Image copyright PA Image caption Violence at Pentonville prison has increased by more than 50% since 2017, a watchdog found “Government neglect” has “directly contributed” to the rise in violence and drugs at HMP Pentonville, the prison’s watchdog said. The Pentonville Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) called for funds for improvements “as a matter of urgency”. […]
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Barnet came from two goals down to earn a point at home to Torquay in the National League thanks to Jack Taylor’s late strike which snatched a 2-2 draw. The visitors looked on course for a third-straight win as they went in at half-time two goals up following Jean-Yves Koue Niate’s fifth-minute opener and a […]
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Image copyright Family handout Image caption PC Andrew Harper was married just four weeks before he was killed while on duty A top police chief has urged the most senior officers in England, Scotland and Wales to come together to find ways to make frontline policing safer. Martin Hewitt, the chair of the National Police […]
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Image copyright Met Police Image caption Charles Riddington was extradited from northern Cyprus, the court was told A man brutally stabbed a fellow gym user to death and then fled the country, a court heard. Charles Riddington, 37, from Orpington, south London, denies murdering George Barker at the Double K Gym in Bexley. Prosecutor Jonathan […]
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Image copyright Met Police Image caption Ian Levy murdered Elize Stevens at his flat in Hendon A man who stabbed his partner to death in a “fit of rage” has been jailed for a minimum of 21 years. Elize Stevens, 50, suffered 86 knife wounds when Ian Levy attacked her at his flat on the […]
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Ashley Cole heads in his final career goal for Derby Former England, Arsenal and Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole has announced his playing retirement from football. Cole, 38, was out of contract at Derby County at the end of the 2018-19 season and says he is now focused on coaching. He made his professional debut for […]
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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (second right) got the better of Dina Asher-Smith (second left) at the recent Anniversary Games Muller Grand Prix Venue: Alexander Stadium, Birmingham Date: 18 August Coverage: Live coverage on BBC Two 13:30-16:30 BST, repeated 19:00-22:00 BST on BBC Red Button Sunday’s Birmingham Grand Prix is one of the final dress rehearsals for the […]
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Justin Edinburgh died less than two months after guiding Leyton Orient to the National League title How does a football club cope when their manager dies? It is a situation which is thankfully rare – but one which befell Leyton Orient this summer, shortly after their promotion back to the English Football League. Justin Edinburgh […]
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The mother of a vulnerable 15-year-old girl who went missing while on holiday in Malaysia has said her family’s “hearts are breaking” as she announced a reward has been offered for help to find her. Nora Quoirin, who has special needs, disappeared from her room at the Dusan resort on 4 August. Meabh Quoirin said […]
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Image caption King’s Cross was one of the worst affected stations by Friday’s outage Passengers at King’s Cross station said they were “appalled”, “disgusted” and “not happy” after being stranded in London during a nationwide power cut. The station was shut as a power cut in Friday’s evening rush hour brought much of the UK’s […]
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