Image caption Seven people were killed when a tram derailed near to Sandilands tram stop in November 2016 The driver of a tram that crashed in Croydon and killed seven people will not face prosecution for manslaughter. More than 50 people were injured when the tram derailed near Sandilands tram stop in south London in […]
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Image copyright @999London Image caption The officer was taken to hospital after he was hit by the car at about 11:30 GMT A police officer has been hit by a car which had been pulled over in an “intelligence led stop” in Tottenham. The vehicle was stopped by armed police in White Hart Lane at […]
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Image copyright Jamal Sarhan Image caption Robbers drove a car into the side of the jewellery shop Members of the public caught and held on to a suspect running away from an armed raid on a jewellery shop. The owner of the shop, in west London, said he feared for his life when men armed […]
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Martha Thomas signed for West Ham from Le Havre this summer West Ham United striker Martha Thomas has been called up by Scotland Women for the first time. The Dorset-born 23-year-old qualifies for England and United States but is in the 23-strong squad for the Euro 2021 qualifier in Albania on 8 November. There is […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionDet Ch Insp Noel McHugh explains how he managed to track Shane O’Brien A killer once dubbed one of Britain’s most wanted fugitives has been jailed for at least 26 years. Shane O’Brien, 31, evaded police for three-and-a-half years after he slashed Josh Hanson’s neck in Hillingdon, […]
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Wally Downes took over AFC Wimbledon with the club 23rd in League One AFC Wimbledon have parted company with boss Wally Downes, two days after he was suspended for four weeks after admitting breaching Football Association rules around betting. Downes, 58, took over the Dons in December 2018 and led them to League One survival […]
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Image copyright PA Wire Extinction Rebellion protests continued in central London despite police banning the group’s climate change demonstrations in the capital. Activists blocked Oxford Circus with a wooden pyramid structure and descended on Westminster before moving to Trafalgar Square. One man, who was dressed up as Boris Johnson, scaled the scaffolding surrounding Big Ben. […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Hundreds defied the protest ban to gather in Trafalgar Square Celebrity Extinction Rebellion supporters have admitted in an open letter being “hypocrites” over their high-carbon lifestyles. But stars including Benedict Cumberbatch, who last week joined London protests, called for “systemic change” to the “fossil-fuel economy”. It comes as Extinction […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Finley Quaye was named Best British Male Solo Artist at the 1998 Brit Awards A Brit Award-winning musician has been ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work for punching a bar manager and threatening to stab him during an unprovoked drunken attack. Finley Quaye, 45, assaulted Robert […]
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The Norwegian friends travelled 600 miles to unintentionally play their part in Non-League Day Rain might have fallen across much of England on Saturday but it did little to dampen the spirits of football fans celebrating the 10th Non-League Day. With Premier League and Championship clubs on international break the spotlight was on teams outside […]
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