Day: March 5, 2023
Prince Harry contacted about coronation; attendance unclear
March 5, 2023Sign up to our Evening Headlines email for your daily guide to the latest news Sign up to our free US Evening Headlines email King Charles III‘s office has been in touch with Prince Harry about the new monarch’s coronation, raising the possibility the prince will attend the historic ceremony despite tensions within the royal […]
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Premier League ‘disappointed’ by rejection of temporary concussion subs trial
March 5, 2023Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter The Premier League says it “cannot understand” why a trial of temporary concussion substitutes has not been approved by football’s lawmakers. The International Football Association Board confirmed the decision to reject […]
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Liverpool thrash Manchester United 7-0 in historic defeat
March 5, 2023Liverpool have thrashed Manchester United 7-0 in the Premier League – United’s heaviest defeat since Boxing Day 1931. It is the first time the Red Devils have lost by seven goals in any competition since that loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers more than 90 years ago. “It’s one for the history books,” said Sky Sports commentator […]
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Two men arrested after Northern Ireland shooting have been released
March 5, 2023Two men who were arrested after the shooting of a police officer in Northern Ireland have been released. The men, aged 33 and 57, were released today after questioning. Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell was attacked before 8pm on 22 February after a football training session at a sports centre in Omagh, Co Tyrone. Image: […]
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Only one store still standing at failed luxury shopping outlet in Hackney
March 5, 2023To say that this luxury outlet in east London has seen better days would be an understatement. Hackney Walk, on Morning Lane, received £1.5 million from City Hall in the wake of the 2011 London Riots. It opened in 2017 with 14 stores, in the hope that it would bring jobs to the area and […]
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Young Albanian men ‘viciously exploited’ after arriving in UK
March 5, 2023Staff at an Albanian charity in east London recently began helping a 16-year boy who was smuggled by boat into the UK last year, placed in a Home Office hotel on arrival, and then abducted by traffickers to work in a cannabis farm in Leeds. The child is one of the 12,561 Albanian nationals who […]
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Want to properly plug the UK’s north-south divide? Look to Germany | Larry Elliott
March 5, 2023Britain has been struggling to find a solution to its north-south divide since the staple industries of the Industrial Revolution – textiles and coal – started to decline in the early 20th century. It is not a unique problem. Every sizeable country has richer and poorer regions, and from the US rust belt to what […]
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Family of Chris Kaba ‘still waiting for answers’ six months after police killed him
March 5, 2023The family of Chris Kaba has said they are still waiting on answers as to why their son was shot dead by a police officer six months after he died. The 24-year-old, who was unarmed, was shot by police on September 5. He died in Streatham Hill, south London, after being followed by an unmarked […]
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Hancock said removing NHS England chief executive would be ‘massive improvement’
March 5, 2023M att Hancock was irked by the chief executive of NHS England during the pandemic and even said that ousting him would be a “massive improvement”, according to the latest set of leaked WhatsApp messages. The Telegraph reports that the private messages appear to show that Simon Stevens, now Lord Stevens, was belittled behind the […]
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Examples of train season ticket increases
March 5, 2023H ere are 10 examples of potential rail fare rises across England and Wales. Figures are based on an increase of 5.9%. The table compares the cost of season tickets using any valid route bought before and after the rise. It does not include the price paid if within-London travelcards are also purchased for Tube […]
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