Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionRatcliffe: “I want to ask him to be brave” Boris Johnson must be “brave” to secure the release of a British-Iranian woman jailed in Iran, her husband has said. Speaking ahead of a meeting with the prime minister, Richard Ratcliffe said he wanted to hold Mr Johnson […]
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Martin Samuelsen had six loan spells away from West Ham Hull City have signed West Ham forward Martin Samuelsen for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year contract. The 22-year-old Norwegian previously worked with Tigers boss Grant McCann during a loan spell with Peterborough. “The manager was a big influence on me during my time there […]
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Image copyright Met Police Image caption Jay Sewell was fatally stabbed through a car window The mother of a teenage boy who was stabbed to death by a love rival and his parents has called the sentences his killers received “a joke”. Jay Sewell, 18, was attacked by a group led by Daniel Grogan, who […]
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Nigel Wray plans to remain “actively involved in the work of the Saracens Sports Foundation” Saracens owner Nigel Wray has retired as club chairman with immediate effect. Wray first invested in the club in 1995 and reclaimed full control in April 2018 by buying back a 50% stake sold to South African firm Remgro. Saracens […]
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Image caption Sadiq Khan helped serve 100 Christmas Dinners to guests at City Hall Christmas dinners have been served to Londoners who are reliant on the city’s homelessness services. Hairdressers and opticians were also made available at City Hall before guests were given a three-course meal. Last year, 8,855 people were seen rough sleeping in […]
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Image copyright Jane Tothill / Museum of London Image caption Syd’s coffee stall has been on Calvert Avenue in Shoreditch since March 1919 An east London coffee stall which has been run by the same family for a century is to be given a new lease of life once it shuts for the final time. […]
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Image copyright PA Voting is under way to decide who will represent London’s 73 parliamentary seats. Londoners will decide the fate of hundreds of parliamentary candidates including the prime minister and leader of the Labour Party. Registered voters will be able to cast their ballots from 07:00 to 22:00 GMT. Labour represented 46 seats in […]
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Image caption Minicab drivers must sit mandatory exams to get a licence from Transport for London Minicab drivers in London will only be able to gain required qualifications at official centres after a cheating scandal was exposed by the BBC. Drivers could previously sit mandatory exams at Transport for London (TfL) centres or authorised private […]
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Unai Emery’s Arsenal are eight points adrift of the top four in the Premier League Arsenal have identified Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo as a potential replacement for Unai Emery if the Gunners decide to sack the Spaniard. Head coach Emery is under pressure after a winless run of six matches across all competitions. Arsenal […]
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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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