Mercury News http://www.mercury-today.co.uk All the latest news from Mercury Tue, 17 May 0012 21:00:00 GMT All the fun of the fair http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17412 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17412 Mon, 16 May 0012 12:07:00 GMT Thousands of people converged on a green at the weekend for a festival's fair. Three injured as tree falls onto car roof http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17410 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17410 Mon, 16 May 0012 12:03:00 GMT THREE people are lucky to be alive after a tree fell on their car while they were travelling down a busy stretch of the South Circular. Fashion store brings 80 jobs http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17408 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17408 Mon, 16 May 0012 12:00:00 GMT EIGHTY new jobs have been created in a high street with the opening of a fashion store. Push to get cash for lone parents http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17405 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17405 Mon, 16 May 0012 11:55:00 GMT A CHARITY helping single parents has backed Government plans to clamp down on mums and dads refusing to pay for children's upkeep after walking out on their partners. Push to get cash for lone parents http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17406 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17406 Mon, 16 May 0012 11:55:00 GMT A CHARITY helping single parents has backed Government plans to clamp down on mums and dads refusing to pay for children's upkeep after walking out on their partners. Teen accused of dancer’s murder cleared by judge http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17403 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17403 Mon, 16 May 0012 11:52:00 GMT A teenager accused of taking part in the fatal shooting of a professional dancer has been cleared of murder. Work starts on pool and health complex http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17401 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17401 Mon, 16 May 0012 11:50:00 GMT Demolition work has started on a former orphanage building making way for a £16. Acrobats on world stage http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17085 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17085 Sat, 14 May 0012 08:58:00 GMT SCHOOLCHILDREN will have the eyes of the world on them when they take part in Olympic Stadium shows to be beamed across the globe. Acrobats on world stage http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17086 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17086 Sat, 14 May 0012 08:58:00 GMT SCHOOLCHILDREN will have the eyes of the world on them when they take part in Olympic Stadium shows to be beamed across the globe. Game change http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17083 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17083 Sat, 14 May 0012 08:55:00 GMT MORE than 200 children shared their ideas about climate change at an “eco-action” event. Game change http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17084 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17084 Sat, 14 May 0012 08:55:00 GMT MORE than 200 children shared their ideas about climate change at an “eco-action” event. Tree caterpillars poison warning http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17081 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17081 Sat, 14 May 0012 08:53:00 GMT NATURE-LOVERS are being warned to avoid poisonous caterpillars after experts put South London on high alert. ‘It could be one of world’s most iconic stadiums’ http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17080 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17080 Sat, 14 May 0012 08:51:00 GMT PREMIER League giants Chelsea could be moving south of the river. Military muscle for the olympics http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17077 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17077 Sat, 14 May 0012 08:47:00 GMT THE Royal Navy's largest ship was on the Thames on Friday in a display of military might ahead of the Olympics. Woman faces jail for tower block deaths http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17074 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17074 Sat, 14 May 0012 08:46:00 GMT A WOMAN who “recklessly” started a fire in a tower block which claimed the lives of two women is facing a lengthy prison sentence. Woman and girl, 2, flashed at on train http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17070 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17070 Sat, 14 May 0012 08:43:00 GMT A TRAIN passenger who flashed at a woman and her two-year-old niece is being hunted by police. Three Peaks - and cycles too http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17068 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17068 Sat, 14 May 0012 08:41:00 GMT A MET police inspector whose nephew died while serving in Afghanistan is embarking on a cycling challenge to raise money for the Royal British Legion. 100 years since school prayers were answered http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16497 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16497 Sun, 08 May 0012 17:13:00 GMT HUNDREDS of people joined a parade through the streets as a school marked its centenary milestone in style. ‘Hand us back estate control’ http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16496 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16496 Sun, 08 May 0012 17:11:00 GMT RESIDENTS living on one of a borough's largest housing estates are fighting to take back its day-to-day management. ‘It’s shameful buildings are empty’ http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16494 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16494 Sun, 08 May 0012 17:06:00 GMT TRANSPORT bosses have been criticised for leaving a row of homes empty for nearly 25 years. Why I’m ready to go the extra miles http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16492 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16492 Sun, 08 May 0012 17:03:00 GMT A WOMAN who lost one of her best friends to leukaemia at the age of 15 is taking part in an event to raise money for a cancer charity. Struggling families get food handouts http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16408 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16408 Wed, 04 May 0012 17:42:00 GMT WORKING families are being forced to go cap in hand to a food bank because the recession has forced them below the breadline. Boy killed over school rivalry http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16406 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16406 Wed, 04 May 0012 17:35:00 GMT TWO teenagers who stabbed a boy to death after a squabble between rival schools are facing years behind bars. Chris packs trees into park http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16403 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16403 Wed, 04 May 0012 17:27:00 GMT ENVIRONMENTALIST and TV presenter Chris Packham joined kids from St Saviour's CofE Primary School in Herne Hill to help launch a Lambeth park's green makeover. Danger alert over sale of black market vodka http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16078 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16078 Wed, 04 May 0012 08:49:00 GMT FOOD safety officers are warning people not to touch a brand of black market vodka after finding bottles for sale in one borough. Skin and bone, the dog abandoned in bathroom http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16075 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16075 Wed, 04 May 0012 08:47:00 GMT A PIT bull terrier was found completely emaciated after a woman locked it in bathroom when she went on holiday. Mum in marathon bid to make sports history http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16074 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16074 Wed, 04 May 0012 08:46:00 GMT A MUM of three is hoping to become the first black woman to run 10 marathons in 10 days. I’ve got a memorial plaque to our ’Enry over my front door! http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16405 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16405 Wed, 04 May 0012 00:00:00 GMT A BOXING fan who bought a house in South London was “knocked out” to find it was the childhood home of Sir Henry Cooper. Danger warning after fake vodka http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16407 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16407 Wed, 04 May 0012 00:00:00 GMT FOOD safety officers are warning people to avoid a brand of black market vodka after finding bottles for sale in a borough.