Teenager was stabbed to death near playground in east London on Friday nightA man has been arrested in Leicester in connection with the murder of teenager Jodie Chesney, who was stabbed to death in east London on Friday night, Scotland Yard has said.Jodie, 17, was with friends near a children’s Read more
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg, who backs gun control and climate change causes, has pledged his wealth to the Trump resistanceMichael Bloomberg, the billionaire former New York mayor and champion of causes such as gun control and climate change, has ended months of speculation by announcing that he will not run for Read more
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Arrangements will be made to transport him to London Via: Jodie Chesney: Police make arrest in Leicester in connection with murder of 17-year-old girl
Updates from the second match of the series in NagpurThe Spin: England’s ODI side exasperate and exciteAny thoughts? Email rob.smyth@theguardian.com 2.05pm GMT 28th over: Australia 132-3 (Handscomb 27, Maxwell 4) This is a good spell for India. Bumrah returns to the attack and concedes just a single from his fifth Read more
Police say the victim was walking outside the supermarket (pictured) when he was struck by a Freelander in the busy car park of Sainsbury’s in Pontllanfraith, near Caerphilly in South Wales. Via: Sainsbury's shopper in his twenties is mowed down and killed in car park
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