent and honest'. But he said on Reddit his partner now refused to be touched by him or even look at him.

The singer, who is suing over the broadcast of the bungled police raid of his Berkshire home, appeared to have won round one yesterday as a High Court judge ruled the BBC should pick up the bill.

Khalid Safi, 18, pictured, was stabbed through the heart near the entrance to the University of Arts London in Acton last week - Scotland Yard are still hunting for his killer today.

Suffolk Police charged a youth arrested on suspicion of a double murder. Nathan Oakley (right), 18, and Barry Street (left), 32, were identified locally as the victims.

Adam Smith International is facing investigation by the Department for International Development (DFID) following revelations it obtained secret Government files on aid policies.

Lord Howe, who died aged 88 in October last year, avoided an inheritance tax bill of at least £500,000 by leaving most of his estate to his wife of 62 years, Elspeth, 84.

Jet Capsule can whisk you away at 35 knots for a bargain price of £145k

The £145,000 vessel is available in a range of different options depending on the owner, whether they plan to sleep on board, use it as the ultimate party boat or deploy it in military action. The vessels, which are made in Italy, have different configurations and engine options, from economic diesels to outrageous petrol V8s. Also because the boats are propelled by jets of water, they are incredibly manoeuvrable

Arthur Warwick, 58, would offer children cigarettes and sweets and inducements to carry out sexual activities. He was jailed at Carlisle Crown Court for life after admitting 29 child sex offences.

Passengers were gobsmacked as the teen crossed the tracks at Latimer Road station in west London, with RMT bosses complaining it highlighted the dangers of leaving stations unstaffed.

Bookmakers have reported a surge in bets on a record December 25 temperature after the recent mild weather, with the current record of 15.6C set in Edinburgh in 1896 and Devon in 1920.

Karen Spencer, 56, went on the warpath when she found out that the man she knew as Jamie Maxwell was in fact a career criminal. She plastered a poster across her Sussex town of Horsham.

The move comes after Theresa May warned that private schools must do more for social mobility if they want to keep the tax privileges that come with their charitable status.

Fungi hunters were shocked when they were subjected to 'stop and search' tactics by forest rangers. The move follows an influx of mushroom pickers selling mushrooms to restaurants.

Expensive early-exit charges from some pension providers have prevented savers from accessing their cash. These penalties are unfair, City watchdog has ruled.

In the same week Khan's wife (shown) accused the boxer's family of bullying and physical threats, a since-deleted Instagram post revealed plans for the new TV show called Home With The Khans.

Nicol Hankin said Tyler-Jaye (pictured), from Greater Manchester, has been rehearsing after lessons and in his lunch breaks since October and the school's decision has left him in floods of tears.

Syria army advances in Aleppo but rolled back in Palmyra

ISIS terrorists supported by tanks and other heavy weapons have managed to drive out Syrian government forces from the historic city of Palmyra, which was recaptured from the terror group in May. Homs governor Talal Barazi was quoted as saying the Syrian army had withdrew from the city allowing it to fall to the terror group. ISIS released footage of heavy armour, infantry and trucks mounted with heavy machine guns pounding the UNESCO world heritage site. Russian aircraft attempted to halt the advance, but Syrian officials admitted the counter-offensive has so far failed. Assad has been concentrating on trying to recapture Aleppo with 120,000 civilians fleeing the eastern part of the city since November.

A suspected terrorist attack has killed at least 20 people and wounded a further 25 outside Cairo's main Coptic Christian cathedral after a bomb was lobbed over the wall towards worshipers.

A baby was born on a rescue ship after his mother survived travelling on a wooden boat from Libya. The boy was named Favour by his mother and both are said to be 'healthy'.

The attack in the Maiduguri, which lies in the Boko Haram stronghold of Borno state, killed both the girls and one other person, while 18 were left injured.

The roof of a crowded church in Nigeria has collapsed onto worshippers, killing at least 160 people, a hospital director said. Dozens of people were also injured.

A short clip of the first blast outside the Vodafone Arena, shows a burst of light before vehicles are covered in debris as a car bomb targeting police causes devastation in the Turkish capital.

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