Vereniki Goneva scored 20 tries in 55 Tests for Fiji Harlequins have signed Newcastle Falcons’ Fiji international winger Vereniki Goneva for the 2019-20 Premiership season. Goneva, 35, is 14th on the list of all-time top league scorers in England with 58 tries, and at international level has 20 in 55 Tests. He spent five years […]
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Lampard made 648 appearances at Chelsea, winning 11 major trophies with them Derby have excused Frank Lampard from reporting for pre-season training duties, with the club expecting him to be offered the head coach role at Chelsea. Lampard, 41, will not be at training on Monday or Tuesday as he continues talks with his former […]
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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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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionClimate change protesters interrupt Chancellor Philip Hammond’s speech Greenpeace has accused Foreign Office minister Mark Field of assault, after he pushed a female activist out of a black-tie City event. Mr Field claimed he reacted “instinctively” and has referred himself to the Cabinet Office for an investigation. […]
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Image copyright Google Image caption Police were called to Welbeck Road in Barnet on Tuesday after reports of a fight A man has died after a triple stabbing in north London. Officers were called to Welbeck Road in Barnet at 22:50 BST on Tuesday after reports of a fight. Scotland Yard said three men had […]
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Image copyright Google Image caption The man was found in Whalebone Lane, near to Stratford Park A man, believed to be in his 40s, has been stabbed to death in east London. The man was found collapsed in Whalebone Lane, near West Ham Lane, in Stratford, at 00:40 BST and was later pronounced dead at […]
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Evidence that body image, bullying and peer pressure are a barrier to young women participating in sport, has prompted the release of a film about basketball. “Watch What I Can Do” was created with a female-led cast and has had almost one million online views in two weeks. In 2018, a Youth Trust Impact report […]
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