Image copyright House of Commons Image caption In a letter to constituents, MP Dawn Butler said she receives death threats on an “almost daily basis” A Labour MP who has received death threats over race-related issues has closed her constituency office after they “drastically escalated”. Dawn Butler, MP for Brent Central, says staff have been […]
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Jobi McAnuff joined Leyton Orient from Stevenage in the summer of 2017 Leyton Orient club captain Jobi McAnuff has agreed a new one-year contract for next season. The 38-year-old has made 141 appearances for Orient, but only one in 2019-20 because of injury problems. During the season, he took on a player-coach role and will […]
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Thomas Frank, Slaven Bilic, Scott Parker and Marcelo Bielsa all hope to mastermind their teams to promotion With first playing fourth and second against third, the latest round of Championship fixtures are all about the battle of the promotion heavyweights. Leaders West Bromwich Albion go to in-form Brentford on Friday night, while Leeds and Fulham […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionNeomi Bennett: “I was just sitting in a car, minding my own business…it scared the life out of me” A frightened black nurse pulled over by police who drove in front of her in a “hard stop” operation, says she was targeted because of her race. Police […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFootage shared online shows a male officer being pinned to the ground and kicked The home secretary and the Police Federation have condemned a video which shows an officer on the ground apparently being kicked. Video circulating on social media shows an officer struggling with a man […]
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Image copyright @DRNimages1 Image caption Officers were called to Energen Close in Harlesden A two-year-old boy is in a serious condition in hospital after being hurt in a shooting in Harlesden, north west London, police have said. The lone gunman is thought to have fled on a motorbike after firing at two men, a mother […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Thursday’s Clap for Our Carers could be the last one for some time This evening many of us in the UK will grab our pots and pans, scoop up the dog, and nervously look out of the window to make sure our neighbours are doing the same. Then, when […]
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Image copyright Shutterstock Image caption Boris Johnson with Jennifer Arcuri at an event in 2014 Boris Johnson will not face a criminal investigation into his dealings with US businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri when he was Mayor of London. The Independent Office for Police Conduct said in its report that there was “some evidence” the pair had […]
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Image copyright Louise Wigginton Image caption The 29-year-old said she does not get to see her daughter often, but when she does she is physically and mentally exhausted As lockdown begins to ease and unlimited exercise is allowed in England, a nurse has pleaded with people to adhere strictly to social distancing rules. Louise Wigginton, […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Heathrow Airport has been granted permission to appeal against a block on its plans for a third runway. In February the Court of Appeal found the government decision to allow the plans to go ahead was unlawful. At the time the court said the government had not taken its climate commitments […]
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