New cycle lanes are making it difficult for wheelchair users to hail taxis in London, according to campaigners. Pop-up cycle lanes have been introduced across London as part of a £5bn package to encourage greener modes of transport, but the lanes mean taxis are often unable to pull up to the pavement. Disability equality consultant […]
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Sheffield Wednesday beat Charlton in both their Championship meetings in the 2019-20 season Charlton have the support of at least eight rival clubs as they consider legally challenging an independent panel’s decision not to relegate Sheffield Wednesday. Wednesday have had a 12-point deduction imposed on them for next season for historical breaches of spending rules. […]
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Image copyright Getty Images New homes and hospitals will be granted “automatic” permission to be built as part of sweeping planning reforms in England, the housing secretary says. Robert Jenrick announced a “permission in principle” will be given to developments on land designated “for renewal” to speed-up building. It comes after the PM pledged £5bn […]
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Essex won the County Championship for the second time in three seasons in 2019 County cricket makes its competitive return on Saturday, with a new tournament getting the shortened season under way. Essex won the County Championship and T20 Blast last season, but will only have the chance to defend one of those two trophies […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHeathrow boss John Holland-Kaye: “More work needs to be done, we need to test and learn.” The culture secretary has told the BBC that coronavirus testing at airports is not a “silver bullet” to stop the need for quarantine. Oliver Dowden said testing for coronavirus was not […]
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Image caption The review found bus drivers died at 3.5 times the rate of other occupations An earlier lockdown would “likely have saved” the lives of London bus drivers who died with coronavirus, according to a study. University College London (UCL) was asked by Transport for London (TfL) to investigate the high death rate of […]
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Grime artist Wiley has been dropped by his management following anti-Semitic comments on his social media accounts. His manager John Woolf said A-List Management has “cut all ties” amid a long series of posts on the rapper’s accounts on Friday and Saturday. The Campaign Against Antisemitism has asked police to investigate and called for his […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Indoor performances, with socially distanced audiences, can resume in England from 1 August The government has been too slow to respond to the “existential threat” faced by live theatre, music and other culture, a committee of MPs has said. Minsiters “consistently failed to recognise” the challenges Covid-19 posed to […]
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Image copyright James Farrar and Yaseen Aslam Image caption Former Uber drivers James Farrar and Yaseen Aslam Two former Uber drivers will face the ride-hailing giant in court on Tuesday in a case that will decide whether Uber drivers should be classed as workers or self-employed. Yaseen Aslam and James Farrar say by classing drivers […]
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The Met Police has released bodycam footage of officers being pelted with bottles as they closed down an illegal street party in north London. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Lucy D’Orsi said despite warnings not to hold “unlicensed music events”, many were being staged across London meaning hundreds of officers taken away from local boroughs, with many […]
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