Jofra Archer won the Cricket World Cup with England, while Dina Asher-Smith starred at the World Championships Sprinter Dina Asher-Smith and cricketer Jofra Archer have won sportswoman and sportsman of the of the year at the 2019 British Ethnic Diversity Sports Awards. Asher-Smith, 24, became the first British athlete to win three medals at one […]
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Image copyright Getty Images A total of 1,140 cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in the UK, with the country now in the second stage of the government’s phased plan to tackle the outbreak. Some 37,746 people in the UK have been tested for the respiratory infection so far. Twenty one people who tested […]
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption London’s housing associations have identified over 2,000 buildings which need to be rectified Replacing unsafe cladding on buildings in London will cost £4bn, the capital’s housing associations estimate. The G15, made up of the city’s largest housing associations, has identified over 2,000 buildings to be rectified. They have called […]
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Chris Ashton is just seven tries short of becoming the Premiership’s all-time top try scorer New Harlequins winger Chris Ashton says the manner of his departure from Sale last week came as “a shock”. Ashton’s former boss at Sale, Steve Diamond, said the ex-England player left after a “difference of opinion”. The 32-year-old said he […]
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Alli took his tally in all competitions this season to nine goals Sean Dyche fears football is in “dangerous territory” after his Burnley side were denied a penalty in their draw with Tottenham. The Clarets boss felt Chris Wood should have been given a penalty after Spurs’ equaliser, but the striker did not go down […]
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Image copyright Metropolitan Police Image caption The Met said the officer’s status is “under review” The arrest of a serving Metropolitan Police officer relates to the outlawed neo-Nazi group National Action, it is understood. Counter-terrorism officers arrested the 21-year-old police constable in north London. He is being held on suspicion of membership of a proscribed […]
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A howler from Adrian gives Chelsea the lead against Liverpool Chelsea advanced into the FA Cup quarter-finals as Liverpool suffered their second successive defeat of this stellar season in a highly-competitive encounter at Stamford Bridge. Liverpool made seven changes to the side that lost surprisingly at Watford on Saturday – the first reverse of their […]
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption Some people in the UK have begun wearing masks as the number of cases increases Twelve more people in England and one in Scotland have tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total number of UK cases to 36. Scotland confirmed that its first patient was a Tayside resident who […]
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Image copyright Luke Powell/PA Image caption Shaun Bailey has pledged a 28% increase in police numbers should he be voted into office The Conservative candidate vying to be London’s next mayor is planning to introduce a hotel tax to help pay for almost 9,000 extra officers. Shaun Bailey, 48, has pledged a 28% increase in […]
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption Some people in London have taken to wearing face masks on the Tube Three firms in London have now asked staff to work from home as a precaution against coronavirus. Oil giant Chevron has asked 300 staff not to come into its office in Canary Wharf “for the time […]
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