Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The development would have built 1,500 new homes on Westferry Road, the Isle of Dogs Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has accepted he approved a £1bn east London housing development unlawfully. The 1,500-home development on the Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets, was approved on 14 January – the day before […]
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Image copyright Met Police Image caption Chad Gordon was shot in the head at close range after answering his front door on Monday. The “devastated” mother of man with autism shot dead on his doorstep in a suspected case of mistaken identity has said he “wouldn’t hurt a fly”. Chad Gordon, 27, was shot in […]
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Alli has 37 England caps and was part of his country’s squad at the 2018 World Cup in Russia Tottenham and England midfielder Dele Alli was held at knifepoint during a burglary in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Two men broke into the 24-year-old’s house in north London, where he is spending lockdown with […]
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Image copyright Google Image caption Police officers had been following a vehicle along Dartmouth Road, West Hendon A Met Police officer was attacked while pursuing a suspect in north-west London. Police had been pursuing a vehicle in Dartmouth Road, West Hendon, shortly after 19:00 BST when one occupant got out. Scotland Yard confirmed one officer, […]
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Image copyright @AjmalMasroor Image caption Footage posted online appeared to show the roof of the building ablaze About 20 people were evacuated from their homes when a large fire broke out at a block of flats in north London. The London Fire Brigade said 70 firefighters and 10 engines were sent to tackle the blaze […]
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Image copyright Metropolitan Police Image caption Obina Ezeoke denied murrdering Annie Besala Ekofo and Bervil Kalikaka-Ekofo An Old Bailey judge has ruled that a man can go on trial on the same murder charges for a fifth time. Obina Ezeoke is accused of shooting dead a 53-year-old woman and her nephew at a flat in […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMr Hancock said wanting to be with a loved one at the end of their life is “one of the deepest human instincts” Close family members will be able to see dying relatives to say goodbye under new coronavirus guidelines, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said. He […]
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Image copyright PA Businesses who have signed up to pay their employees the “real living wage” are being urged to continue doing so during the coronavirus crisis. The living wage is set by the Living Wage Foundation and is separate to the statutory National Living Wage, which rose to £8.72 an hour on Wednesday.. One […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPM: Number of NHS volunteers in 24 hours equal to “population of Coventry” The number of people who have volunteered to help the NHS in its fight against coronavirus has passed half a million, double the government’s recruitment target. Speaking at his daily news conference, PM Boris […]
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Image copyright AFP Image caption There have been more than 900 confirmed cases of coronavirus in London Up to 40 stations on the London Underground network are to be shut as the city attempts to reduce the effect of the coronavirus outbreak. Transport for London (TfL) announced there will be a partial shutdown of the […]
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