Roger Federer beat Novak Djokovic to reach his 16th semi-final in 17 appearances at the season-ending event Roger Federer moved into the ATP Finals last four at the expense of Novak Djokovic with a scintillating win over his great rival at the O2 Arena. Swiss third seed Federer, 38, won 6-4 6-3 in a round-robin […]
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Image copyright Getty Images A draft copy of a review into the HS2 high-speed railway linking London and the North of England says it should be built, despite its rising cost. The government-commissioned review, launched in August, will not be published until after the election. It says the project might cost even more than its […]
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Highlights: Macclesfield Town 0-4 Kingstonian Macclesfield Town youth boss Paul Maguire was glad to avoid “a cricket score” after their strike-hit side were thrashed 4-0 and knocked out of the FA Cup by seventh-tier side Kingstonian. The Silkmen fielded six youth team players and five loanees as the first team continued a strike over unpaid […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionArsenal star confronts carjackers in London An armed mugger who tried to rob Arsenal footballers Mesut Özil and Sead Kolasinac has been jailed. Ashley Smith admitted attempting to steal luxury watches worth £200,000 from the pair in Hampstead, north-west London. A second man, Jordan Northover, 26, has […]
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Bruno Duarte scored in the 91st minute to prevent Arsenal from making four wins from four in the Europa League this season Arsenal’s 100% record in the Europa League this season ended as Bruno Duarte scored a 91st-minute equaliser for Vitoria Guimaraes in Portugal. Shkodran Mustafi had provided the Gunners with the breakthrough with an […]
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Image copyright Family handout via Leigh Day Image caption Shante Turay-Thomas is thought to have had an allergic reaction to hazelnuts A teenage girl told her mother “I’m going to die” as she succumbed to a suspected allergic reaction, an inquest into her death heard. Shante Turay-Thomas, 18, died in September 2018 after eating food […]
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Ciaran Clark opened the scoring for Newcastle Newcastle United’s goalscoring woes disappeared as they found their cutting edge to ease past a woeful West Ham and move four points clear of the Premier League relegation zone. Steve Bruce’s side, who had scored once in their previous five games, led when Ciaran Clark lost his marker […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The catastrophic fire was reported in the early hours of 14 June 2017 A gas engineer praised for his “inspirational leadership” in the first report into the Grenfell Tower fire said he was not an unsung hero. Jason Allday, who worked for Cadent Gas, was found to have risked […]
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Arsenal 2-2 Crystal Palace: Xhaka was wrong – Emery Arsenal manager Unai Emery says Granit Xhaka should apologise after he was involved in an angry confrontation with home fans during Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace. The Gunners captain was booed while he walked off the pitch at Emirates Stadium, prompting him to cup his […]
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Image copyright Jamal Sarhan Image caption Robbers drove a car into the side of the jewellery shop Members of the public caught and held on to a suspect running away from an armed raid on a jewellery shop. The owner of the shop, in west London, said he feared for his life when men armed […]
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