Image copyright PA Media Image caption Mr Casamitjana describes himself as an ethical vegan and campaigns to get his message to others Ethical veganism is a “philosophical belief” and so is protected in law, a tribunal has ruled for the first time. The case was brought by vegan Jordi Casamitjana, who claims he was sacked […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWatch how London celebrated the start of 2020 Revellers across the UK have rung in the start of a new decade, with fireworks displays in London, Edinburgh and other major cities. In London, some 12,000 fireworks lit up the capital’s skyline. The UK’s “biggest street party” had […]
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption A council worker removed the graffiti which someone had covered with a note wishing all people “Peace and Good Will” Anti-Semitic graffiti has been daubed on a synagogue and several shops in north London during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. The Star of David, a Jewish holy symbol, and […]
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Image copyright Getty Images George Michael’s sister, Melanie Panayiotou, has died aged 55, exactly three years after her brother. The family confirmed in a statement that Melanie “passed away suddenly” over Christmas. Her brother, pop icon George Michael, died on Christmas Day 2016 at his home in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. Andrew Ridgeley, George’s former Wham! bandmate, […]
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Image caption Sadiq Khan helped serve 100 Christmas Dinners to guests at City Hall Christmas dinners have been served to Londoners who are reliant on the city’s homelessness services. Hairdressers and opticians were also made available at City Hall before guests were given a three-course meal. Last year, 8,855 people were seen rough sleeping in […]
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Image copyright Met Police Image caption Michael Paul Baptista died after an altercation in Waltham Forest on Thursday Police have named 24-year-old Michael Paul Baptista as the man killed in a stabbing in London last week. Mr Baptista, of Waltham Forest, north-east London, was stabbed to death in nearby Walthamstow on Thursday evening. Police were […]
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World Cup final 1966: Martin Peters puts England 2-1 up against West Germany World Cup winner and West Ham legend Martin Peters has died aged 76, his family have announced. Peters, who joined West Ham aged 15, spent 11 years with the club until he became Britain’s first £200,000 player in a move to Tottenham […]
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Image copyright Twitter/@Just_Me_05 Image caption Police were called to Bromley Road at about 19:15 GMT on Thursday One man has died and another has been injured after being stabbed in east London. The attack happened on Bromley Road in Walthamstow, at about 19:15 GMT. The deceased man, in his 20s, was pronounced dead at the […]
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Image copyright Met Police Image caption John Worboys was jailed in 2009 for a string of sex attacks on women in his taxi Black cab rapist John Worboys has been handed two life sentences with a minimum term of six years for attacking four more women. The 62-year-old, who is now known as John Radford, […]
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Kevin de Bruyne scored his fifth and sixth Premier League goals of the season Manchester City pushed Arsenal deeper into crisis as they won with embarrassing ease at Emirates Stadium. Kevin de Bruyne produced a first-half masterclass as Pep Guardiola’s side cruised into a three-goal lead by the interval with two superb strikes, either side […]
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