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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Image copyright PA Image caption Ms Begum was 15 and living in Bethnal Green, London, when she left the UK in 2015 Shamima Begum should be allowed to return to the UK to fight the decision to remove her British citizenship, the Court of Appeal has ruled. Ms Begum, now 20, was one of three […]
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Eric Dier’s ban means he will miss all but one of Tottenham’s remaining Premier League fixtures Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho says he wants the fan who abused Eric Dier to return to watch the club once crowds are permitted at stadiums again. Spurs and England midfielder Dier received a four-match ban and £40,000 fine after […]
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption All pupils and year groups are expected to be back full time next term The government has published its safety plans for the return to school in September – built on the principle of keeping classes or whole year groups apart in separate “bubbles”. But it means if there […]
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