Tony Grew

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Suspended Met officer spent five years on full payPA MediaCdr Julian Bennett was initially dismissed in October 2023The Metropolitan Police says Londoners "will be as outraged as we are at the utter waste of public funds" after a disciplinary process for one of its senior officers took almost five years. Cdr Julian Bennett has been dismissed from the force for a second time following a misconduct hearing.

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Grosvenor Square to be turned into wildlife havenGrosvenorNew trees and floral displays are set to transform Grosvenor Square in MayfairA central London square is to undergo a "radical reimagining" with the planting of 80,000 bulbs, 44 trees, wetlands and 70,000 plants. The aim is to make Grosvenor Square in Mayfair "a place for visitors and residents to reconnect with nature".

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Threat of buzzard attack leads to playground banGetty ImagesBuzzards are the most common and widespread bird of prey in the UKA village primary school in east London has ordered pupils to stay inside due to a dive-bombing buzzard taking up residence in the playground. There are concerns the bird is guarding its nest and may attack children at Dame Tipping Primary School, Havering, after there were reports that it had swooped on residents in the village of Havering-atte-Bower in recent months.

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Man fined for 'provocative' Quran burningPA MediaHamit Coskun leaving Westminster Magistrates Court on Monday A man who burned a copy of the Quran outside the Turkish consulate in London has been found guilty of a religiously aggravated public order offence. Hamit Coskun, 50, shouted abusive comments about Islam as he held the flaming book aloft in Rutland Gardens in Knightsbridge on 13 February.

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Family of hiker 'heartbroken' after body foundFamily HandoutAziz Ziriat "lived every moment with optimism, good humour and humility", his family saidThe family of a London hiker who died on an Italian mountain range have said they are "heartbroken" after his body was discovered on Saturday. Aziz Ziriat, 36, went missing while hiking in the Dolomites with his friend Sam Harris on New Year's Day.