Summary

  • Updates on 9 April

  1. Spurs midfielder Lamela hit with driving banpublished at 16:31 British Summer Time 26 May 2021

    The Argentine international is banned from driving after being caught speeding in Enfield last May.

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  2. Government backtracks over local travel advicepublished at 15:32 British Summer Time 26 May 2021

    Restrictions are not being imposed on Indian variant-affected areas, the government says.

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  3. Drug dealers found guilty of murdering rivalpublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 26 May 2021

    A teenager is cleared of murdering trumpeter William Algar but convicted over the death of a rival drug dealer.

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  4. Five held over Sasha Johnson shootingpublished at 14:34 British Summer Time 26 May 2021

    Five males, aged between 17 and 28, are arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

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  5. PM asked if Rob Roberts should resign as MPpublished at 13:56 British Summer Time 26 May 2021

    A Labour MP calls on the PM to bring in emergency legislation to close a “loophole” over the future of a Tory MP in the Commons.

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  6. Blackford: Will PM follow Cummings and 'own up'?published at 13:51 British Summer Time 26 May 2021

    The prime minister’s mistakes over Covid “cost many thousands of lives”, says the SNP Westminster leader.

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  7. Starmer: Does PM agree with Cummings' comments?published at 13:48 British Summer Time 26 May 2021

    Sir Keir Starmer reminds the PM of his former adviser’s criticism of the government’s handling of Covid.

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  8. Cummings to be questioned by MPs over coronaviruspublished at 09:17 British Summer Time 26 May 2021

    Boris Johnson's ex-adviser will be answering questions about the government's handling of the pandemic.

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  9. London weather: Dry and sunny but turning cloudier laterpublished at 07:58 British Summer Time 26 May 2021

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    This morning, there will be a dry and sunny start to the day.

    In the afternoon, it will turn a little cloudier, but there will still be plenty of sunshine. Moderate north-westerly winds.

    Maximum temperature: 13C to 16C (55F to 61F).

  10. Covid variant surge testing ends in North Kensingtonpublished at 07:44 British Summer Time 26 May 2021

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    Surge testing in North Kensington to detect the South African strain of Covid has ended, after no new cases were found.

    Kensington and Chelsea Council and the Department of Health announced on 10 May that huge numbers of PCR tests would be sent to the W11 area.

    This was after a handful of the more contagious variant, first discovered in South Africa, were found in streets near Portobello Road.

    The council announced on Tuesday that the surge testing effort saw 2,026 people complete a test, with the vast majority of those being North Kensington residents.

    Although new Covid cases were found, zero of them were the South African variant.

    Cem Kemahli, the council’s lead member for health, said: “I’d like to thank everyone who played their part in limiting the spread of coronavirus by taking part in the enhanced testing for the variant first detected in South Africa.

    "It’s vital that we keep on top of coronavirus and this testing can help identify if a variant of concern is getting into the general population.

    Kensington and Chelsea Council’s infection rate for the seven days leading up to 20 May was 16 cases per 100,000 people in the local population.

    This was down from an infection rate of 27 cases per 100,000 in the week before 10 May when the surge testing was deployed.

  11. 'Seeing her picture gives me reassurance'published at 06:41 British Summer Time 26 May 2021

    Baby Gracie's parents are getting updates from neonatal nurses thanks to new technology.

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  12. Ex sex crime PC sentenced for child abuse imagespublished at 18:48 British Summer Time 25 May 2021

    A police detective is sentenced after he admitted having indecent images of children on his laptop.

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  13. Sharon Osbournepublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 25 May 2021

    Sharon Osbourne is open about her less-than-idyllic childhood and her remote relationship with her mother, but as she delves into her maternal family history and uncovers the difficult circumstances of her mother’s and grandmother’s lives, she is moved by what she discovers, from family break-up to a brush with the law. Further back, Sharon is astonished to discover that her great-grandmother was born in the United States, but as Sharon digs deeper in to the story she realises it’s a case of the American Dream gone wrong. Sharon’s great-great-grandparents, lured by the promise of work in a cotton mill town advertised as paradise, found the harsh reality very different.

  14. David Walliamspublished at 17:37 British Summer Time 25 May 2021

    Actor, comedian, talent show judge and children’s author David Walliams delves into his family history. First, he learns of his paternal great-grandfather’s prolonged and traumatic experiences on the battlefields of the First World War. The damage to his mental health condemned him to a lifetime in what was then known as a lunatic asylum. On his mother’s side, David uncovers the story of his great-great-grandfather, who was blind as the result of invasive eye surgery. David is amazed to find out that his ancestor became an entertainer - first a street musician and then a travelling showman, running fairground attractions with the help of his wife and children.

  15. Two gunmen convicted of mistaken identity killingpublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 25 May 2021

    Chad Gordon was killed as he answered the door to his home during the first lockdown, a court hears.

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  16. Kate Winsletpublished at 16:58 British Summer Time 25 May 2021

    Oscar-winning actor Kate Winslet follows a rumour of Scandinavian ancestry on her late mum Sally’s side of the family and is delighted when it turns out to be true and that she has Swedish heritage. But her joy turns to tears and anger when she uncovers the extreme hardships her ancestors endured, from famine to flogging and imprisonment. On her dad’s side Kate finds a drummer boy in the Grenadier Guards and, this time, an unusually positive encounter with prison.

  17. Jack and Michael Whitehallpublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 25 May 2021

    In a first for the series, father-and-son comedy double-act Jack and Michael Whitehall join forces to investigate their family tree. They discover the tragedy that left Jack’s great grandfather (Michael’s grandfather) an orphan. And tracing their line back to Wales in the 1830s, they find out about a Tory ancestor's role in opposing the Chartist movement for wider voting rights.