Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Free travel for children was suspended under conditions of the £1.6bn bailout deal London mayor Sadiq Khan has called on the government to allow under 18s to continue to get free travel after demands it be withdrawn were made part of £1.6bn lockdown bailout conditions. Children are currently entitled […]
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Image copyright Shutterstock Image caption Boris Johnson with Jennifer Arcuri at an event in 2014 Boris Johnson will not face a criminal investigation into his dealings with US businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri when he was Mayor of London. The Independent Office for Police Conduct said in its report that there was “some evidence” the pair had […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Individuals in England are now allowed to meet with one other person from outside their household if they stay outdoors. They will also be able to take part in more outdoor activities and exercise as much as they want. However, people will still need to follow social distancing rules by keeping […]
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Image copyright Metropolitan Police Image caption David Gomoh worked for the NHS in supplies and procurement An NHS worker who was stabbed to death days after his father died with coronavirus has been described by his family as “a wonderful, beautiful boy”. David Gomoh was killed outside his home in Newham, east London, on 26 […]
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Image caption In Wembley, north London, Elsley Primary School has resorted to food parcels and vouchers bought from its own budget The Department for Education says it does not know how many vouchers for free school meals have been delivered to parents over the past month. A scheme to give poor pupils in England vouchers […]
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Image copyright Getty Images There are now more than 2.6 million confirmed cases of coronavirus in 185 countries as the disease continues to spread. At least 184,000 people have died. The United States has more than four times as many confirmed cases as any other country. This series of maps and charts tracks the global […]
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A social club for members of the Windrush Generation has moved online to help beat loneliness. The Caribbean Social Forum can no longer meet due to self-isolation guidelines. But organisers of the Woolwich-based group have helped connect its members online. Video by David Faye and Tarah Welsh blocked drains streatham Source link
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The UK’s media watchdog has launched a formal investigation into a TV network’s broadcast of an interview with conspiracy theorist David Icke about coronavirus. Ofcom acted after London Live screened the programme on Wednesday evening. The regulator received more than 40 complaints following the broadcast. It follows YouTube’s introduction of stricter misinformation rules after a […]
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Image copyright Google Image caption Bishop Climate Wiseman is the head preacher at the south London church A faith healer who sold £91 “plague protection kits” claiming they could shield people from Covid-19 is being investigated by the charity watchdog. Bishop Climate Wiseman of the Kingdom Church in Camberwell, London, claimed a bottle of oil […]
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Image copyright PA Image caption The review looked into 202 deaths of patients who had heart surgery at St George’s Hospital The deaths of 67 heart surgery patients at a London hospital were probably, most likely, or definitely caused by “significant shortcomings” in treatment, a report has found. The review looked at the cardiac surgery […]
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