Image copyright London Fire Brigade Image caption The blaze started in a mid-terrace shop, then spread through four neighbouring premises About 100 firefighters have tackled a blaze which spread through a row of shops in east London. The fire started in a mid-terrace shop in Green Street, in Forest Gate, Newham, and spread through four […]
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Image copyright EPA Face coverings have become mandatory in more indoor settings in England and Scotland following a recent spike in coronavirus cases. Places where coverings must now be worn in both countries include museums, places of worship and aquariums. Other new settings in England include cinemas and funeral homes, and in Scotland banks and […]
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Image copyright Reuters Sweeping changes to England’s planning system will “be faster, but also build better quality homes”, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has said. Under draft laws, first revealed on Sunday, developers will be granted “automatic” permission to build homes and schools on sites for “growth”. It follows Boris Johnson’s pledge to “build back better” […]
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Rose takes a knee before Newcastle’s game against Watford England and Tottenham defender Danny Rose believes he has been racially targeted by police who stopped his car when driving. The 30-year-old said that he is regularly pulled over and questioned. “Each time it’s, ‘Is this car stolen? Where did you get this car from? What […]
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Image copyright Getty Images New homes and hospitals will be granted “automatic” permission to be built as part of sweeping planning reforms in England, the housing secretary says. Robert Jenrick announced a “permission in principle” will be given to developments on land designated “for renewal” to speed-up building. It comes after the PM pledged £5bn […]
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Aleksandar Mitrovic watched Fulham’s second-leg loss to Cardiff in the stands at Craven Cottage Fulham hope to call on their leading goalscorer Aleksandar Mitrovic in Tuesday’s play-off final against west London rivals Brentford at Wembley. A hamstring issue kept the Serbian out of the semi-final against Cardiff, which Fulham won 3-2 on aggregate despite a […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionCEO of Heathrow Airport John Holland-Kaye: “More work needs to be done, we need to test and learn”. The boss of Heathrow has called for airports to be allowed to test for coronavirus to avoid the “cliff edge” of quarantine. John Holland-Kaye told the BBC the changes […]
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Image caption Siobhan Benita had previously run for mayor as an independent in 2012 The Liberal Democrat’s London mayoral candidate has pulled out of the race for City Hall after the pandemic delayed the election by a year. Siobhan Benita was set to run in the poll in May, but it was announced in March […]
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The Science Museum in London is reopening on 19 August after being closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. In 2019, an exhibition opened at the site that told the stories of previous pandemics. The museum says it has started collecting objects from this latest one – such as signage and medical technology – to tell […]
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Image caption Ailsa went from a council estate to working in banking – but says it’s now hard for young people to move into London For Ailsa, the big “should I stay or should I go?” decision came at a Gateshead bus stop. “I thought ‘this is not for me,’” she said, thinking about a […]
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