Image copyright Reuters Dominic Raab’s bodyguard has been “removed from operational duties” after allegedly leaving his gun on a plane at Heathrow. A cleaner is reported to have found the loaded Glock 19 pistol in its holster on a seat on the United Airlines flight after it landed in London on Friday. The foreign secretary […]
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image copyrightMet Police image captionJaden Christie died of stab wounds in Stockwell Road, Lambeth A man who was stabbed to death in south London has been named as Jaden Christie. The 20-year-old died at the scene in Stockwell Road, Lambeth, just before 15:00 BST on Tuesday. A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of […]
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Image copyright EPA Image caption Motorists could collect a test from a centre set up in a park in London A lack of coronavirus tests for NHS staff is leading to staff absences and services being put at risk, hospital bosses have warned. NHS Providers, which represents hospital trusts in England, said staff are having […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionIt’s been a very different Proms season this year. Here are some of the highlights. A subdued version of The Last Night of the Proms has been held in London, after a row over Rule, Britannia! threatened to overshadow the event. It saw a pared-down version of […]
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By Clive ColemanBBC News Legal Correspondent Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic image copyrightGetty Images image captionTrials for 43,000 defendants are being listed for next year and some for 2022 A judge has claimed he was put under “improper and undue influence” to keep a defendant in custody. Judge Keith Raynor refused to extend the time a […]
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption The man behind Hull 2017 UK City of Culture is now overseeing Festival UK 2022 The organisers of a £120m national festival to be staged in 2022 have put out a call for creative minds to come up with “daring, new and popular” ideas to bring the UK together […]
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Image copyright Getty Images More train services in England, Wales and Scotland will run from Monday as schools reopen and people are encouraged to return to work. The Rail Delivery Group, which represents train operators and Network Rail, says around 90% services will be running. Rail passenger numbers are now back to about one-third of […]
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Diangana made 31 appearances as the Baggies earned promotion West Ham captain Mark Noble says he is angry after the club sold winger Grady Diangana to West Brom for an £18m fee. The 22-year-old spent last season on loan at The Hawthorns, helping them clinch promotion to the Premier League. The former England Under-21 player […]
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Image caption Oliver Gard was born on the day after what would have been his brother Charlie’s fourth birthday The mother of terminally ill Charlie Gard has given birth to a baby boy the day after the fourth anniversary of Charlie’s birth. In 2017 parents Chris Gard and Connie Yates lost their final legal bid […]
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Cameron Norrie had been on the receiving end of five-set defeats in his previous two Grand Slam matches Britain’s Cameron Norrie fought back from two sets down to earn a memorable win over Argentine ninth seed Diego Schwartzman on day one of the US Open. Norrie, ranked 76th, looked set for a routine defeat before […]
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