Image caption Nick Aldworth was chief superintendent with the Met Police A former National Counter Terrorism Co-ordinator has told the BBC the government is not doing enough to ensure that venues are secure. Nick Aldworth has warned new legislation is needed to reduce the impact of any future attack. He is supporting a campaign for […]
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Image caption The man was found in Whalebone Lane, near to Stratford Park A man, believed to be in his 40s, has been stabbed to death in east London. The man was found collapsed in Whalebone Lane, near West Ham Lane, in Stratford, at 00:40 BST and was later pronounced dead at the scene. His […]
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Evidence that body image, bullying and peer pressure are a barrier to young women participating in sport, has prompted the release of a film about basketball. “Watch What I Can Do” was created with a female-led cast and has had almost one million online views in two weeks. In 2018, a Youth Trust Impact report […]
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Image copyright PA Image caption Shelves were emptied of bottled water in some supermarkets Water supplies have been restored after a burst pipe left 100,000 properties in London with little or no water. Schools were closed and hospital appointments cancelled on Wednesday following a fault at Hampton pumping station. The TW, KT and W postcodes […]
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Image copyright Charlie Cummings She is still just 18 years-old but London newcomer Arlo Parks’ debut track Cola, released at the end of 2018, fizzed with original confessional lyrics mixed with a smooth funky groove and a dash of jazz for good measure. Its heady delights were such that in April Lily Allen made the […]
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Justin Edinburgh, who has died aged 49, managed sides in three Wembley finals Leyton Orient manager Justin Edinburgh has died at the age of 49 – five days after suffering a cardiac arrest. Edinburgh, who guided Orient back into the English Football League in 2018-19, had been taken to hospital on Monday. “We are completely […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionLisa admits “it’s a risk” but says that for Bradleigh and their family, it could transform their lives “I’m really nervous about it. I’m not going to lie, I’m petrified.” Lisa Valentine’s son, Bradleigh, has a potentially fatal nut allergy, so the first time she watches him […]
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Image copyright AFP US President Donald Trump will join the Queen in Portsmouth to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, on the final day of his UK state visit. Theresa May will host 15 world leaders to honour the largest combined land, air and naval operation in history. Figures from every country that […]
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Sussex seamer David Wiese tore through Middlesex’s top order Specsavers County Championship Division Two, Lord’s (day one) Middlesex 138: Harris 38*; Wiese 5-26 Sussex 169-4: Salt 50; Murtagh 3-34 Sussex (3 pts) lead Middlesex (1 pt) by 31 runs Scorecard Middlesex were skittled for just 138 by Sussex on day one as the visitors took […]
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Image copyright Google Image caption Paramedics treated Iderval da Silva on Charlotte Despard Avenue A second teenager has been charged with murdering a man who died after he was attacked by a group in south-west London. Jaden Richards, 19, of Strasburg Road, Wandsworth, will appear at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court later in connection with the death […]
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