MOTD COMMENTATOR’S NOTES @Wilsonfooty: Unai Emery had two major selection dilemmas ahead of the visit of Wolves. He has answered one of them already, opting not to expose Granit Xhaka to Arsenal’s fans following the captain’s tantrum last weekend. Secondly, should he include Mesut Ozil after his delightful display in Wednesday’s extraordinary League Cup game […]
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Image caption Seven people were killed when a tram derailed near to Sandilands tram stop in November 2016 The driver of a tram that crashed in Croydon and killed seven people will not face prosecution for manslaughter. More than 50 people were injured when the tram derailed near Sandilands tram stop in south London in […]
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Image copyright @999London Image caption The officer was taken to hospital after he was hit by the car at about 11:30 GMT A police officer has been hit by a car which had been pulled over in Tottenham. The vehicle was stopped by police in White Hart Lane at about 11:30 GMT and struck the […]
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Image copyright Jamal Sarhan Image caption Robbers drove a car into the side of the jewellery shop Members of the public caught and held on to a suspect running away from an armed raid on a jewellery shop. The owner of the shop, in west London, said he feared for his life when men armed […]
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Martha Thomas signed for West Ham from Le Havre this summer West Ham United striker Martha Thomas has been called up by Scotland Women for the first time. The Dorset-born 23-year-old qualifies for England and United States but is in the 23-strong squad for the Euro 2021 qualifier in Albania on 8 November. There is […]
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Image copyright Graeme Robertson/Getty Image caption Tushar Kantibhai Patel will not be able to practice as a dentist for 12 months A dentist whose patient bled to death when she had five teeth removed has been suspended for misconduct. Tushar Kantibhai Patel, of Purley, south London, operated on the woman, known as Patient A, despite […]
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Image copyright LDRS Image caption A group of 453 artefacts are due to go on display at a museum next year Ancient weapons discovered on a building site will go on display at the Museum of London Docklands next April. The group of 453 artefacts found in Havering, east London, is the third largest ever […]
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Image copyright PA Wire Extinction Rebellion protests continued in central London despite police banning the group’s climate change demonstrations in the capital. Activists blocked Oxford Circus with a wooden pyramid structure and descended on Westminster before moving to Trafalgar Square. One man, who was dressed up as Boris Johnson, scaled the scaffolding surrounding Big Ben. […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Hundreds defied the protest ban to gather in Trafalgar Square Celebrity Extinction Rebellion supporters have admitted in an open letter being “hypocrites” over their high-carbon lifestyles. But stars including Benedict Cumberbatch, who last week joined London protests, called for “systemic change” to the “fossil-fuel economy”. It comes as Extinction […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Finley Quaye was named Best British Male Solo Artist at the 1998 Brit Awards A Brit Award-winning musician has been ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work for punching a bar manager and threatening to stab him during an unprovoked drunken attack. Finley Quaye, 45, assaulted Robert […]
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