Stephanie Levi-John says she nearly gave up acting before landing her role in period drama, The Spanish Princess. She plays Lina who was a real-life lady in waiting to Catherine of Aragon. The actress, from Wood Green in north London, says she feels proud to portray a black woman from that period in history. plumber […]
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Divisions between No 10 and local leaders in England are “very dangerous”, a Sage scientist says. boiler service neasden Source link
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption“I shouldn’t be scared to walk down the street” Two years ago, 50-year-old Tommy Barwick was attacked after London’s Pride parade. He was left requiring the use of a wheelchair. “I heard shouting behind me that was homophobic. Then I was hit. I felt my back crack […]
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Lo Celso has yet to score a league goal for Spurs but now has four to his name in cup competitions Harry Kane scored a hat-trick and Dele Alli also found the target to help Tottenham reach the group stage of the Europa League courtesy of a hugely entertaining victory over Israeli side Maccabi Haifa. […]
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Image copyright National Police Chiefs” Council Image caption Police said all 43 regional forces in England and Wales were involved in the raids More than 1,000 people have been arrested and an estimated £1.2m worth of drugs seized in a police crackdown on so-called “county lines” gangs. Young and vulnerable people are used as couriers […]
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A man who has thought a lot about the maths behind stirring cups of tea has won one of the world’s most lucrative academic prizes. Professor Sir Martin Hairer from Imperial College in London won the 2021 Breakthrough Prize for Mathematics by applying complex maths to simple situations – like stirring a cup of tea. […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionA scammer explains to Kafui Okpattah how the fake licence scheme works Scammers on social media who claim to work for the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency are selling “full driving licences” for £600, a BBC News investigation has found. They claim to have inside access to […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Emily Hartridge had built up a large social media presence on YouTube and Instagram A YouTuber killed in an e-scooter crash lost control due to an underinflated tyre, a coroner has ruled. TV presenter Emily Hartridge, 35, died instantly from multiple traumatic injuries when she was thrown under a […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionGraphic footage from PC Outten’s body worn camera showed Muhammad Rodwan punching him before grabbing a sharpened machete A Metropolitan Police officer who was injured in a machete attack in east London last year has returned to work. PC Stuart Outten was repeatedly slashed by Muhammad Rodwan […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Swift, 30, has sold more than 50 million albums and 150 million singles worldwide Singer Taylor Swift has donated £23,000 to a London-based student struggling to raise the funds to take up a maths course at the University of Warwick. Vitoria Mario’s online fundraising page details how she has […]
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