Image copyright Met Police Image caption Adam Lewis, who was sentenced on Wednesday, also threatened to bite the officer, police said A man who coughed on a police officer and claimed to have coronavirus has been jailed for six months. Adam Lewis, 55, told the officer: “I am Covid and I am going to cough […]
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Image caption Goodge Street in central London is one of the stations currently closed Up to 40 stations on the London Underground network are to be shut as the city attempts to reduce the effect of the coronavirus outbreak. Transport for London (TfL) announced there would be a partial shutdown of the network from Thursday […]
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Tahnoon Nimer (left) and Matt Southall pictured at Charlton’s match against Barnsley in February Charlton manager Lee Bowyer has described the row between chairman Matt Southall and majority shareholder Tahnoon Nimer as “crazy”. Nimer claimed on Tuesday he would be looking for a new chairman because his and Southall’s interests for the club’s future were […]
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Lucas Torreira has played 33 games for Arsenal in all competitions this season, scoring two goals. Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira suffered a fractured ankle during Monday’s FA Cup fifth round win against Portsmouth. Torreira, 24, had to be carried off on a stretcher after just 16 minutes following a challenge by Portsmouth defender James Bolton. […]
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Image copyright AFP Image caption A specialist centre at the Royal Free Hospital, London, is treating one of the new patients Two more patients have tested positive for coronavirus in England, bringing the total number of UK cases to 15. They have been transferred to specialist NHS infection centres in Liverpool and London, the Department […]
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Image copyright @richardtudor96 Image caption Police had signalled for the car to stop before it sped off in Brixton A woman in her twenties has died after being struck by a car involved in a police pursuit in south London. The pedestrian was pronounced after being hit on a pavement in Brixton Hill at 21:46 […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionCoronavirus in the UK: Five things you need to know about Covid-19 Officials are attempting to trace the contacts of the latest person to be diagnosed with coronavirus in the UK. The woman, who flew into London Heathrow from China a few days ago, is the ninth […]
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Image copyright Thameslink Image caption Thameslink has warned commuters the disruption is expected to last until the end of the day Rail commuters on Thameslink train services are facing major disruption due to a damaged overhead wire, the operator has said. Two out of four lines between London St Pancras and Bedford have been closed […]
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Image caption Ben Lovett is due to open his second venue in London in March “This place was no man’s land when I was growing up.” Dressed in a hard hat and hi-vis jacket, Mumford & Sons’ Ben Lovett is stood in front of what will soon be his new venue, Lafayette, in north London. […]
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