Sussex’s teenage spinner Jack Carson is playing only his third first-class match Bob Willis Trophy, Radlett Cricket Club (day two): Sussex 293& 33-4: Murtagh 3-16 Middlesex 203: Simpson 48; Carson 4-46, Claydon 3-23 Sussex (5 pts) lead Middlesex (4 pts) by 123 with 6 wickets remaining Scorecard A devastating late spell from seamer Tim Murtagh […]
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Image copyright Google Image caption Police were called to reports of a fight near Overton Road in Brixton on Thursday Two men have been arrested after a man was stabbed to death in south London. Police were called to reports of a fight near Overton Road in Brixton at about 18:00 BST on Thursday and […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Nearly three-quarters of respondents said they support the recent Black Lives Matter protests Two-thirds of black and minority ethnic people feel there is bias against them within police forces, a survey has found. Four out of five respondents of black and Bangladeshi heritage felt there was bias, and about […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Sadiq Khan was due to stand for re-election in May but it was postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic The mayor’s relationship with central government has endured a very difficult few months and there seem to be further bumps in the road putting questions over whether […]
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Callum Sheedy kicked nine of Bristol’s 16 points with three penalties at Ashton Gate Bristol (6) 16 Tries: Penalty try Pens: Sheedy 3 Saracens (6) 12 Pens: Goode 4 Bristol climbed to second in the Premiership with a narrow victory over Saracens as both sides made their return to action following the five-month long coronavirus […]
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Image copyright EPA/Will Oliver Image caption A woman shields from rain on Oxford Street in London Thunderstorms are moving across parts of the UK, after some areas saw the longest stretch of high temperatures since the 1960s. The severe weather caused flash floods in parts of southern England on Thursday, bringing travel disruption. The Met […]
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Image caption The lease for City Hall was agreed in 2001 Sadiq Khan has been accused of “misleading” voters by exaggerating potential savings from moving London’s government out of City Hall. Conservative Party analysis claimed a proposed move to The Crystal building in Newham would save £5.6m a year. The Mayor of London promised moving […]
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Image copyright Reuters The UK’s coastguard has issued a new warning urging people to be careful in the sea, after recording its highest number of call-outs in a single day for more than four years. Its teams dealt with 340 incidents and rescued 146 people on Saturday. Saturday was the second day of a mini-heatwave […]
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A paramedic who survived Covid-19 is calling on others who have recovered from the virus to join him in donating blood plasma that could help treat people with coronavirus. Richard Webb-Stevens, who works for the London Ambulance Service, fell critically ill in March and was taken to Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow by his colleagues. […]
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Ollie Watkins scored 25 goals in the Championship this season Brentford forward Ollie Watkins can leave for offers of more than £18m after a buyout clause in his contract was activated following Tuesday’s Championship play-off final defeat by Fulham. However, Brentford are understood to value the player higher than that. The clause kicked in when […]
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