The biggest stories in west London
Fraudster jailed for £250m Ritz sale scam
PICCADILLY- A penniless conman has been jailed for five years for an audacious attempt to sell the Ritz hotel in Piccadilly for £250 million.
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HAYES - Boys rape appeal quashed
ACTON - Man quizzed over stabbing
CHELSEA - Prince Charles gets apology over Chelsea Barracks slur
FULHAM - Martin Jol managerial talks collapse SPORTS
KNIGHTSBRIDGE - Jennifer Aniston launches own label perfume at Harrods
WEST END - Five jailed over smash and grab
ACTON - Toby Young's West London Free School gets green light
EALING - Lord Taylor to face false accounting charge over second home
MAYFAIR - Judge throws out bike parking lot challenge
NOTTING HILL - Row over £2m home for refugee family
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Saatchi donates Emin unmade bed to nation
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Martin Jol Fulham talks collapse
Fulham are left biting their nails over the appointment of a new manager.
The FA have confirmed that there are no plans to ban vuvuzelas from Wembley, despite a raft of Premier League clubs having forbidden fans from bringing the instruments to their grounds.
Meet Jennifer Aniston ... in a bottle
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Acid attack model sets up burns charity
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Victoria Beckham appears 'nude' and strokes new Range Rover at The Orangery.
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EDITOR'S CHOICE
This man continues a 12th century tradition on the Thames.
Why is this man celebrating at The Ritz? 
Can you guess who's just won 'Rear of the Year'?