Jermaine Jenas is part of the commentary team for Bournemouth v Crystal Palace on Saturday, the first Premier League game to be shown live on the BBC. Coverage starts from 19:15 BST on BBC One and the BBC Sport website. There are few scarier sights for defenders than seeing Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha running at […]
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The video of a white police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd sparked protests around the world. Thousands have joined marches and supported the Black Lives Matter movement. So, what impact has the death of George Floyd had on black Londoners? Video by Tarah Welsh and David Faye plumber st. johns wood Source […]
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Image caption Wendell Baker was jailed for life in 2013 after attacking 66-year-old Hazel Backwell and locking her in a cupboard A “dangerous” rapist was cleared for release from prison without relatives of his late victim being informed, BBC News has learned. Wendell Baker was given a life sentence in 2013 for attacking 66-year-old Hazel […]
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Image copyright Border Force Image caption The amount of drugs seized is said to be worth more than £8.5m Heroin said to be worth more than £8.5m has been found stashed in boxes of fruit and nuts at Heathrow Airport. Border Force officers found 170kg of the class A drug hidden in envelopes concealed in […]
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Many of us will find it hard to keep up with our hobbies and usual activities during lockdown. But isolation has not got in the way of these dance-mad boys. The London Boys Ballet School has put on online lessons for their 300 pupils who are all learning from around the world. From Malaysia to […]
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Image copyright Rony Berebbi Image caption Dr Rony Berrebi says fear is a big factor for many staff NHS staff are at risk of high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder if they don’t get the right support as the coronavirus outbreak subsides, health service adviser Prof Neil Greenberg has said. For now there’s a national […]
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Image copyright AFP Image caption London’s transport network is facing arguably its biggest challenge How have people’s feelings changed about using public transport during the coronavirus pandemic, and what will the post-lockdown commute look like? Carys Barton has worked in a hospital in the centre of London for the whole of lockdown and commutes in […]
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Image caption In Wembley, north London, Elsley Primary School has resorted to food parcels and vouchers bought from its own budget The Department for Education says it does not know how many vouchers for free school meals have been delivered to parents over the past month. A scheme to give poor pupils in England vouchers […]
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Image copyright Getty Images There are now more than 2.6 million confirmed cases of coronavirus in 185 countries as the disease continues to spread. At least 180,000 people have died. The United States has more than four times as many confirmed cases as any other country. This series of maps and charts tracks the global […]
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Image copyright Amanda Yardley Image caption Amanda Yardley is one of around 20,000 former NHS staff who have returned to the service Thousands of doctors and nurses who had left the NHS are going back to care for patients with coronavirus. Some are coming out of retirement, but others are stopping their private work. We […]
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