Day: August 18, 2020
Mali president announces resignation hours after mutinous soldiers attempt coup
August 18, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates Mali’s president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has announced his resignation on state television, hours after mutinous soldiers fired shots into the air outside his home and detained him. The dramatic development comes after more than two months of regular demonstrations […]
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Government must extend ban on evictions to avoid 'self-made homelessness crisis', says Labour
August 18, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates Labour is calling for the Government to prevent a “homelessness crisis” by extending the ban on evictions during the coronavirus pandemic. A quarter of million people are said to be at risk when a ban on evictions expires on […]
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Donald Trump responds to Michelle Obama's speech saying: 'I would not be in White House if it wasn't for your husband'
August 18, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates US President Donald Trump has hit back after Michelle Obama accused him of being the “wrong president for our country”. In remarks at the Democratic National Convention, Mrs Obama offered a sharp rebuke of the Trump presidency, telling viewers […]
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Prince Harry and Meghan 'pitching secret project to Hollywood studios'
August 18, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have been pitching a secret project to Hollywood studios, according to reports. The couple began testing the waters with studio bosses in June this year, around the same time as they bought their […]
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Tube network getting busier as people return to work
August 18, 2020There was a period at the height of lockdown when you could easily see an empty Tube carriage, even at rush hour. Now, as restrictions on going out have eased, the transport network is getting busier. Pictures show how London Underground looks more like it did pre-pandemic, other than the addition of face masks, which […]
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Family’s agony at not being able to visit son, 23, in coma after stroke
August 18, 2020Relatives of a man battling for his life in hospital say they were told they could only see him once each due to coronavirus restrictions. Ammi Fagan, 23, was rushed into the Royal London Hospital after suddenly suffering a brain haemorrhage on July 5 as a result of an undetected brain aneurysm. Major brain surgery […]
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Black police officer lodges complaint after ‘clearly racist’ colleagues stopped his car
August 18, 2020A black Metropolitan Police inspector has made a formal complaint against his colleagues after they stopped him while driving home from work. Charles Ehikioya was pulled over by Met officers in Croydon, south London on May 23, the force said. A spokesperson said the officers decided to stop him on the way home from his shift because […]
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Robber jailed for biting pensioner’s hand to steal her wedding ring
August 18, 2020A robber who bit an elderly woman’s hand to steal her wedding ring at the height of the coronavirus lockdown has been jailed. Monique Roach, 24 and of no fixed address, was sentenced to a total of seven years’ in prison on Monday at Wood Green Crown Court. The victim, a 75-year-old woman, was at […]
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Rapper has conviction overturned after death of Holby City star’s daughter at Bestival
August 18, 2020A rapper who was jailed for manslaughter after giving his girlfriend drugs at a festival and filming her has had his conviction overturned. Ceon Broughton, 31, supplied Louella Fletcher-Michie with the rare hallucinogenic intoxicant 2-CP at Bestival festival, Dorset in September 2017. She took a strengthened form of the Class A substance while Broughton recorded footage of […]
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BTEC students left out of exam grades U-turn still need answers
August 18, 2020Students have called for more information on how those with BTEC qualifications will be affected by the exam results announcement. It was announced yesterday in a Government U-turn that students in England will now be given their predicted grades for A-levels and GCSEs, after a computer algorithm standardised results to much controversy. But many have […]
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