Day: June 28, 2023
Jonny Bairstow praised by Rishi Sunak for tackling protester as Just Stop Oil disrupts Ashes test
June 28, 2023The Prime Minister hailed the England wicketkeeper’s “swift hands” and the actions of Ben Stokes’ team in preventing a prolonged stoppage in the game. Three people were arrested and taken into custody after Wednesday’s pitch invasion, the Metropolitan Police said. The climate change group has been staging daily protests since April 24, disrupting high-profile events […]
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Man admits murdering father and son
June 28, 2023A man has admitted shooting dead a father and son in two Cambridgeshire villages six miles apart. Stephen Alderton pleaded guilty to murdering builder Gary Dunmore, 57, and 32-year-old Joshua Dunmore, who also worked in the trade, at Cambridge Crown Court on Wednesday. Their bodies were discovered at properties in Meridian Close, Bluntisham, and The […]
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England cricket star carries Just Stop Oil activist off pitch
June 28, 2023England cricketer Jonny Bairstow carried a Just Stop Oil protester off the Lord’s pitch after the group disrupted play on the first day of the second Ashes Test. Two protesters ran on to the pitch and threw orange powder, before the England wicketkeeper – a former keen rugby league player – took matters into his […]
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What it’s like to live in West Hendon, the peaceful town loved by first-time buyers
June 28, 2023Looking for a suburb with a minimal commute? West Hendon, situated between the North Circular and Colindale and separated from central Hendon by the M1, could be the answer. This area is very different from a decade ago, when plans were approved to redevelop the shabby 1960s West Hendon estate. In the interim West Hendon […]
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Daniel Korski London mayor bid under strain as minister ‘pauses’ support
June 28, 2023Daniel Korski’s London mayoral campaign remains under intense pressure as a government minister who has backed him previously “paused” her support for his candidacy, over the “very serious and concerning” allegations by the TV producer Daisy Goodwin that he had groped her at No 10 a decade ago. The children and families minister, Claire Coutinho, […]
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Boy, 16, died after protein shake ‘irreversibly’ damaged his brain
June 28, 2023A senior coroner has called for protein shakes sold in supermarkets to have ‘life-saving’ health warnings added after a teenage boy died from a rare disease triggered by drinking one. Rohan Godhania, 16, of Ealing, west London, fell ill after drinking a protein shake on August 15, 2020. He died three days later at West Middlesex […]
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