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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Luchita Hurtado, 98, was born in Venezuela and has been painting her whole life. But it wasn’t until recently that her first solo art exhibition opened at London’s Serpentine Galleries. The exhibition, called “I live I die I will be reborn”, is open until October. Video by Jamie Moreland & Michael McKenzie. washing machine chiswick […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The National Probation Service (NPS) supervises about 17,000 offenders across London Victims of violent and sexual crimes are being let down by “wholly unsatisfactory” probation services in London, according to a report. In at least a fifth of cases inspectors examined, victims of serious offences had no access to […]
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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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Krystian Bielik extended Charlton’s lead in the tie inside two minutes of the second leg Charlton Athletic beat Doncaster on penalties to reach the League One play-off final after Rovers had forced extra-time on a dramatic night at The Valley. Krystian Bielik’s second-minute header made it 3-1 to the hosts on aggregate and seemed like […]
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Lacazette’s profile appeared on the Barcelona website Antoine Griezmann is linked with an eye-catching move to Barcelona and for a moment on Wednesday, Arsenal fans feared his France team-mate Alexandre Lacazette was set to follow suit. But while Atletico Madrid’s Griezmann has declared he is on the move, Lacazette’s dalliance with Barcelona owed to nothing […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe footage of the attempted robbery was caught on CCTV Members of a moped gang who threatened to hurt a woman’s three-year-old son in a “shocking” attempted robbery have been jailed. The mother was grabbed in June in Richmond, London, by a man, saying “give me your […]
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his first goal away from home in this season’s Europa League to draw Arsenal level A Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hat-trick helped Arsenal into the final of the Europa League as they won in Valencia for a 7-3 aggregate victory. Trailing 3-1 from the first leg in London, Kevin Gameiro’s early close-range effort had […]
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Bethany England completed her hat-trick in first-half stoppage time Bethany England scored a first-half hat-trick as Chelsea swept past relegated Yeovil to move up to third in the Women’s Super League. The forward converted Adelina Engman’s cross and twice linked up with Erin Cuthbert to score at Huish Park. Scotland’s Cuthbert found the bottom corner […]
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Image copyright Google Image caption Two men were hit by a car on High Road in Leytonstone A murder investigation has been launched after a 52-year-old man was hit by a car in Leytonstone, east London. The collision appears to have been “a deliberate act by the driver of the car” after an earlier altercation, […]
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