Image copyright @SiobhanBenita Image caption Leroy Logan (l) announced he would join the Liberal Democrats, alongside Siobhan Benita (c) and Chuka Umunna (r) Sadiq Khan’s former policing adviser has joined the Liberal Democrats, saying his children were no longer safe in London due to rising violence. Leroy Logan, a former police superintendent, said he quit […]
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Image copyright Met Police Image caption Diane Dyer was discovered with head injuries at a house in Oakwood Avenue A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman who was found beaten to death at a house. The body of Diane Dyer, 61, was discovered in Oakwood Avenue, Beckenham, south-east London, at about […]
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Image copyright @Ael_sheikh Image caption Passengers at London Heathrow were handed letters from BA explaining the suspension of the Cairo flights Lufthansa has resumed flights from Cairo, but British Airways says services will still be cancelled for another six days as a “precaution”. On Saturday BA alerted passengers who were about to board a plane […]
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Image copyright Met Police Image caption Charlotte Huggins was the first person to be stabbed to death in London in 2019 A man has been jailed for life after being convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend in the early hours of New Year’s Day in Camberwell, south London. Charlotte Huggins, 33, was fatally stabbed in the […]
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Image copyright Joanne Edwards Image caption Joanne Edwards captured this image of the Moon over Flintshire Skywatchers across the UK have witnessed a partial lunar eclipse, 50 years to the day since the US mission to put men on the Moon lifted off. The surface of Earth’s satellite appeared red or dark grey at the […]
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Ethan Bamber played for England at the Under-19 World Cup in 2018 Gloucestershire have signed Middlesex pace bowler Ethan Bamber on a one-month loan deal. Bamber played against the county in last week’s Championship game at Northwood, which Middlesex won by 78 runs, but only bowled seven overs. However, he achieved his first-class career-best figures […]
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Image copyright Met Police Image caption Post-mortem tests gave Kye Manning’s cause of death as a single stab wound to the heart A teenager stabbed to death near a railway station in Croydon has been named by police as Kye Manning. The 19-year-old was stabbed in the heart on 11 July and was pronounced dead […]
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Konsa joins fellow centre-back Tyrone Mings in signing for Villa this summer Aston Villa have signed Brentford defender Ezri Konsa in a £12m deal. The 21-year-old had been a key target for Villa boss Dean Smith, who managed the England Under-21 centre-back when he was in charge of the Bees. Konsa played 47 times for […]
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Image copyright Network Rail Image caption The train left tracks at low speed between London Victoria and Clapham Junction overnight An engineering train has derailed in south London causing the closure of the Gatwick Express service. The train partly left the tracks at low speed between Victoria and Clapham Junction at about 03:00 BST. No […]
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption Jones was photographed with his wife Tanya when they visited a hospital in 2002 Vinnie Jones’s wife Tanya has died aged 53 after a long illness. The actor and former footballer was by his wife’s side when she died at their home in Los Angeles on Saturday. A statement […]
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