image copyrightMet Police image captionJaden Christie died of stab wounds in Stockwell Road, Lambeth A man who was stabbed to death in south London has been named as Jaden Christie. The 20-year-old died at the scene in Stockwell Road, Lambeth, just before 15:00 BST on Tuesday. A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of […]
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Klopp defends Liverpool’s lack of transfer activity Manager Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool are a “different club” to some rivals in the transfer window as they are “not owned by countries or oligarchs”. The Premier League champions have only signed Kostas Tsimikas for £11.7m, while Chelsea have spent about £200m. Klopp says “uncertainty” created by Covid-19 […]
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Image copyright Reuters Prioritising coronavirus testing in high-risk areas has led to shortages in other places, leading to some people with symptoms being asked to drive more than 100 miles for a swab. The government says areas with fewer Covid-19 cases have had their testing capacity reduced to cope with outbreaks elsewhere. But public health […]
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Animals in London could be at risk due to the financial impact of coronavirus on charities, animal hospitals and pet owners. Battersea Dogs and Cats Home says it fears a “perfect storm”, and projects it could lose more than £11m in the next 18 months. Animal charities including East Finchley-based All Dogs Matter are advising […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Nearly three-quarters of respondents said they support the recent Black Lives Matter protests Two-thirds of black and minority ethnic people feel there is bias against them within police forces, a survey has found. Four out of five respondents of black and Bangladeshi heritage felt there was bias, and about […]
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire saw flooding overnight Warnings of thunderstorms are in place across swathes of the UK after some areas saw the longest stretch of high temperatures since the 1960s. Yellow storm warnings have been issued for much of England, Wales, parts of Northern Ireland and south-west Scotland. There […]
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Image copyright Reuters Sweeping changes to England’s planning system will “be faster, but also build better quality homes”, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has said. Under draft laws, first revealed on Sunday, developers will be granted “automatic” permission to build homes and schools on sites for “growth”. It follows Boris Johnson’s pledge to “build back better” […]
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Image caption Ranae James, now a graphic designer, was excluded dozens of time during a tough period Black pupils are disproportionately hit with fixed-term exclusions in England – by three times as many in some places, data shows. Pupils with black ethnicity have higher temporary exclusion rates in two-thirds of local authority areas, new analysis […]
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Image copyright Metropolitan Police Image caption The suspect is a described as a white male, wearing black bottoms, a beige jumper Police have released an image of a man wanted over a “frightening” attempted kidnap of a 16-year-old girl from a street in south-east London. The victim was grabbed from behind by the stranger on […]
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Boris Johnson has suggested Parliament could move to York while the Palace of Westminster undergoes renovation. In a letter, the prime minister said the government was considering establishing a hub in the northern city and “it would therefore make sense to consider this as a potential location”. Plans to move MPs out of Westminster are […]
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