Konsa joins fellow centre-back Tyrone Mings in signing for Villa this summer Aston Villa have signed Brentford defender Ezri Konsa in a £12m deal. The 21-year-old had been a key target for Villa boss Dean Smith, who managed the England Under-21 centre-back when he was in charge of the Bees. Konsa played 47 times for […]
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Image caption No Gatwick Express trains are running while Southern has warned that its services will be “severely reduced” An engineering train has derailed in south London causing the closure of the Gatwick Express service. The train partly left the tracks at low speed outside Victoria station at about 03:00 BST. No Gatwick Express trains […]
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption Jones was photographed with his wife Tanya when they visited a hospital in 2002 Vinnie Jones’s wife Tanya has died aged 53 after a long illness. The actor and former footballer was by his wife’s side when she died at their home in Los Angeles on Saturday. A statement […]
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Charlton’s match report called the events “extremely distasteful” Not all pre-season friendlies are friendly. Charlton prepared for their return to the Championship by facing Romanian top-flight side Gaz Metan Medias on Thursday in what was intended to be only a 70-minute game. However, the action didn’t even last that long as the match was abandoned […]
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Image copyright Facebook Image caption Kelly Mary Fauvrelle was stabbed to death in the early hours of Saturday The baby son of a heavily pregnant woman who was stabbed to death in south London has died. Kelly Mary Fauvrelle, 26, who was eight months pregnant, died at a house in Raymead Avenue, Croydon, on Saturday. […]
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The sister of a Muslim woman murdered in a so-called honour killing has spoken out about the impact of her death, and her concerns about a planned TV drama based on the case. In 2006, 20-year-old Banaz Mahmod was killed in London on the orders of her father and uncle when she left her husband […]
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London promoter Tail & Twist have thrown an “eco disco”. They claim it’s London’s first ever single-use plastic-free party. The guests were given reusable metal cups on the door, they used straws made from avocado pips and even the glitter was plastic-free. But with deliveries arriving shrink-wrapped, how possible is it to party without plastic? […]
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Justin Edinburgh died of cardiac arrest at the age of 49 The family of Justin Edinburgh want to change the law regarding the access to defibrillators at sports facilities, as part of the work of the JE3 Foundation. Edinburgh, who led Leyton Orient back to the English Football League last season, died earlier this month […]
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Image copyright The Ednan-Laperouse Family A law protecting allergy sufferers will be introduced following the death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse. The teenager died after an allergic reaction to a Pret A Manger baguette. Under ‘Natasha’s law’, food businesses will have to include full ingredients labelling on pre-packaged food. Natasha’s parents said “helping save other allergy sufferers […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBoris Johnson refuses to answer questions about the reported row with his partner Boris Johnson has refused to answer questions about reports of a row between him and his partner in which police were called. Speaking at a Tory Party hustings in Birmingham, Mr Johnson said people […]
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