Louise Robertson and Martin George

Police are stopping and searching a procession of motor scooter riders in Kingston town centre and found a baseball bat in one searched car.

Police have been checking the identification of picketers to make sure they are union members and not anarchists.

Dozens of Kingston-based job centre, court and education workers are taking part in a national 24-hour strike over pensions.

Students who left tutors in fear of their safety when they made threats of violence and rape could face prosecution.

A college charity has lost £443,000 after a bank holiday concert, with A-list headliners McFly and Alesha Dixon, flopped due to poor ticket sales.