Image copyright PA Voting is under way to decide who will represent London’s 73 parliamentary seats. Londoners will decide the fate of hundreds of parliamentary candidates including the prime minister and leader of the Labour Party. Registered voters will be able to cast their ballots from 07:00 to 22:00 GMT. Labour represented 46 seats in […]
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Image caption Minicab drivers must sit mandatory exams to get a licence from Transport for London Minicab drivers in London will only be able to gain required qualifications at official centres after a cheating scandal was exposed by the BBC. Drivers could previously sit mandatory exams at Transport for London (TfL) centres or authorised private […]
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Unai Emery’s Arsenal are eight points adrift of the top four in the Premier League Arsenal have identified Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo as a potential replacement for Unai Emery if the Gunners decide to sack the Spaniard. Head coach Emery is under pressure after a winless run of six matches across all competitions. Arsenal […]
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Young people from black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds (BAME) have described how they feel the 2019 general election has failed so far to take on their views or represent them. Students at London’s Westminster Kingsway College talked about the issues they care about and the changes they would like to see in politics. Video […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union will walk out for 24 hours from 22:00 on 27 November Train drivers on the Victoria Line are to go on strike following a falling out with London Underground (LU) for “breaking promises”. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionActor Wendell Pierce apologised for the roof collapse Five people were taken to hospital and several others were injured when a roof collapsed during a Piccadilly Theatre show in London’s West End. The venue in Denman Street was packed for a performance of the Arthur Miller play […]
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Liam Livingstone has passed 50 five times this season – but only once gone on to a century Specsavers County Championship Division Two, Emirates Old Trafford (day one): Lancashire 259: Livingston 84, Croft 55*; Sowter 3-42, Harris 3-59 Middlesex 39-6: Bailey 5-16 Lancashire 4 pts, Middlesex 3 pts Scorecard Lancashire were crowned Division Two champions […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionViewer videos show lightning lighting the skies overnight Thursday could be the UK’s hottest day on record, forecasters have said. Temperatures in London could reach a record-breaking 39C (102.2F) on Thursday, beating the previous all-time high of 38.5C recorded at Faversham in Kent in 2003. The Met […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe Mall shopping centre has 66 stores on one level and restaurants on another level A huge fire has broken out at a shopping centre in east London. More than 150 firefighters, with 25 fire engines, were called to the blaze at The Mall shopping centre in […]
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Image copyright British Transport Police Image caption Police have released images of two people they want to speak to in connection with the attack A suspected CS gas attack has occurred on a London Underground train. It happened at 09:13 BST on board a Victoria line Tube train at Oxford Circus in central London. British […]
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