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Islington

American  
[iz-ling-tuhn] / ˈɪz lɪŋ tən /

noun

  1. a borough of N London, England.


Islington British  
/ ˈɪzlɪŋtən /

noun

  1. a borough of N Greater London. Pop: 180 100 (2003 est). Area: 16 sq km (6 sq miles)

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Abdul, whose surname was not given because of his age, was last seen wearing a black tracksuit and white trainers when he left his family home in Islington, north London, on 13 December, the Metropolitan Police said.

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Over the course of Mr Quirke's five-day walk, he will head to Islington in north London, where his mum was born, and to the headquarters of her theatre school in Buckinghamshire.

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"It's moments from her career and her personal life - Islington, where she grew up with Linda, to Windsor where mum got her MBE, past many Pauline Quirke Academies locations."

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"The whole story is adapted to take place in Oz-lington – we're right here in Islington so we have a few references to the local area."

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Writer and director of the play, ShayShay Konno, said it was important for the script to have plenty of "Islington flavour".

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