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NORTH PADDINGTON: Dog socialiser Crissie Chambers has warned pet owners to leave their dogs at home during the Notting Hill Carnival, which takes place on August 29 and 30.

The loud music, crowds and other potential dangers could be intimidating for dogs, she warned.

She added that police officers were able to seize dogs, particularly bull breeds, if they are considered a threat to the public, or that the environment is a threat to the dog.

LISSON GROVE: Free cycle training session will be held at the Greenside Community Centre on the Lisson Green Estate, on September 2.

Anyone aged 14 or upwards is welcome to attend the Cycle Confident classes at 1pm, 2pm or 3pm with five of the new cycle hire bikes available to try out.

Westminster's pupils performed more than 10 per cent better in their GCSEs than students taking their exams last year.

In this year's results, released today, 63.6 per cent of Westminster students achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C, up from 53 per cent last year.

PIMLICO: The body of a man, believed to be in his 30s, was discovered at a flat in Alderney Street on Monday.

At around 4.40pm, police officers went to the apartment following reports that the occupant had not been seen for some time.

I'm paid £8 an hour.

At the moment accommodation is made affordable for me by housing benefit.

The emergency budget proposes the withdrawal of support for housing affordability, nationwide.

Pupils at Paddington Academy recorded the school's best ever GCSE results this year.

The number of students achieveing five or more A* to C grades, including English and maths, has jumped from 34 per cent last year to 62 per cent this year.

The hard work paid off for these Westminster City School pupils who picked up their GCSE results this morning.

Pranaj Choudhury, 16, was celebrating three A*s, seven As and a B in a free-standing maths qualification (FSMQ), similar to an AS-Level.

Westminster's youth MP was planning to celebrate after achieving fantastic results in her GCSEs at Westminster Academy.

Fatima Taleouine, 16, who lives in the Church Street area, picked up five A*s and five As in her GCSEs and a distinction in a Btec.

David Cameron's local state schools have achieved their best ever GCSE results despite the prime minister's fears over sending his children to nearby comprehensives.

Mr Cameron admitted last month that he was "terrified" by the prospect of trying to find a good state secondary school for his children.

WESTMINSTER: One in eight emergency ambulance calls in Westminster is down to alcohol-related illness or injury, the highest in London.

New figures released show that in 2009/10, the London Ambulance Service received 5,844 emergency calls in the borough where alcohol was judged to be a major factor.