Image copyright PA Image caption The Good Counsel Network held daily vigils outside the Marie Stopes clinic in Ealing Pro-life protesters have lost their legal challenge against the UK’s first buffer zone around an abortion clinic. Ealing Council implemented a 100-metre exclusion zone at the Marie Stopes centre last year after women complained of being […]
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption The woman was found with stab wounds at a property in Raymead Avenue A woman who was about eight months pregnant has been stabbed to death in south London. The woman, 26, was found with stab wounds at a home in Raymead Avenue, Thornton Heath, Croydon, at 03:30 BST […]
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London’s mayor and several councils have called for a new system to be introduced for anyone wishing to offer short-term lets for visitors to the city. Landlords cannot legally rent out their homes in the capital for more than 90 nights a year under strict regulations, but a BBC investigation found some landlords were being […]
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Goalkeeper Adam Davies and defender Liam Lindsay helped Barnsley win promotion from League One last season Stoke City have signed Barnsley defender Liam Lindsay for £2m and goalkeeper Adam Davies, midfielders Jordan Cousins and Nick Powell and striker Lee Gregory on free transfers. The club have not disclosed the length of deals that the quintet […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBoris Johnson refuses to answer questions about the reported row with his partner Boris Johnson has refused to answer questions about reports of a row between him and his partner in which police were called. Speaking at a Tory Party hustings in Birmingham, Mr Johnson said people […]
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Image copyright PA Image caption About 1,400 homicides have been investigated by the Met in London since 2008 A senior detective has spoken about challenges in “dismantling a snitching culture” over murders in London. Det Ch Insp Noel McHugh was speaking after official figures revealed the Met had solved nearly 90% of all homicide investigations […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The royal couple have sent their best wishes to the woman, called Irene An elderly woman is in a serious condition in hospital after a road accident involving the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s police escort. Prince William and Kate were travelling from London to Windsor when the woman, […]
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Sam Robson has played in seven Test matches for England Specsavers County Championship Division Two, Radlett Middlesex 151-3 (51 overs): Robson 85* Glamorgan: Yet to bat Middlesex 0 pts, Glamorgan 1 pt Match scorecard Sam Robson’s season-best score of 85 not out gave Middlesex a solid start as they reached 151-3 against Glamorgan on a […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionChuka Umunna tells Today there’s only room for one centre ground party in British politics Former Labour and Change UK MP Chuka Umunna has joined the Liberal Democrats, saying he was “wrong” to think “millions of politically homeless people… wanted a new party”. The Streatham MP said […]
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Image copyright Met Police Image caption Julia Luxmore Peto died after crossing Deptford Broadway A coroner has raised concerns over pedestrian crossings after a woman died after being hit by a bus as she crossed a road. Julia Luxmore Peto, 27, was crossing Deptford Broadway in south-east London when she was hit by a bus […]
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