Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Councils are considering cutting services after months of increased costs due to the coronavirus pandemic Leisure centre closures, tax hikes and bus services cuts are all being considered as UK councils grapple with the costs of the coronavirus crisis. Councillors say they face “difficult financial decisions ahead” as they […]
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Image copyright PA Media Rail firms are reassuring travellers major efforts have been taken to ensure their safety as services increase. More trains in England, Wales and Scotland began running from Monday as schools reopen and people are encouraged to return to work. Rail firms say services are at 90% of pre-pandemic levels, although passenger […]
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Image copyright EPA Image caption Dominic Cummings drove 260 miles to County Durham with his wife and child during the lockdown A doctor who quit in protest at Dominic Cummings’ controversial trip to Durham said all royalties from a book he wrote about his Covid-19 experiences will go to charity to support NHS workers. In […]
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Daniel Kemp scored his first senior goal while on loan at Stevenage in February League One side Blackpool have signed West Ham United midfielder Daniel Kemp on loan for the 2020-21 campaign. The 21-year-old has spent five years with the Premier League Hammers and has been part of their under-23 side. Kemp played six times […]
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Christian Norgaard has still to score his first goal for Brentford Brentford’s Danish midfielder Christian Norgaard has signed a new four-year contract. The 26-year-old, who moved to West London last summer from Fiorentina, also has an option for a fifth year. He played in 42 of Brentford’s 46 Championship games plus all three play-off matches […]
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Community Shield Highlights: Arsenal victorious after penalty shootout win over Liverpool Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a superb goal and netted the winning penalty in a shootout as Arsenal beat Premier League champions Liverpool in the Community Shield at an empty Wembley Stadium. Liverpool striker Rhian Brewster, brought on in stoppage time, hit the crossbar with his […]
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Eberechi Eze scored 14 goals for QPR in the Championship last season Crystal Palace have completed the signing of QPR forward Eberechi Eze on a five-year deal for £19.5m. The highly-rated England Under-21 international started every game and scored 14 goals for QPR in the Championship last season. Eze will boost Roy Hodgson’s attacking options […]
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Inside the ‘world’s greatest’ Sunday league team Thousands of fans, Champions League experience and a global audience – SE Dons are a Sunday League football team with a difference. The team from south-east London has more than 175,000 subscribers on its YouTube channel and hs sold more than 10,000 replica shirts. Their following on the […]
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Image copyright LBT/Family handout/PA Media Image caption Nóra Quoirin went missing from her room on 4 August An inquest has opened into the death of a London teenager who was found dead while on a family holiday in Malaysia. Nóra Quoirin, 15, vanished from her room at the Dusun rainforest resort last August. Her unclothed […]
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Job losses and a shift to remote working led many young people to leave the capital. Fewer workers and tourists have reportedly led to a decrease in rents in some London boroughs. According to housing website Zoopla the City of London has seen a six per cent drop in rents since the start of Lockdown. […]
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