Image caption Official figures show one in six rail passengers were standing in the morning and evening peaks before coronavirus One in six train passengers had to stand due to overcrowding in the pre-Covid rush hour, new figures suggest. Department for Transport (DfT) data for autumn 2019 shows 19% of peak time passengers in London […]
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image copyrightDawn Mellor A giant George Michael mural has been unveiled in the area where the late-singer grew up. The artwork is in Kingsbury, north west London, where the Wham! star lived and went to school until his early teens. Featuring scenes from Michael’s 80s music videos, the nine-metre high mural has been installed as […]
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Image copyright Getty Images England and Scotland are reducing the amount of people allowed to meet socially to six, amid a rise in coronavirus cases. What do the new rules mean and how will they be enforced? What are the new rules on socialising? In England, the new limit of six people from multiple households […]
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Image copyright Reuters The UK coronavirus testing system is struggling to cope with demand, meaning some people with symptoms are being asked to drive more than 100 miles for a swab test. Government sources said labs were “maxed out” after a rise in people asking for tests in recent weeks. The problem means some people […]
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Image copyright Family handout Image caption Nóra Quoirin went missing from her room on 4 August 2019 The room a teenage girl was staying in when she disappeared from a Malaysian jungle resort had a broken window handle, an inquest heard. The body of 15-year-old Nóra Quoirin, from London, was found after a huge search […]
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Image copyright BTP Image caption Alex Lanning (wearing a cap) confronted Tashan Daniel (wearing an Arsenal top) at Hillingdon station A man has been jailed for murdering an athlete on a London Underground platform in a “chance encounter” fight. Alex Lanning, 22, stabbed Tashan Daniel in the heart as the 20-year-old went to watch Arsenal […]
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Tom Lace’s 2019 season came to a premature end when he broke a finger while batting in August Gloucestershire have signed batsman Tom Lace on a deal until the end of the 2023 campaign. Lace scored 835 runs in Division Two in 2019 for Middlesex and Derbyshire, where he spent time on loan. “I’m looking […]
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Caroline Flack was found dead at her home in Stoke Newington Caroline Flack struck her boyfriend while he slept because she suspected he was cheating, an inquest has heard. The ex-Love Island host was found “covered in blood” while Lewis Burton had a head wound in December 2019. A senior […]
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Image caption Ranae James, now a graphic designer, was excluded dozens of time during a tough period Black pupils are disproportionately hit with fixed-term exclusions in England – by three times as many in some places, data shows. Pupils with black ethnicity have higher temporary exclusion rates in two-thirds of local authority areas, new analysis […]
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