Day: July 7, 2024
What the papers say – July 8
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Government told ‘no time to waste’ reviving smoking ban legislation
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Education Secretary begins push to recruit 6,500 new teachers
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Sandy Brownjohn obituary
July 7, 2024My sister-in-law Sandy Brownjohn, who has died aged 78, was a greatly admired poet, teacher and writer. During the 1980s, she published a trio of books that transformed the teaching of poetry-writing in British schools. The first of these, Does It Have to Rhyme? (1980), was inspired by a conversation with the poet Ted Hughes, […]
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Skepta review – grime royalty broadcasts London to the world
July 7, 2024Skepta has been basking in legend status as of late, enough to step with one Air Max into the pinnacles of other creative disciplines, from taking over Ibiza’s DC10 with his tech-house project Más Tiempo, to auctioning his paintings at Sotheby’s. He clearly feels he can take the liberty: “I’m talking about taking a year […]
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Man stabbed to death ‘inside barber shop’ was dad-of-two
July 7, 2024A man stabbed to death in a fatal attack ‘inside a barber shop’ in North London has been named as local father Josh McKay. The dad-of-two, 33, died at the scene on Saturday despite attempts by paramedics to save him. Photos from the scene show how police cordoned off the area on Lea Bridge Road […]
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Yellow weather warning as thunderstorms set to hit UK today
July 7, 2024Will NealPublished Jul 7, 2024, 7:09am|Updated Jul 7, 2024, 11:10am Grim weather has continued to batter the UK, with heavy rain and thunder expected throughout the day and a possibility the downpour could affect major events like Wimbledon and the British Grand Prix. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning, meaning people should […]
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‘I was the first police officer on the scene at the 7/7 London bombings’
July 7, 2024A former Metropolitan police sergeant who was one of the first at the scene of the 7/7 bombings as a trainee has detailed the ‘chaos and carnage’ of the day. Jenni Dunman, was just a trainee detective when she was ordered to Edgware Road where one of four bombs was detonated across the Underground and […]
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