Image copyright Getty Images Fire services in England suffer from a “toxic” culture, with some firefighters not treating colleagues with “enough humanity”, a watchdog chief has said. Inspectors uncovered cases of bullying and harassment at some services, while some staff were said to find the poor treatment of others to be “amusing”. It is the […]
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Image copyright Facebook/LinkedIn Image caption Mohammed Reza Kadkhoda Zadeh, Sam Zokaei and Saeed Tahmasebi were all on board Tributes have been paid to three British nationals who died when a Ukrainian plane crashed in Iran. Mohammed Reza Kadkhoda Zadeh, who owned a dry cleaners, BP engineer Sam Zokaei and PhD student and engineer Saeed Tahmasebi […]
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Connor Wickham’s strike was waved offside on the field but awarded by VAR Crystal Palace substitute Connor Wickham scored a late equaliser awarded by video assistant referee to deny bottom side Norwich a much-needed victory at Carrow Road. Wickham’s strike after turning in Wilfried Zaha’s cross was initially disallowed for offside, but a check by […]
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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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The streets of Westminster have some of the highest number of rough sleepers in the UK. But, the borough council’s outreach team is out every night of the year finding those people and offering them support to get them off the street, hopefully for good BBC London spent the evening with Robert White, who leads […]
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption Conservationist David Bellamy died on Wednesday, the foundation he formed said Naturalist and broadcaster David Bellamy has died aged 86, the Conservation Foundation he formed says. London-born Bellamy, who became a household name as a TV personality, scientist and conservationist, died on Wednesday, according to the foundation. His colleague, […]
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Follow live text and reaction to all Wednesday’s Premier League matches TEAM NEWS Wolves are likely to recall defender Romain Saiss, who was banned for Sunday’s game against Sheffield United. Ryan Bennett is again doubtful due to a groin problem, while Morgan Gibbs-White is out with an ongoing back issue. West Ham are expected to […]
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Image copyright Asma Shuweikh Image caption Asma Shuweikh said she hopes her story can inspire others to “come together” A woman who was praised for intervening to stop anti-Semitic abuse said she hopes her story can inspire others. Asma Shuweikh, was reunited with the father of the family that was racially abused while travelling on […]
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Mourinho took training for the first time on Wednesday New Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has promised to bring “passion” and “happiness” to the club. The Portuguese, 56, was appointed on Wednesday morning, following the sacking of Mauricio Pochettino on Tuesday night. Former Chelsea and Manchester United boss Mourinho praised the quality of Spurs’s squad and […]
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A number of McDonald’s workers went on strike calling for a pay rise and improved conditions. They want a rise in pay to £15 an hour, an end to youth rates, the choice of guaranteed hours of up to 40 hours a week, notice of shifts four weeks in advance and recognition of their union, […]
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