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Wandsworth

American  
[wondz-werth, -wurth] / ˈwɒndz wərθ, -wɜrθ /

noun

  1. a borough of Greater London, England.


Wandsworth British  
/ ˈwɒnzwəθ /

noun

  1. a borough of S Greater London, on the River Thames. Pop: 274 100 (2003 est). Area: 35 sq km (13 sq miles)

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Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24, became the centre of a manhunt in November after he was mistakenly set free from HMP Wandsworth while on remand awaiting trial for the offences.

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Both Roseniors had unsuccessful trials at Chelsea but Liam, who was born in Wandsworth, has now signed - becoming the first black British head coach of a club that was plagued by racist incidents until the late 1990s.

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Some Conservatives make positive noises about Wandsworth and Westminster.

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Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster, Wandsworth, Hammersmith and Fulham, City of London, and Windsor and Maidenhead will be allowed to raise rates by more than 5% for two years without local voters needing to sign off the move.

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Reporters were sent to courts in Northampton, Peterborough and Norwich in the East, as well as Stratford, Wandsworth and Croydon courts in London to hear cases and the pressures facing mortgage-holders and tenants.

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