A resident left traumatised by his view of Grenfell Tower carried out a safety test in his block of flats which he claims shows fire doors are not working properly. Paul Croucher ignited smoke pellets that sent smoke up to the top floor of his 17-storey block in west London. Westminster Council said it was […]
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Image copyright PA Image caption The Empire Windrush ship brought the first West Indies immigrants to Britain in the 1950s London’s Waterloo Station is to house a monument to the Windrush generation, the prime minister has announced. Theresa May said the monument would be seen by “millions of people from all around the world” every […]
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Joe Denly spent most of the early summer at the IPL and with England Specsavers County Championship Division One, Tunbridge Wells (day three) Kent 309 & 277-3: Denly 111*, Bell-Drummond 79; Pattinson 2-67 Nottinghamshire 267: Nash 67, Patel 52; Milnes 5-68 Kent (6 pts) lead Notts (5 pts) by 319 runs Match scorecard England batsman […]
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Image caption Sadiq Khan said it was “remarkable” that a president would retweet “a far-right activist” London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called Donald Trump a “poster boy for racists” after the US President hit out at him over London’s knife crime. Mr Trump retweeted a post from right-wing commentator Katie Hopkins blaming the violence on […]
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Image copyright Google Image caption Police were called to Alton Street in Tower Hamlets just before 14:00 BST to reports a man had been stabbed A man has been stabbed to death in east London. Police were called to Alton Street in Tower Hamlets just before 14:00 BST. The man, who was in his 30s, […]
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London Broncos and Wales centre Elliot Kear needs one appearance to reach 250 for club and country in his career Betfred Super League Venue: Stade Gilbert Brutus Date: Saturday, 15 June Kick-off: 17:00 BST Coverage: Updates on BBC local radio and live scores on the BBC Sport website Catalans Dragons coach Steve McNamara has recalled […]
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Image copyright AFP Image caption Altaf Hussain requested asylum in the UK in the 1990s Altaf Hussain, the self-exiled founder of one of Pakistan’s biggest political parties, has been arrested in the UK, his spokesman has said. The Metropolitan Police would only confirm that a man in his 60s had been held in an investigation […]
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Justin Edinburgh (left) died on Saturday, aged 49 Leyton Orient captain Jobi McAnuff has paid tribute to late boss Justin Edinburgh and said the club will continue to build on his legacy. Edinburgh died on Saturday aged 49, five days after a cardiac arrest. McAnuff described the Orient manager as a “leader, a fantastic manager […]
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Image copyright PA Police investigating the Grenfell Tower fire say they have carried out 13 interviews under caution. The Metropolitan Police would not confirm the number of people who had been interviewed but said more interviews were scheduled. It added more than 7,100 statements had been taken from “witnesses, community and family members, emergency services […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTheresa May: “Unity of purpose will preserve deep-rooted ties” with US US President Donald Trump has said the US and UK have the “greatest alliance the world has ever known”. In a news conference with Theresa May, he promised a “phenomenal” trade deal after the UK leaves […]
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