Broadcaster Danny Baker has been fired by the BBC over his “stupid unthinking gag” on Twitter about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s new baby. The now deleted tweet, which has been circulated on social media, showed an image of a couple holding hands with a chimpanzee dressed in clothes with the caption: “Royal Baby […]
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Image copyright Brent Council Image caption Krupa Sheth says the “bee corridor” will be ready by the summer A seven-mile long “bee corridor” is being planted in a bid to boost the number of pollinating insects. The wildflower meadows will be put in place in 22 of Brent Council’s parks in north London. A recent […]
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Image copyright @999London Image caption The three men were found with gunshot injuries on High Road in Leyton Three men have been shot in an attack on a street in east London. Police were called to reports of a shooting on High Road in Leyton at about 20.50 BST on Saturday. The victims – aged […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The new £17.6bn railway across London was due to open in December 2018 Crossrail was driven over its budget and beyond its schedule after bosses clung to an unrealistic opening date, the public spending watchdog said. Decisions were driven by a desire to meet the December 2018 deadline for […]
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Image copyright PA Campaigners have lost a High Court challenge against the government’s decision to approve plans for a third runway at London’s Heathrow airport. Five councils, residents, environmental charities and London Mayor Sadiq Khan brought the action after MPs backed the plans in June. The campaigners said the runway would effectively create a “new […]
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Alex Day captained England to the World Under-20 Championship in 2013 Saracens have signed Cornish Pirates scrum-half Alex Day, who will join the Premiership side this summer. The 26-year-old former Northampton Saints youngster is a former England Under-20 international. “I’d like to thank everyone at Cornish Pirates for everything they have done for me,” Day […]
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Live coverage of Saturday’s National League game between Leyton Orient and Braintree Town. emergency plumbers upminster Source link
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Image copyright Getty Images Knife crime across England and Wales rose to record levels last year, figures show. Police recorded 40,829 offences involving knives or sharp instruments in 2018, up 6% on the year before. Office for National Statistics data shows cases of murder and manslaughter, excluding terror attacks, increased by 12%. There were 732 […]
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Image copyright Getty Images US President Donald Trump will make a state visit to the UK in early June, Buckingham Palace is expected to announce later. The president was promised the visit by Prime Minister Theresa May after he was elected in 2016 – but no date was set. Downing Street did not comment on […]
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Damian Penaud scored a superb individual try for Clermont in the first half European Challenge Cup ASM Clermont Auvergne (26) 32 Tries: Lee, Penaud Cons: Parra 2 Pens: Parra 4 Drop goals: Lopez 2 Harlequins (8) 27 Tries: Brown, Robshaw, Lang, Dombrandt Cons: Smith 2 Pen: Smith Clermont Auvergne proved too strong for Premiership side […]
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