From June new renters and those renewing their tenancies across England will not have to pay any upfront fees ahead of their tenancy. It effectively eliminates the reference and credit check fees that can run into hundreds of pounds. The changes mean there will also be caps on how much landlords and agents can ask […]
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Warwickshire fast bowlers Liam Norwell (left) and Henry Brookes did late damage for the Bears with the bat against champions Surrey Specsavers County Championship Division One, Edgbaston (day one): Warwickshire 275-8: Norwell 58*, Hain 47; Dunn 3-59 Surrey: Yet to bat Warwickshire (2 pts), Surrey (2 pts) Scorecard Warwickshire fast bowlers Liam Norwell and Henry […]
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Over 300 languages are spoken in London, with some more widely spoken than others. But an increasing number of parents are choosing for their children to learn their mother tongues, be it Cantonese, Urdu, Polish or in the case of a new cultural centre in south London, Yoruba. It is a language spoken in west […]
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Image copyright @Union_Kingston Image caption Students were asked to leave part of the campus as investigations continued Nearly 1,500 homes and part of a university in south-west London have been evacuated after a suspected unexploded World War Two bomb was found on a nearby building site. Students at Kingston University London had to leave part […]
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Sean Dickson (right) scored 318 for Kent at Beckenham in 2017 Specsavers County Championship Division One, Beckenham (day two): Surrey 439: Jacks 120, Borthwick 95, Clarke 88 & 11-0 Kent 294: Dickson 128; Batty 3-49, S Curran 3-54 Surrey (8 pts) lead Kent (5 pts) by 156 runs Scorecard Kent collapsed after tea to hand […]
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Leicester Riders thrash London City Royals for BBL title – five best shots Leicester Riders won the BBL Play-offs title for a third season in a row by beating the London City Royals 93-61 in the final at the capital’s O2 Arena. Leicester’s defensive intensity again proved decisive in a final as they held London […]
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Image caption Kirsty Boden, 28, from Australia, was working as a senior nurse at Guy’s Hospital A young woman was killed in the London Bridge attack after she ran to the aid of another victim, telling her friends, “I’m a nurse, I have to go and help”, an inquest has heard. Kirsty Boden, 28, was […]
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Image copyright London Fire Brigade Image caption The fire in the disused building broke out on Wednesday morning The body of a woman has been found inside a warehouse which was gutted by a fire in Neasden, north London. About 70 firefighters spent nearly four hours tackling the blaze just off the North Circular Road. […]
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Heineken Champions Cup final Leinster (10) 10 Try: Furlong Con: Sexton Pen: Sexton Saracens (10) 20 Tries: Maitland, Vunipola Cons: Farrell 2 Pen: Farrell 2 Saracens came from behind to win their third European title in four years with a 20-10 victory over Leinster in the Champions Cup final at St James’ Park. The Irish […]
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Image copyright PA Image caption ACM cladding has been widely used on high rises, including Grenfell Tower The £200m bill to replace Grenfell Tower-type cladding on about 150 private high-rise blocks in England is to be met by the government. Housing Secretary James Brokenshire had previously said the bill should be footed by the owners, […]
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