By Sam FrancisBBC News, London image copyrightGetty Images/BBC image captionDuring lockdown shoppers have traded central London for suburban high streets The UK economy has suffered its biggest slump on record and remains in recession. Central London’s world-famous shopping district sits largely empty with no prospect of returning to normal soon. But can green shoots of […]
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Kai Havertz’s hat-trick was the first of his senior club career Kai Havertz’s hat-trick in Chelsea’s Carabao Cup thrashing of Barnsley will be the “first of many great nights” for him, says Blues boss Frank Lampard. It was the 21-year-old Germany international’s first goals for the club after arriving from Bayer Leverkusen for £71m earlier […]
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Dan du Preez sparked Sale’s late fightback with their second try Sale Sharks (10) 27 Tries: Langdon, D du Preez, De Klerk Cons: R du Preez 3 Pens: R du Preez 2 Harlequins (16) 19 Tries: Chisholm Cons: Smith Pens: Smith 4 Sale Sharks scored two late tries in a stirring comeback to beat Harlequins […]
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Emma Brown’s brother Barty was stabbed to death in Bethnal Green, east London, in 2016.He was airlifted to hospital by London’s Air Ambulance, which gave his family time to be with him before he died. Emma decided to do a wing walk, raising more than £2,000 for the London Air Ambulance. She told the BBC […]
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A man who has thought a lot about the maths behind stirring cups of tea has won one of the world’s most lucrative academic prizes. Professor Sir Martin Hairer from Imperial College in London won the 2021 Breakthrough Prize for Mathematics by applying complex maths to simple situations – like stirring a cup of tea. […]
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Both goalkeepers missed their penalties in the shootout Bournemouth beat Crystal Palace 11-10 in an amazing Carabao Cup shootout after a goalless draw to set up a third-round tie with Manchester City. After all 20 outfield players scored, Wayne Hennessey saved Bournemouth keeper Asmir Begovic’s spot-kick, but then blazed his own over the bar. David […]
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Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s goal was his 25th for Everton in the Premier League, equalling Wayne Rooney’s total for the Toffees Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s brilliant header ensured new-look Everton made a flying start to the Premier League season with victory at Tottenham. Calvert-Lewin gave Hugo Lloris no chance after getting between Toby Alderweireld and Eric Dier to connect […]
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A couple who experienced miscarriage during the UK’s coronavirus lockdown have said they want to see “clearer communication” on hospital visiting restrictions during the pandemic. Catriona Amberton, 32, had been expecting identical twins but her husband James Young, 33, was unable to be with her when a scan revealed one of the babies had died, […]
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Related Topics Yemen crisis media captionAyaan, Mikaeel and their community have raised thousands for the Yemen crisis Two best friends who set up a lemonade stand to raise money for the people of Yemen received a donation from a very unexpected source – Angelina Jolie. Six-year-olds Ayaan Moosa and Mikaeel Ishaaq, from east London, created […]
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Essex paceman Aaron Beard finished day two with figures of 3-17 Bob Willis Trophy, The Cloudfm County Ground (day two): Middlesex 138 & 123-6: Holden 37; Beard 3-17 Essex 236: Wheater 83*; Andersson 4-38 Middlesex (3 pts) lead Essex (4 pts) by 25 runs Scorecard Aaron Beard toppled the Middlesex top order after Adam Wheater’s […]
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