Kingston Guardian: Local news from Kingston, New Malden, Hampton, Surbiton and Tolworth

2:41pm Monday 21st May 2012

A mother and stepfather forced their 11-year-old son to live in a filthy converted coal bunker, a court has been told.

2:30pm Monday 21st May 2012

Scotland's Justice Secretary has defended his decision to release the Lockerbie bomber almost three years ago as the only man convicted of the tragedy is buried in Libya today.

2:07pm Monday 21st May 2012

A fire service manager accused of the manslaughter of four firefighters who were killed in a warehouse blaze has been found not guilty after a judge directed a jury to acquit him.

1:37pm Monday 21st May 2012

Police have serious concerns for the welfare of a father who went missing with his three-year-old daughter on Sunday night.

1:03pm Monday 21st May 2012

Westminster's sleaze watchdog has launched an inquiry into Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt following claims that he failed to register donations from media firms, it was revealed.

12:41pm Monday 21st May 2012

An official website to help find missing and abducted children from the UK has been relaunched by the police's specialist child protection agency.

12:07pm Monday 21st May 2012

The Olympic torch went out for the first time during the London 2012 relay, organisers have confirmed.

11:47am Monday 21st May 2012

Tessa Jowell sought an assurance from Tony Blair he had made no deal with Rupert Murdoch on media regulation when she was appointed culture secretary, the Leveson Inquiry has been told.

11:41am Monday 21st May 2012

The replacement of the Trident nuclear deterrent is expected to come a step closer when ministers announce the signing of multimillion-pound contracts to design new submarines.

11:34am Monday 21st May 2012

Ed Miliband has accused the Government of taking backward steps on social mobility by allowing inequality to grow and denying bright youngsters from poor backgrounds the chance to succeed.