Adam Finch is on a week’s loan from Worcestershire because Surrey’s squad is so depleted Bob Willis Trophy, Cloudfm County Ground (day three): Essex 262 & 261: Walter 46, A Cook 42; Finch 4-38, Virdi 4-85 Surrey 187 & 27-1: Stoneman 16, Patel 10* Surrey (3 pts) need 310 more runs to beat Essex (5 […]
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Protesters listened to speeches and held up banners during the peaceful demonstration Hundreds of people gathered outside a north London police station calling for an end to what they say is an “overpolicing” of black communities. Protesters held up banners and listened to speeches during the peaceful demonstration in Tottenham. […]
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Image copyright FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA Image caption Caroline Flack was found dead at her home in Stoke Newington TV star Caroline Flack took her own life while she was facing trial accused of assaulting her boyfriend, a coroner has ruled. The ex-Love Island and X Factor host was found dead at her home in Stoke Newington, […]
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Miguel Cummins signed a three-year Kolpak deal with Middlesex at the end of last season Bob Willis Trophy, Kia Oval (day four): Middlesex 347-6 dec & 248-6 dec: Gubbins 60, Andersson 51; Moriarty 5-64 Surrey 282 & 123: Patel 44, Smith 40; Cummins 3-30 Middlesex (22 pts) beat Surrey (3 pts) by 190 runs Scorecard […]
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Image copyright Justin Dew Image caption Justin and Kay say they are still waiting for a couple more refunds from cancelling their reception Couples due to get married had hoped that from 1 August, receptions of up to 30 people would be allowed in England. That’s what the government had planned for the next stage […]
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Image copyright Google Image caption The brawl involved about 10 men and broke out near the Gordon Arms pub in Chislehurst, the Met Police said A man has been charged with murder after a hit-and-run which followed a double stabbing outside a pub. Frankie Bullbrook, 34, was found with fatal injuries in a park area […]
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Image copyright Met Police Image caption One of the women found in a flat in east London was mother-of-three Mihrican Mustafa A “manipulative” and “controlling” man murdered two vulnerable women and hid their bodies in a chest freezer at his flat, a court has heard. Zahid Younis, 35, is accused of subjecting Henriett Szucs and […]
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Image copyright Reuters/Getty Images/BBC Image caption Those taking part in the boycott include MPs David Lammy and Rosena Allin-Khan, singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor, actor Jason Isaacs, broadcasters Rachel Riley and Maajid Nawaz, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, and entrepreneur Lord Sugar A 48-hour boycott of Twitter by some of its users, protesting at the platform’s alleged lack […]
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Rapper Wiley has been dropped by his management following anti-Semitic posts on his social media accounts. Wiley’s Twitter account has been temporarily locked while Instagram said it had deleted some of his content, after a long series of posts on both platforms on Friday and Saturday. The social media giants are facing growing pressure to […]
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Image caption This year’s nominees include (clockwise from top left): Dua Lipa, Charli XCX, Kano, Stormzy, Laura Marling, Michael Kiwanuka and Georgia For the first time in its 29-year history, female artists and female-fronted bands have outnumbered men on the shortlist for the Mercury Prize. Among the nominees for album of the year are Charli […]
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