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  • Updates on Friday 15 June

  1. Hospital porter who abused boys jailed for lifepublished at 13:33 British Summer Time 24 May 2021

    Paul Farrell has been linked to at least 500 instances of child abuse over 35 years.

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  2. Eight arrests in Royal Mail text scam probepublished at 13:17 British Summer Time 24 May 2021

    One man is charged following dawn raids in London, Coventry, Birmingham and Essex.

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  3. Coldplay play at Dracula's castle for Radio 1 gigpublished at 13:12 British Summer Time 24 May 2021

    Five of the biggest sets for the online event have been filmed in dramatic locations across the UK.

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  4. Rocket on shortlist for next Fourth Plinth slotpublished at 12:30 British Summer Time 24 May 2021

    The Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square is home to a rolling commission of artworks.

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  5. Parents' fears for children at specialist schoolpublished at 12:01 British Summer Time 24 May 2021

    Councils fund places at the specialist school in Hackney for pupils with autism and behavioural issues.

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  6. London weather: Cloudy with heavy and thundery showerspublished at 08:33 British Summer Time 24 May 2021

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    Today it will be a largely cloudy day with heavy and thundery showers. These may have some hail and gusty winds as well at times.

    There is a chance of a few sunny spells between the showers.

    Maximum Temperature: 11C to 14C (52F to 57F)

  7. Man charged with murder over missing womanpublished at 08:09 British Summer Time 24 May 2021

    Agnes Akom went missing from north-west London over a fortnight ago.

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  8. Fourteen arrested at McDonald's depot protestspublished at 17:47 British Summer Time 23 May 2021

    Animal Rebellion formed blockades at four different depots to stop lorries from leaving.

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  9. Top detective completes 200km charity runpublished at 14:13 British Summer Time 23 May 2021

    Det Ch Supt Andy Cox was joined en route by relatives of the victims of road crashes.

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  10. Shot woman treated for life-threatening injuriespublished at 13:24 British Summer Time 23 May 2021

    The woman, thought to be aged in her 20s, was wounded in Peckham in the early hours.

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  11. 'We are all connected' - lockdown secrets revealedpublished at 00:06 British Summer Time 23 May 2021

    Eleanor Tattersfield sent out postcards asking people to divulge their lockdown secrets.

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  12. Thousands attend pro-Palestinian ralliespublished at 19:57 British Summer Time 22 May 2021

    More than 250 people have been killed in fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants.

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  13. Burns & Stoneman put Surrey on toppublished at 19:32 British Summer Time 22 May 2021

    Rory Burns and Mark Stoneman post a second century stand of the match to put Surrey in a strong position against Middlesex.

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  14. Sixth suspect charged with teen's murderpublished at 10:42 British Summer Time 22 May 2021

    A 17-year-old joins five others as a suspect in the stabbing of Daniel Laskos, 16, in east London.

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  15. Centuries-old tree saved by High Courtpublished at 19:40 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    The tree in east London was to have been dug up to make way for 291 residential units.

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  16. Ex-hospital porter groomed family to get at boyspublished at 18:06 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    A mother of three of the victims says she felt 'her heart had been ripped out' by their ordeal.

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  17. Surge testing in west London due to Indian variantpublished at 16:05 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Testing will be targeted at secondary schools in Ealing, Hillingdon, Brent, Harrow and Hounslow.

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  18. Rain badly affects day two at The Ovalpublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Just 18 overs are bowled on day two of Surrey's County Championship derby against Middlesex due to rain.

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  19. Is it safe to use public transport?published at 15:40 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    As UK coronavirus restrictions are relaxed, public transport could become much busier.

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  20. Third man guilty of £26m celebrity raidspublished at 15:16 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    A series of burglaries targeted the luxury homes of multi-millionaire celebrities in December 2019.

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