Image copyright PA Image caption The RMT has resumed strike action after suspending it in February A five-day strike by South Western Railway (SWR) staff has started in the latest industrial action over the role of guards on trains. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) began the walkout at 00:01 BST. RMT […]
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Image copyright PA Image caption US President and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan have been in a “political grudge match” for years US President Donald Trump has once again criticised London Mayor Sadiq Khan, calling him a “national disgrace” who is destroying the UK’s capital. His comments came after five attacks in London in less […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption 72 people died in the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 More than 200 high-rise buildings in England with cladding similar to that used on Grenfell Tower have yet to begin work to remove it. Out of 328 buildings that still have aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding, 221 are awaiting […]
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Image copyright Met Police Image caption Julia Luxmore Peto died after crossing Deptford Broadway A coroner has raised concerns over pedestrian crossings after a woman died after being hit by a bus as she crossed a road. Julia Luxmore Peto, 27, was crossing Deptford Broadway in south-east London when she was hit by a bus […]
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Image copyright PA A man has been charged with murder after a stabbing in north London, police said. Baris Kucuk, 33, was stabbed in the leg in the early hours of 1 June in Seven Sisters Road, Haringey. He was taken to hospital, where he died two days later. Adam Tarik, 24, of Vale Road, […]
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Image copyright Met Police Image caption Malcolm Mide-Madariola died shortly after being taken to hospital The family of a 17-year-old murdered while standing up for his friend have said they will help fund education and school clothes for “vulnerable” youths. Malcolm Mide-Madariola was stabbed to death near Clapham South Tube station in south-west London on […]
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Image copyright Instagram Anna Shapiro Image caption A picture of Alex King and Anna Shapiro, posted on Ms Shapiro’s Instagram account in 2015 A drug dealer who sparked fears of a Novichok attack similar to that which hospitalised a former Russian spy and his daughter has been jailed. Alex King went on the run in […]
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Image copyright Google A man has died two days after being stabbed in a “seemingly unprovoked” attack in north London. The 33-year-old was stabbed in the leg at about 03:00 BST on Saturday, near the junction between Seven Sisters Road and Vartry Road. He was treated at the scene by medics before being taken to […]
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Jurgen Klopp has won his first trophy since the 2012 German double with Borussia Dortmund Liverpool erased the disappointment of last season’s Champions League final loss by claiming the trophy for the sixth time with victory over Tottenham in Madrid. It was Mohamed Salah, such a disconsolate figure when he was injured early in that […]
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Image caption Julius Agyei says his clothes and passport were removed A letting agency has been illegally evicting tenants and taking their belongings, the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme has been told. Three tenants said they arrived home to find locks had been changed and rooms emptied. Some said their possessions had not yet been returned. […]
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