Tahnoon Nimer (left) and Matt Southall pictured together at Charlton’s match against Barnsley in February Charlton Athletic chairman Matt Southall has insisted he will not step away despite majority shareholder Tahnoon Nimer “deciding on a new board” at the Championship club. Southall has been locked in a row with the Syrian businessman over finances at […]
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Six Nations 2020: Marler grabs Jones but goes unnoticed by officials England prop Joe Marler has been given a 10-week ban for grabbing Alun Wyn Jones’ genitals during Saturday’s Six Nations win over Wales. Centre Manu Tuilagi has been banned for four weeks for his red card late on in the game at Twickenham. Lock […]
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Image copyright Metropolitan Police Image caption The Met said the officer’s status is “under review” The arrest of a serving Metropolitan Police officer relates to the outlawed neo-Nazi group National Action, it is understood. Counter-terrorism officers arrested the 21-year-old police constable in north London. He is being held on suspicion of membership of a proscribed […]
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Image copyright AFP Image caption A specialist centre at the Royal Free Hospital, London, is treating one of the new patients Two more patients have tested positive for coronavirus in England, bringing the total number of UK cases to 15. They have been transferred to specialist NHS infection centres in Liverpool and London, the Department […]
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Image copyright @MurshHabib Image caption A crime scene is in place at the London Central Mosque near Regent’s Park in central London A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing inside a central London mosque. The victim, who is in his 70s, was found seriously injured after emergency services were […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionCoronavirus in the UK: Five things you need to know about Covid-19 Many more people may be forced to self-isolate as part of efforts to stop the coronavirus spreading in Britain, the head of NHS England has warned. Sir Simon Stevens said more than 80 people discharged […]
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Image copyright Getty Images The chairman of the Grenfell Tower inquiry has backed a request from firms that refurbished the building that evidence they give should not be used against them in criminal prosecutions. Some firms had threatened to stay silent in the inquiry into how Grenfell was covered in flammable cladding. Sir Martin Moore-Bick […]
Read more Image copyright Getty Images Firms involved in the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower are as much to blame for the victims’ deaths as if they had “pulled the trigger” of a gun, an inquiry into the tragedy has heard. The insulation supplier saw the block as a “flagship” for its product and promoted it despite knowing […]
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Image copyright Met Police Image caption PC Stuart Outten suffered several injuries including six wounds to the head A van driver who repeatedly struck a police officer with a machete during a routine traffic stop has been found guilty of wounding with intent. Muhammad Rodwan attacked PC Stuart Outten after he was pulled over in […]
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