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Tom Lawrence

Senthurrajah Thavapalasingham

Tamil gang jailed

Seven gang members who ambushed a rival with samurai swords and attempted to hack off his head have been sentenced to 63 and a half years in prison.Read

Hank Roberts D-locked to a flag pole

Academy protesters ousted

Protestors have lost their battle to block the controversial Wembley Academy after being evicted from the Bridge Road Recreation Ground. Read

The accident in Mount Pleasant Drive

Car overturns on Wembley street

A car flipped on its roof in a busy street during rush hour. Read

Battle lines drawn up over academy site

Anti-academy protesters are bracing themselves for a standoff with the police and Brent Council after a court ordered them to leave the Bridge Road Recreation Ground. Read

Valentinas Cervomslas

Brothel rapist jailed

A merciless sex offender who terrorised two brothels, raping, robbing and assaulting prostitutes will serve a minimum of five years in prison. Read

Drain thieves leave dangerous holes

More than £30,000 worth of drain covers have been stolen from the streets of Brent in the last two months, the council has revealed. Read

Scene of the stabbing in Brenthurst Road, Willesden

Stabbing victim critical

A man is fighting for his life after he was stabbed in a vicious knife attack, during the early hours of this morning (Friday). Read

Court order sought to evict academy protest

Anti-academy protesters have vowed to continue their fight, despite facing imminent eviction from the Bridge Road Recreation Ground.Read

Councillor's call to bring back free collection

Council collections of bulky household items have plummeted since the local authority slapped a £25 charge on the service, figures have revealed.Read

Recycle or face court

Brent residents who do not recycle their household waste will face fines of up to £1,000 from next month. Read

Fred Davies

Relatives of hero fireman urged to come forward

Relatives of a firefighter killed attempting to rescue two young girls from a blazing building are being urged to come forward and help salute the fallen hero.Read

Five escape inferno

Two men were rescued from the top floor of a blazing block of flats during the early hours of this morning (Wednesday).Read

Tents on the proposed academy site

Tents back on academy site

Protestors have reoccupied the Bridge Road sports ground in a last-ditch attempt to stop the controversial Wembley Academy being built. Read

Gang fight ends in bloodshed

A man was stabbed in the stomach and another suffered serious head injuries after a gang fight on Sunday evening. Read

Knife arch at Capital City Academy

Pupils searched in knife crackdown

Hundreds of students were searched for deadly weapons as they entered their school last week, in a bid to cut the worrying levels of knife crime among young people. Read

The measles virus

Virus numbers at record high

Brent is in the grip of a measles epidemic with numbers of infected residents rocketing over the past 18 months. Read

Figures show PCT is one of worst in country

THE borough's primary care trust has admitted it is one of the worst in the country for meeting core government healthcare standards.Read

Fadi Nasri

Life sentence for Patel-Nasri murderers

Three men who conspired to murder a special constable in Wembley have each been sentenced to life in jail.Read

It's dangerous, addictive... and completely legal

Calls are growing to ban a dangerous recreational drug that is used by large numbers of the borough's Somalian, Ethiopian and Kenyan communities.Read

Chanelle Sommerville meets a therapy dog

Dog attack girl faces fears

A pretty six-year-old girl who suffered horrific injuries after being mauled by an illegal dangerous dog has begun her road to recovery.Read

Author Profile

Tom Lawrence came to the Observer in February 2007 after completing a journalism course at Lambeth College. As a Brent reporter he has brought readers first-hand accounts of armed police raids and even spent a day as a clown.