The qualifying event was taking place at London’s 2012 Olympics venue the Copper Box Six members of boxing teams who attended an Olympic qualifying event in London in March are said to have contracted coronavirus. The Turkish Boxing Federation said two fighters and a coach tested positive since returning from the event. Marko Marovic of […]
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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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Image copyright Getty Images Coronavirus is spreading in the UK and a major epidemic is expected. A worst case scenario could see 80% of people infected if nothing is done. What is the UK now doing about coronavirus? The UK government is attempting to delay the spread of coronavirus and reduce the epidemic’s peak (when […]
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The fall in police numbers is “likely” to be a “contributory factor” in the rise in murder and manslaughter cases since 2014, an official study suggests. Police numbers in England and Wales fell by 21,000 from 2010-18 – and community support officers by 6,000. And the rate of murders and manslaughters soared by 39% in […]
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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 […]
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Mason Bennett has been out since November because of an ankle problem Millwall have signed forward Mason Bennett on loan from Derby County for the rest of the season. Bennett, 23, has made 89 first-team appearances for Derby, with nine of them coming this term. He is the Rams’ youngest-ever player, having made his senior […]
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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, 29, after he was pulled over […]
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