Image caption Official figures show one in six rail passengers were standing in the morning and evening peaks before coronavirus One in six train passengers had to stand due to overcrowding in the pre-Covid rush hour, new figures suggest. Department for Transport (DfT) data for autumn 2019 shows 19% of peak time passengers in London […]
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A man has been charged with assaulting children while performing circumcisions in several English counties. Mohammad Siddiqui, 54, from Hockley, Birmingham, faces 34 charges, including causing actual bodily harm and unnecessary suffering or injury. Hampshire police said the alleged assaults did not relate to the practice of circumcision itself. Mr Siddiqui has been bailed to […]
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Image copyright Getty Images England and Scotland are reducing the amount of people allowed to meet socially to six, amid a rise in coronavirus cases. What do the new rules mean and how will they be enforced? What are the new rules on socialising? In England, the new limit of six people from multiple households […]
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Image copyright Google Image caption The strip club would be based on Duke Street opposite the entrance to Selfridges Selfridges is battling proposals to open a strip club directly opposite one of the entrances to its London store. The retailer has objected to an application to turn an existing club in Duke Street into a […]
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Thousands of fans greeted former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba when he formally submitted his candidacy to be Ivory Coast Football Federation president Didier Drogba has been told he is not eligible to stand in upcoming elections to be the next president of the Ivory Coast Football Federation (FIF). Drogba along with three others submitted their […]
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Image copyright Jacob King/PA Image caption Students at Birstnall Academy, Oldbury were among those to get their GCSE grades GCSE passes for England’s pupils, in the most disrupted academic year in UK history, have risen dramatically. Grades have been awarded by schools, after exams were cancelled, and data shows 78.8% of papers were rated grade […]
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Alex Gilbey is Charlton’s first signing since their relegation from the Championship Charlton have signed MK Dons midfielder Alex Gilbey and Hearts striker Conor Washington for undisclosed fees. Gilbey, 25, has agreed a three-year contract, while Northern Ireland international Washington, 28, has signed a two-year deal with the newly-relegated League One side. Charlton had been […]
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Image copyright FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA Image caption Caroline Flack was found dead at her home in Stoke Newington TV star Caroline Flack took her own life while she was facing trial accused of assaulting her boyfriend, a coroner has ruled. The ex-Love Island and X Factor host was found dead at her home in Stoke Newington, […]
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Image copyright Twitter @999London Image caption Detectives investigating the Hounslow murder say they have informed the next of kin. One man was shot dead and another fatally stabbed within hours of each other in London. The first victim was gunned down in Edmonton, north London, on Tuesday, while the other was attacked early on Wednesday […]
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Kerys Harrop has yet to make a senior appearance for England Tottenham Hotspur Women have signed centre-back Kerys Harrop following her departure from Birmingham City Women. Former Blues captain Harrop, 29, joins Spurs on a deal until 2022. In her 20 years at Birmingham, the England Under-23 defender helped them to two second-placed league finishes […]
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