Image copyright PA A woman has won an appeal against a court ruling that would have seen her mentally ill daughter forced to have an abortion. She appealed a decision made last week granting permission for specialists to end the pregnancy. Three Court of Appeal judges in London upheld the appeal, overturning the previous decision. […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBoris Johnson refuses to answer questions about the reported row with his partner Boris Johnson has refused to answer questions about reports of a row between him and his partner in which police were called. Speaking at a Tory Party hustings in Birmingham, Mr Johnson said people […]
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Image copyright PA Image caption About 1,400 homicides have been investigated by the Met in London since 2008 A senior detective has spoken about challenges in “dismantling a snitching culture” over murders in London. Det Ch Insp Noel McHugh was speaking after official figures revealed the Met had solved nearly 90% of all homicide investigations […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The royal couple have sent their best wishes to the woman, called Irene An elderly woman is in a serious condition in hospital after a road accident involving the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s police escort. Prince William and Kate were travelling from London to Windsor when the woman, […]
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Image copyright PA Image caption The RMT will resume strike action after suspending it in February Rail commuters on some of the country’s busiest routes are facing disruption due to a planned five-day strike over the future of train guards. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) plan to walk out on Tuesday […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionDr Graham Tomlin, Bishop of Kensington, described the fire as a “national shame” Survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire have joined friends and family of those who died at events to mark the two-year anniversary of the tragedy. Seventy-two people were killed in the blaze in North […]
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Image copyright Tanya O’Connell Image caption Tanya O’Connell said the lack of water delayed her taking medication while she recovered at home from an operation Schools have been closed and hospital appointments cancelled due to a burst pipe that has left 100,000 properties in London with little or no water. Thames Water said the fault […]
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Image copyright Christel Stainfield-Bruce Image caption Christel Stainfield-Bruce was walking with her three-year-old son when she was stabbed A mother walking with her three-year-old son asleep in a pushchair was stabbed after she refused to hand over her mobile phone. Christel Stainfield-Bruce, 36, was approached by a teenager in Islington, north London, on Friday afternoon […]
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Justin Edinburgh, who has died aged 49, managed sides in three Wembley finals Leyton Orient manager Justin Edinburgh has died at the age of 49 – five days after suffering a cardiac arrest. Edinburgh, who guided Orient back into the English Football League in 2018-19, had been taken to hospital on Monday. “We are completely […]
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Image copyright Other Image caption Guests and staff at the hotel were evacuated from the Ramada hotel as a precaution The death of a woman in a north London hotel is being linked to the discovery of heroin, police have said. Staff found the woman, in her 30s, unresponsive at the Ramada on Leisure Way, […]
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