Image copyright Reuters The cost of repairing the Elizabeth Tower, which houses the famous Big Ben bell, has risen by £18.6m following the discovery of bomb damage and asbestos. The need for more money was only discovered during a survey of the 177-year-old structure in central London. The House of Commons Commission said it was […]
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FA Cup: Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 Southampton highlights Tottenham battled past Southampton in a thrilling FA Cup fourth-round replay to set up a home tie against Norwich City. Spurs went ahead when Tanguy Ndombele’s shot deflected in off visiting defender Jack Stephens, before Shane Long made it 1-1 after Nathan Redmond’s effort had been parried by […]
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Image caption Ben Lovett is due to open his second venue in London in March “This place was no man’s land when I was growing up.” Dressed in a hard hat and hi-vis jacket, Mumford & Sons’ Ben Lovett is stood in front of what will soon be his new venue, Lafayette, in north London. […]
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Son’s goal was his 11th of the season Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho lamented his side’s bad luck with injuries after they edged past bottom-of-the-table Norwich to claim their first Premier League win of 2020. Spurs have struggled for goals since losing Harry Kane to injury but ended a run of three league games without scoring […]
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Pauline Bremer’s hat-trick took her goals tally to 19 for the season for club and country Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United reached the Women’s Continental League Cup semi-finals with wins in Wednesday’s last-eight ties. The same four clubs also reached the semi-finals last season. Manchester City won 4-0 at Championship club Sheffield United […]
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Image copyright Facebook/LinkedIn Image caption Mohammed Reza Kadkhoda Zadeh, Sam Zokaei and Saeed Tahmasebi were all on board Tributes have been paid to three British nationals who died when a Ukrainian plane crashed in Iran. Mohammed Reza Kadkhoda Zadeh, who owned a dry cleaners, BP engineer Sam Zokaei and PhD student and engineer Saeed Tahmasebi […]
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Nicolas Pepe scored his fifth goal of the season and also hit the post before he was substituted Mikel Arteta earned his first win as Arsenal boss as the Gunners produced a powerful first-half performance to beat a lacklustre Manchester United. The visitors, who were without the injured Paul Pogba, actually began brightly, but the […]
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Image caption Sadiq Khan helped serve 100 Christmas Dinners to guests at City Hall Christmas dinners have been served to Londoners who are reliant on the city’s homelessness services. Hairdressers and opticians were also made available at City Hall before guests were given a three-course meal. Last year, 8,855 people were seen rough sleeping in […]
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Arteta made 150 appearances for Arsenal between 2011 and 2016 Manchester City are yet to agree compensation with Arsenal that would allow the Gunners to name Mikel Arteta as their new manager. Arsenal are finalising the paperwork for City’s assistant manager, 37, to replace Unai Emery. Arteta was at Oxford on Wednesday night for City’s […]
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption Conservationist David Bellamy died on Wednesday, the foundation he formed said Naturalist and broadcaster David Bellamy has died aged 86, the Conservation Foundation he formed says. London-born Bellamy, who became a household name as a TV personality, scientist and conservationist, died on Wednesday, according to the foundation. His colleague, […]
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