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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived in Norway on Thursday The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have landed in Norway for the second leg of their Nordic tour. Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit were at the snow covered airbase outside Oslo to greet the British royal couple. […]
Darren Osborne was found guilty of murder, after driving a van into a crowd near a London mosque. Source link
Image copyright Twitter Image caption Celine Dookhran was found dead in an empty house in Kingston, south-west London A man accused of raping and murdering his niece has told a court it was “pure coincidence” that he made internet searches on freezing a human body a few weeks before her death. Celine Dookhran was found […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionProfessor Green removes Bournemouth’s ‘anti-homeless’ bench bars Rapper Professor Green has filmed a video showing the removal of an “anti-homeless” bar fitted to a public bench. The musician had branded the devices, in Bournemouth, an attempt to make homelessness “invisible”. Footage posted on his Instagram account shows […]
Image copyright Alamy Image caption Taxi and private hire associations say they support the introduction of national minimum standards Taxi and private hire drivers have admitted the regulation of licences needs to be tougher for public safety. It comes after the Suzy Lamplugh Trust found more than 860 drivers in England and Wales had been […]
Image copyright PAcemaker Image caption Ulster rugby players Stuart Olding and Paddy Jackson both deny rape A young woman who has accused two Ulster rugby players of raping her has been cross-examined by a defence barrister for the first time. The court heard details of a message she sent to a friend in the hours […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption More students will be encouraged to take degrees in two years Students in England are going to be offered degrees in two years with a £5,500 saving in tuition fees, says the universities minister Jo Johnson. Undergraduate courses will be condensed into “accelerated” degrees, with fees 20% less than […]
The papers feature a range of stories, including a proposed tax on plastic takeaway containers. Source link
Image copyright HOC Chancellor Philip Hammond plans to use “headroom” in the public finances to target spending on housing and health, a close friend has told the BBC. Stephen Hammond – a former transport minister – said the chancellor wants to use next Wednesday’s Budget to “attack problems” that contributed to the Tories’ poor election […]
Chris Coleman brought young Wales players Ben Woodburn, David Brooks and Ethan Ampadu into international football as his reign drew to a close Chris Coleman has left his job as Wales manager to take over at Championship club Sunderland. Coleman will succeed Simon Grayson, who was sacked after 18 games in charge. The Football Association […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWaddesdon helicopter crash: Aerial shots show crash scene Four people have died after an aircraft and a helicopter crashed in mid-air over Buckinghamshire. Two people were killed in each aircraft, Thames Valley Police said. Police and the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said they have launched a […]
Image copyright Doncaster Council Image caption The council said it was gearing up for winter by adding two new gritting vehicles to its fleet Two road gritters have been named Gritsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Anti-Slip Machiney and David Plowie in a council-run online poll that saw a flurry of witty suggestions. Thousands voted in […]