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  • Updates on 9 April

  1. Forensic scientist denies mishandling evidencepublished at 11:06 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Ursula Collins, who is said to have failed to store exhibits correctly, faces a trial in November.

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  2. London's weather: Patchy cloud with the odd showerpublished at 08:07 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

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    Today will see a bright start, however patchy cloud will build through the afternoon.

    This will bring a chance of the odd shower, these becoming more likely later on. Light northerly winds.

    Maximum Temperature: 10C to 13C (50F to 55F)

  3. Middlesex in good position at Tauntonpublished at 19:12 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    Half-centuries from Robbie White and Nick Gubbins put Middlesex in a good position on day one against Somerset.

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  4. Clark and Clarke skittle Hants for 92published at 18:23 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    Surrey bowl Hampshire out for just 92 as Jordan Clark claims a career-best 6-21 on day one at the Kia Oval.

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  5. Prison boss 'tricked' by Fishmongers' Hall killerpublished at 16:07 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    A prison's counter-terrorism head says he accepted Usman Khan's explanation about his bulky coat.

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  6. Nothing to see here, says PM over flat cost probepublished at 15:57 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    Boris Johnson is facing an investigation into how a refurbishment bill was initially covered.

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  7. Met Police donates unclaimed bikes to NHS workerspublished at 15:18 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    Met police officers at bike eventImage source, Met Police

    The Metropolitan Police has donated 100 stolen bicycles, which it had kept in storage after no one claimed them, to NHS staff.

    The Met said some of the bikes had been in storage for years and that they would otherwise have been left unused and eventually scrapped.

    The force teamed up with bicycle charity Pro Bike Service CIC which serviced and repaired all of the bicycles for free.

    The bikes were given to NHS staff members in the Barts Health NHS Trust at an event at held at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park earlier this week.

    A further event to donate unclaimed stolen bikes is planned for October.

    However, bike owners are urged to register their bicycles online and follow a range of prevention measures, external to better enable them to be reunited with their vehicles in case of theft.

  8. Body found in Thames after boy's Tower Bridge fallpublished at 15:09 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    The body was recovered from the River Thames by marine units on Wednesday afternoon.

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  9. Concerns over 'racist' chicken shop scheme revealedpublished at 13:29 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    Home Office emails show staff were worried the knife crime campaign "publicised racist stereotypes".

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  10. ‘Prank callers said they found Richard’s body’published at 12:29 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    Richard Okorogheye's best friend Hala Mohamed explains the events following Richard's disappearance.

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  11. Johnson 'focusing on the stuff that really matters'published at 12:29 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    Boris Johnson says the government "will comply with whatever they want" over the Electoral Commission into the refurbishment of the Downing Street flat.

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  12. Mabel Lethbridgepublished at 11:20 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    A 17-year-old Mabel Lethbridge lied about her age to get a job cleaning detonators at the No. 7 National Filling Factory in Hayes, Middlesex. It was a dull job, and when on her sixth day of work a poster appeared requesting staff to work in Amatol Filling Section - the Danger Zone - she immediately volunteered. Injury and deaths were frequent due to novice workers and highly explosive materials.

    On Mabel's ninth day of work, a shell exploded and her left leg was mutilated beyond repair. It was later amputated, and she was awarded a Medal of the Order of the British Empire (known as a BEM nowadays) for her courage and devotion to duty.

  13. PM marking own homework over flat costs - Labourpublished at 11:14 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    Boris Johnson is coming under pressure to declare when he paid for Downing Street flat redecorations.

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  14. Teenager charged with murder over London stabbingpublished at 08:21 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    Ahmed Beker was found with fatal stab wounds in Paddington Green two months ago.

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  15. What do the mayor of London manifestos say?published at 06:55 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    From decriminalising cannabis to revamping the high street - the mayor of London manifestos

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  16. Watchdog to investigate PM's flat renovationspublished at 19:01 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    The Electoral Commission says there are "reasonable grounds to suspect an offence" may have occurred.

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  17. Questions about the PM’s flat won’t go awaypublished at 18:41 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    There are strict rules about who can give money to politicians for a reason - so we can see what is going on.

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  18. Fishmongers' Hall killer's family 'truly sorry'published at 18:27 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    The brother of terrorist Usman Khan apologises to the families of Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones.

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  19. Shopper ends six-year quest to park in every baypublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Gareth Wild logged each space at a local supermarket to "find fun in the mundane".

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