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Five people charged over fatal shooting of 24 year old man in south east London

A fifth person has been detained in connection with the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old man in south-east London. Kai Osibodu, 23, has been charged with one count of murder and two counts of attempted murder following the death of Kai McGinley in Erith. Metropolitan Police officers were called to Pembroke Road in the area at around 8.50pm on February 9, where Mr McGinley was found with gunshot wounds. London Ambulance Service also attended and medics attempted to treat MrRead More

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Gary Lineker reflects on hugely gratifying support before BBC return

Gary Lineker said as he returns to TV screens to present live coverage of the FA Cup quarter-final between Manchester City and Burnley that his support from colleagues has been “hugely gratifying” and “quite beautiful”. Saturday will mark the 62-year-old broadcaster’s first appearance on the BBC since he was told to step back from hosting Match Of The Day (MOTD) in a row over impartiality. Lineker was taken off air last week for a tweet comparing the language used toRead More

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Transport ministers must follow example of health colleagues to reach RMT deal

Transport ministers must follow the example of their health department colleagues by offering “new money” in union negotiations or passengers will face further rail misery, RMT general secretary Mick Lynch has said. Mr Lynch was speaking as he joined workers on a rainy picket line at central London’s Euston station on Saturday, as a walkout by 20,000 members across the country crippled services. Workers from across 14 train operators are on strike in a long-running dispute over jobs, pay andRead More

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Jon Snow Im at complete ease with late fatherhood

Jon Snow has said he is “at complete ease” with becoming a father again in his 70s. Jon Snow has said he is “at complete ease” with becoming a father again in his 70s. The veteran broadcaster, 75, and his wife, Zimbabwean academic Precious Lunga, welcomed a baby boy via surrogate in March 2021 after struggling with “medical setbacks and miscarriages”. He also has two daughters from his three-decade relationship with human rights lawyer Madeleine Colvin. The former Channel 4Read More

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Arrest warrant for Putin for war crimes in Ukraine welcomed in UK and US

US President Joe Biden has joined Britain in welcoming the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes in Ukraine. Mr Biden said Mr Putin had “clearly committed war crimes” and the warrant, although not recognised in the US, was “justified” and made “a very strong point”. His remarks came after UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said it was essential that those at the top of the regime in MoscowRead More

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Heathrow security guards to strike for 10 days in pay dispute

They are set to walk out from the 31st of March Security guards at Heathrow Airport are to strike over Easter in a dispute over pay. Unite said more than 1,400 of its members employed by Heathrow Airports Ltd (HAL) will take 10 days of strike action from March 31 after voting in favour of walkouts. The strike action involves security guards employed at Terminal Five. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Workers at Heathrow Airport are on poverty wagesRead More

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Mae Mullers Eurovision song soars up charts

Mae Muller has kicked off her Eurovision campaign on a high note as her entry for the song contest soared up the singles chart after it was announced she would represent the UK. The track, I Wrote A Song, has landed at number 30, making it the first UK Eurovision entry to debut within the top 40 in its first week since boy group Blue’s I Can in 2011, according to the Official Charts Company. This also marks Muller’s firstRead More

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Owen Farrell ready to upset family loyalties against Ireland

The Irish are favourites to secure the Grand Slam England captain Owen Farrell admits his mother Colleen is stuck in an unenviable position as he attempts to deny father Andy Grand Slam glory with Ireland. The personal circumstances of the Farrell family is a major subplot going into Saturday’s sold-out Dublin showdown, with the hosts odds-on favourites to complete a Guinness Six Nations clean sweep. Fly-half Farrell is out to spoil the St Patrick’s weekend party at the Aviva StadiumRead More

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Morrisons fined 35 million after supermarket worker died

Matthew Gunn suffered catastrophic head injuries at the Tewkesbury branch of the supermarket in September 2014 A supermarket chain has been fined £3.5 million after an epileptic employee died when he fell from the stairs during a seizure. Matthew Gunn, 27, suffered catastrophic head injuries at the WM Morrisons store in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, in September 2014. He had been regularly using the staircase to access his locker on the first floor of the shop when he suffered a seizure. MrRead More

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