Day: September 6, 2020
Boris Johnson says leaving EU without a deal would still be 'good outcome' for UK
September 6, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates Leaving the European Union without a trade deal would still be a “good outcome” for the UK, Boris Johnson has said. In comments due to be made on Monday, the Prime Minister will tell Brussels that if no agreement […]
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Labour calls for fire safety reforms amid 'shameful' lack of progress after Grenfell Tower disaster
September 6, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates Ministers have made a “shameful” lack of progress in dealing with fire safety concerns since the Grenfell Tower disaster, Labour said. The Labour Party wants to amend key legislation to ensure the Government implements recommendations made by the first […]
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Five boats sink at pro-Trump lake parade in Texas
September 6, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates Five boats sank in a Texas lake during a parade in support of US President Donald Trump, officials have said. Boaters began calling for help “almost immediately” after the procession for Mr Trump’s re-election got under way on a […]
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Police release CCTV footage of Birmingham stabbings suspect
September 6, 2020Police investigating a series of stabbings in Birmingham have released CCTV images of a suspect. The pictures show a man wearing a baseball cap and a dark hoodie with white drawstrings. Chief Superintendent Steve Graham, from West Midlands Police, said officers had “worked throughout the day to trawl footage”. Image: People are warned not to […]
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Police release CCTV footage in hunt for Birmingham stabbings suspect
September 6, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates Police have released footage of a man they want to speak to about the Birmingham city centre stabbings. A manhunt is underway after a lone knifeman went on a 90-minute rampage in the city centre overnight, killing a man […]
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Catford murder probe: Man, 34, stabbed to death after intervening in fight at illegal rave
September 6, 2020A 34-year-old man was stabbed to death after intervening in a fight at an illegal rave in south London. Sean Williams was stabbed in the neck in the early hours of Sunday morning after attending an unlicensed music event at Culverley Road in Catford, the Metropolitan Police said. Police and the London Ambulance Service were […]
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Grenfell Tower inquiry: what we have learned since July
September 6, 2020The Grenfell Tower public inquiry restarts on Monday, 28 months since it began with tearful tributes to the 72 people who died as a result of the fire. Hearings are expected to run into 2022, but the forensic analysis of how the high-rise homes were wrapped in combustible cladding has started to produce devastating revelations. […]
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Hancock ‘concerned’ as daily UK coronavirus cases hit highest level since May
September 6, 2020Health Secretary Matt Hancock has admitted he is “concerned” after the daily number of UK coronavirus cases reached its highest level since May. Official figures show 2,988 new COVID-19 infections were reported in a 24-hour period. It is a large rise on Saturday’s figure of 1,813 infections. Sunday’s number is the highest daily total since […]
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Grenfell bereaved say Covid ban on attending inquiry is ‘madness’
September 6, 2020Survivors and bereaved of the Grenfell Tower fire have branded as “madness” rules that mean although they can eat at a restaurant or drink in a pub, they are still not allowed to attend the public inquiry, which restarts on Monday. The builders of the disastrous refurbishment will continue giving evidence in front of an […]
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At least seven injured in series of stabbings overnight in London
September 6, 2020At least seven people were stabbed in a night of violence in London last night. Five men were injured — one seriously — after a ‘stabbing attack in south-east of the capital, while two teenagers were taken to hospital following a separate incident at an east London tube station. Five men were arrested on suspicion […]
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