Cyclists insist that junctions like Elephant and Castle are life-threatening, especially when filled with heavy lorries, which account for many cycling deaths.

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Police are looking for a group of male youths seen running from the court in Elephant and Castle, some with scarves covering their faces and hoods up.

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The Ministry of Sound in Elephant and Castle is trying to stop the building of a block of flats nearby because club bosses fear noise complaints could force the venue's closure.

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Forthcoming London projects, including the 41-storey Swiss Re building, a re-developed Elephant and Castle and the headquarters of the Greater London Authority, could make it seem that Norman Foster is redesigning the capital in his own image.

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Originally published in the 60s and 70s, the six books concern the adventures of an elephant called Uncle and his entourage of friends who live in the seemingly infinite castle, Homeward.

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