Image copyright Getty Images George Michael’s sister, Melanie Panayiotou, has died aged 55, exactly three years after her brother. The family confirmed in a statement that Melanie “passed away suddenly” over Christmas. Her brother, pop icon George Michael, died on Christmas Day 2016 at his home in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. Andrew Ridgeley, George’s former Wham! bandmate, […]
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Image caption Sadiq Khan helped serve 100 Christmas Dinners to guests at City Hall Christmas dinners have been served to Londoners who are reliant on the city’s homelessness services. Hairdressers and opticians were also made available at City Hall before guests were given a three-course meal. Last year, 8,855 people were seen rough sleeping in […]
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Image copyright Met Police Image caption Michael Paul Baptista died after an altercation in Waltham Forest on Thursday Police have named 24-year-old Michael Paul Baptista as the man killed in a stabbing in London last week. Mr Baptista, of Waltham Forest, north-east London, was stabbed to death in nearby Walthamstow on Thursday evening. Police were […]
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Image copyright @999London Image caption A man was found dead in Hogg Lane, Elstree Detectives investigating the deaths of two eastern European men five miles apart have said they cannot rule out “a potential organised criminal element”. A 35-year-old man was found dead in undergrowth on Hogg Lane, Elstree, at about 15:40 GMT on Friday. […]
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Image copyright PA Media The former Conservative candidate for London mayor Zac Goldsmith has been given a seat in the House of Lords. He lost his Richmond Park seat to the Liberal Democrats in the general election. He will stay in his ministerial role at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and […]
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Image copyright Met Police Image caption John Worboys was jailed in 2009 for a string of sex attacks on women in his taxi Black cab rapist John Worboys has been handed two life sentences with a minimum term of six years for attacking four more women. The 62-year-old, who is now known as John Radford, […]
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Jan Vertonghen’s late winner takes Tottenham to within three points of the top four Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho said his side had won an “incredible three points” against a Wolves team he believes can challenge for the Champions League places. Jan Vertonghen scored a dramatic late winner as Spurs ended Wolves’ 11-match unbeaten Premier League […]
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Chelsea head coach Frank Lampard saw his side qualify for the Champions League knockout stages on Tuesday TEAM NEWS Chelsea are still missing centre-back Fikayo Tomori, who was not considered for Champions League duty on Tuesday because of a hip injury. Antonio Rudiger is set to continue in defence, while Mason Mount could return after […]
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Fulham felt they should have been given a penalty when Neeskens Kebano went down in injury time Fulham have been charged with failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion during their 2-1 Championship loss to Bristol City on Saturday. The Cottagers felt Neeskens Kebano was fouled in the box in the […]
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Image copyright Steve Parsons/PA Wire Image caption The strike means hundreds of services are being cancelled each day The union at the centre of the dispute over guards on trains has set out six points it wants sorted to reach a deal. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union on South Western Railway […]
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