Image copyright Getty Images About 600 workers will lose their jobs after shirtmaker TM Lewin announced it will close all 66 of its UK shops. The firm said most of its 700 workers will be laid off as it takes all of its sales online, to help cut costs. It comes weeks after a private […]
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Image copyright CPS Image caption Carlos Velez had a history of violently-possessive behaviour, a court heard A possessive boyfriend who murdered his flatmate after suspecting him of kissing his girlfriend has been jailed for life. Carlos Velez, 20, stabbed David Martinez in a flat in Leytonstone, east London, on 6 March last year. The Old […]
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Matteo Guendouzi was dropped for ‘player management’ reasons after clashing with Brighton’s Neal Maupay Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says he only wants players ready to jump “on the boat” after speculation about midfielder Matteo Guendouzi’s future. It was reported the Frenchman, 21, had asked to leave the club after being dropped for the win at […]
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Image caption General manager Diana Nabagereka says reducing the 2m social distancing rule will be vital for restaurants reopening in Brixton Village As the prime minister announced that pubs and restaurants in England can reopen from 4 July, we went to see how one neighbourhood might emerge from the coronavirus lockdown. Brixton appears almost normal. […]
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Image caption Churches such as St Martin’s-in-the-Fields in Trafalgar Square host concerts and exhibitions Churches in London may be forced to close due to changes to the congestion charge, faith leaders have warned. The charge has increased by 30% to £15 and will be enforced each day from 07:00 to 22:00, hitting Sunday worship hours […]
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Premier League: Bournemouth 0-2 Crystal Palace highlights European football “is possible” next season, says Crystal Palace skipper Luka Milivojevic after helping his side to a comfortable victory over strugglers Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium. In the first top flight game shown live on BBC TV since 1988, Roy Hodgson’s side moved into the top 10 […]
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Image copyright Mohammad Qazalbash/Live Nation Image caption An artist’s impression of what the drive-in gigs will look like A series of drive-in concerts are to take place across the UK this summer, promoters Live Nation have announced. The likes of Ash, Cream Classical Ibiza, The Lightning Seeds and Gary Numan, have all signed up to […]
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Image copyright RoadWorks It’s been a couple of years since large sections of the media first started panicking about drill music, questioning if the genre’s often violent lyrics were contributing to knife crime in London – sometimes claiming outright that they were. For the youth workers helping young people navigate daily life, it was never […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPatrick Hutchinson: “We did what we had to do” The individual pictured carrying a white man to safety following a clash between protest groups in London has said he and his friends “stopped somebody from being killed”. Patrick Hutchinson was widely praised after a photo of him […]
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption Some families say they will hold a memorial at the site of the gutted 24 storey tower Survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire have said social distancing has meant this year’s anniversary of the disaster will be even more difficult. Seventy-two people were killed in the blaze in Kensington, […]
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