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Man arrested after double London stabbing

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after a young man and a teenage boy were stabbed to death in north London. The 46-year-old man was arrested on Saturday afternoon and was in custody at a north London police station. Police were called at 11.33pm on Thursday to reports of a stabbing in Elthorne Road, Islington. A 15-year-old from Islington had been stabbed and died at the scene, just after midnight. The Metropolitan Police ServiceRead More

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National News

England still just about in Ashes fight

A feisty end to the day sees England just about still in the second Ashes test. Earlier, England took a leaf out of the tourists' book as they peppered them with short-pitched bowling. It worked as Australia were skittled for 279. The bizarre spectacle of Nathan Lyon limping out at number eleven and scoring a loudly-cheered boundary was a highlight. England were soon in trouble as they chased 371. Zak Crawley feathered behind down the leg side and Ollie PopeRead More

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National News

Neil show axed by Channel Four

Veteran broadcaster Andrew Neil has confirmed his Sunday night politics programme will not return to Channel 4 this year with a decision yet to be made about its recommission in 2024 amid content cuts. The Andrew Neil Show launched as a live 10-part series in May 2022 and saw the journalist interview “decision-takers and news-makers from across the political spectrum” and examine the “biggest events of the moment”. The third series of the half-hour weekly programme ended in April andRead More

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National News

Protestors hit Pride march

Just Stop Oil protesters have disrupted London’s Pride march in protest over the parade accepting sponsorship money from “high-polluting industries”. A number of protestors have been arrested after blocking the road in front of a Coca-Cola truck. The Metropolitan Police said that protesters sat in the middle of the road on Piccadilly at 1.30pm, causing the parade to stop. After 16 minutes, police arrested seven protesters for public nuisance offences and the parade continued again one minute later. Video postedRead More

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National News

Council bus pass bill completely unsustainable

English councils are being hit by a “completely unsustainable” annual bill of more than £450 million to prop up the free bus pass scheme, according to new analysis. The Local Government Association (LGA), which calculated the figure, warned that the cost is putting services at risk. Councils in England are legally required to reimburse bus operators for journeys made by older and disabled people who use a pass entitling them to free off-peak travel. The LGA said the total paymentsRead More

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National News

Ashes controversy over Pope status

England were left “angry” and “bewildered” after Ollie Pope was pressed to take the field with a shoulder injury, but expect him to play his part in salvaging the second Ashes Test despite aggravating the problem. England are 221 runs behind with eight Australian wickets to take and will need every one of their batters for what is shaping up to be a huge fourth-innings chase at Lord’s. But Pope may struggle to be at his best after hurting hisRead More

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National News

Titan investigators were laser focused on rescue

The team behind the deep sea robot which eventually helped locate wreckage from the Titan submersible – following a fatal implosion which killed five people – had been hoping they were on a rescue mission, a company executive has said. British adventurer Hamish Harding and father and son Shahzada and Suleman Dawood were killed on board the deep-sea vessel, alongside OceanGate Expeditions’ chief executive Stockton Rush and French national Paul-Henri Nargeolet. Edward Cassano, chief executive of Pelagic Research Services, saidRead More

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Sport

Memory Lane Schools: hockey fun

Memory Lane Schools, from the Friday, June 30 Lynn News:Didn’t they do well! Twenty-two youngsters from a number of primary schools in West Norfolk show off their certificates and medals after taking part in a three-day hockey coaching course in June 2002.They had put their names down for the course which was organised by RD Coaching and run by Rebecca Dungay and Rupert Sanford-Scutt, who are pictured in the centre of the front row.Schools' hockey 2002. MLNF-0206498During the course theRead More

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