Polling stations are open until 22:00 GMT for the general election and public buildings like church halls and schools are being used for people to vote. While for some it’s business as usual, for schools, it means a day off for the pupils and a quick change of the running order for the Christmas concert […]
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Image copyright Winston Trew Image caption Winston Trew said his life fell apart after he served eight months in prison Three men who say they were framed by a detective decades ago have had their cases quashed by the Court of Appeal. Winston Trew, Sterling Christie and George Griffiths were part of a group known […]
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Gallagher Premiership Venue: Recreation Ground Date: Friday, 29 November Kick-off: 19:45 GMT Coverage: Updates on BBC local radio and live scores on the BBC Sport website England trio Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje and Billy Vunipola will play for the first time since the World Cup final on Friday after being named in Saracens’ squad to […]
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Young people from black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds (BAME) have described how they feel the 2019 general election has failed so far to take on their views or represent them. Students at London’s Westminster Kingsway College talked about the issues they care about and the changes they would like to see in politics. Video […]
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Image copyright Met Police Image caption Scotland Yard raided 16 addresses across east London on Thursday morning Seventeen people have been arrested in early morning raids across east London in an international human trafficking investigation. Officers went to 16 addresses after working with Romanian police, who simultaneously raided four addresses in Romania and arrested one […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionActor Wendell Pierce apologised for the roof collapse Five people were taken to hospital and several others were injured when a roof collapsed during a Piccadilly Theatre show in London’s West End. The venue in Denman Street was packed for a performance of the Arthur Miller play […]
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Liam Livingstone has passed 50 five times this season – but only once gone on to a century Specsavers County Championship Division Two, Emirates Old Trafford (day one): Lancashire 259: Livingston 84, Croft 55*; Sowter 3-42, Harris 3-59 Middlesex 39-6: Bailey 5-16 Lancashire 4 pts, Middlesex 3 pts Scorecard Lancashire were crowned Division Two champions […]
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption The temperature at Scarborough reached 25C Thursday will see “extraordinary and perhaps unprecedented heat” in parts of the UK, say forecasters. Temperatures could rise to a record-breaking 39C (102.2F) in the London area, and other parts of the UK could exceed 30C, according to BBC Weather. The heatwave follows […]
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Deji Oshilaja is Charlton’s seventh summer signing Charlton Athletic have signed former AFC Wimbledon captain Deji Oshilaja on a two-year deal. The 26-year-old left the Dons at the end of last season after making 67 league appearances in two seasons. “He’s another very good player. He’s a leader and he was captain of his club […]
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Image copyright @Ael_sheikh Image caption Passengers at London Heathrow were handed letters from BA explaining the suspension of the Cairo flights British Airways has cancelled all flights to the Egyptian capital Cairo for a week as a security “precaution”. Passengers about to board a BA flight to the city from London’s Heathrow Airport were told […]
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