Promotion contenders Nottingham Forest have warmed up for their trip to derby with back-to-back home wins The Championship season is reaching its business end, with six rounds of matches remaining before the play-offs. A south-east London derby kicks off the weekend’s action, with Charlton Athletic hosting Millwall on Friday evening (19:45 BST). The Addicks, who […]
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Image copyright Getty Images About 600 workers will lose their jobs after shirtmaker TM Lewin announced it will close all 66 of its UK shops. The firm said most of its 700 workers will be laid off as it takes all of its sales online, to help cut costs. It comes weeks after a private […]
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Image copyright CPS Image caption Carlos Velez had a history of violently-possessive behaviour, a court heard A possessive boyfriend who murdered his flatmate after suspecting him of kissing his girlfriend has been jailed for life. Carlos Velez, 20, stabbed David Martinez in a flat in Leytonstone, east London, on 6 March last year. The Old […]
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Matteo Guendouzi was dropped for ‘player management’ reasons after clashing with Brighton’s Neal Maupay Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says he only wants players ready to jump “on the boat” after speculation about midfielder Matteo Guendouzi’s future. It was reported the Frenchman, 21, had asked to leave the club after being dropped for the win at […]
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Image copyright PA Media Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick texted the businessman behind a controversial planning application in November while preparing to decide whether to approve it, newly published documents show. Messages released by Mr Jenrick show he told Richard Desmond he hoped to see him soon, after sitting next to him at a dinner the […]
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Image copyright Metropolitan Police Image caption Kyle Kelson was found shot dead in North Cheam The victim of a fatal street shooting in a south-west London was a young father, police have revealed. Kyle Kelson, 25, was found with a gunshot wound to the head on Brocks Drive, North Cheam, Sutton, just after 01:00 BST […]
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Premier League: Bournemouth 0-2 Crystal Palace highlights European football “is possible” next season, says Crystal Palace skipper Luka Milivojevic after helping his side to a comfortable victory over strugglers Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium. In the first top flight game shown live on BBC TV since 1988, Roy Hodgson’s side moved into the top 10 […]
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Image copyright Getty Images The UK’s central bank and the Church of England have both apologised for the role that some of their senior figures played in the slave trade. Former Bank of England governors and directors profited from slavery, as did a bishop and dozens of other clergymen. The Bank said it would ensure […]
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Image copyright RoadWorks It’s been a couple of years since large sections of the media first started panicking about drill music, questioning if the genre’s often violent lyrics were contributing to knife crime in London – sometimes claiming outright that they were. For the youth workers helping young people navigate daily life, it was never […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPatrick Hutchinson: “We did what we had to do” The person pictured carrying a man to safety following a clash between protest groups in London has said he and his friends “stopped somebody from being killed”. Patrick Hutchinson was widely praised after a photo of him helping […]
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