Image caption The tree is being decorated and lit at 18:00 GMT on Thursday “Britain’s most famous Christmas tree” has been branded a turkey over its “sparse” foliage and “anaemic” appearance. Since 1947, a Norwegian spruce has been installed every year in the centre of Trafalgar Square. But some have been unimpressed by the 2019 […]
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Gallagher Premiership Venue: Recreation Ground Date: Friday, 29 November Kick-off: 19:45 GMT Coverage: Updates on BBC local radio and live scores on the BBC Sport website England trio Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje and Billy Vunipola will play for the first time since the World Cup final on Friday after being named in Saracens’ squad to […]
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Young people from black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds (BAME) have described how they feel the 2019 general election has failed so far to take on their views or represent them. Students at London’s Westminster Kingsway College talked about the issues they care about and the changes they would like to see in politics. Video […]
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Image copyright Met Police Image caption Scotland Yard raided 16 addresses across east London on Thursday morning Seventeen people have been arrested in early morning raids across east London in an international human trafficking investigation. Officers went to 16 addresses after working with Romanian police, who simultaneously raided four addresses in Romania and arrested one […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionActor Wendell Pierce apologised for the roof collapse Five people were taken to hospital and several others were injured when a roof collapsed during a Piccadilly Theatre show in London’s West End. The venue in Denman Street was packed for a performance of the Arthur Miller play […]
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Liam Livingstone has passed 50 five times this season – but only once gone on to a century Specsavers County Championship Division Two, Emirates Old Trafford (day one): Lancashire 259: Livingston 84, Croft 55*; Sowter 3-42, Harris 3-59 Middlesex 39-6: Bailey 5-16 Lancashire 4 pts, Middlesex 3 pts Scorecard Lancashire were crowned Division Two champions […]
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Image copyright Danny Lawson/PA Wire Image caption In Scarborough people flocked to the beach to enjoy Wednesday’s hot weather The UK is expecting its hottest day on record on Thursday, with temperatures of up to 39C (102.2F) forecast in southern and eastern England. The Met Office said there was a 70% chance of the current […]
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The BBC Radio 5 Live team praised Whyte’s trainer Mark Tibbs (left) but expect a long wait for a world-title chance British heavyweight Dillian Whyte showed new levels of professionalism and maturity in beating Oscar Rivas on Saturday but may be forced to wait more than a year for a world-title shot, according to the […]
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Mauricio Pochettino (right), pictured with goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, is in Singapore with the Tottenham squad for pre-season Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says he may have left the club if they had won the Champions League. The Argentine led Spurs to their first final in June, where they were beaten 2-0 by Liverpool. Pochettino said prior […]
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