David Moyes took over at West Ham with the club 17th in the Premier League, one point above the relegation zone West Ham boss David Moyes expects a chance to “improve a great club with big ambitions” after keeping them in the Premier League for a second time. The Hammers secured safety with a 1-1 […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Plastic on the banks of the River Thames The River Thames has some of the highest recorded levels of microplastics for any river in the world. Scientists have estimated that 94,000 microplastics per second flow down the river in places. The quantity exceeds that measured in other European rivers, […]
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Image copyright Sheerin Khosrowshahi-Miandoab Image caption The first time Babak was able to talk to his daughter Sheerin was after 30 days in hospital. Babak Khosrowshahi was taken to hospital with coronavirus at 4am on 22 March – a day many people in the UK had spent on FaceTime talking to their mums on Mother’s […]
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Manchester United are unbeaten in their past 12 Premier League games Manchester United have “earned the right” to challenge for a top-four finish in the Premier League after a “fantastic” spell of post-lockdown form, says boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. United maintained their relentless pursuit of a place in the Champions League with a hard-fought win […]
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A Jewish woman saved nearly 75 years ago from a Nazi concentration camp has met the family of the man that set her free. Lily Ebert survived the horrors of Auschwitz but lost her mother, brothers and sister in the death camps. Nearly eight decades later, she met the American family of the soldier who […]
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Image copyright Google Image caption The two victims were discovered injured near Crossharbour DLR Station in the Isle of Dogs A man has been arrested after a teenager was stabbed to death at a Docklands light railway station in London. The 19-year-old died on Friday after the knife attack at Crossharbour DLR station in Poplar, […]
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On 29 June, Wembley opened its doors for the first time in months and hosted its first football match, the League Two play-off final, behind closed doors. While the crowds have been stuck at home, Karl Stanley and his team of groundskeepers have kept Wembley Stadium match-ready since lockdown was announced back in March. emergency […]
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Eric Dier’s ban means he will miss all but one of Tottenham’s remaining Premier League fixtures Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho says he wants the fan who abused Eric Dier to return to watch the club once crowds are permitted at stadiums again. Spurs and England midfielder Dier received a four-match ban and £40,000 fine after […]
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Image copyright Metropolitan Police/PA Wire Image caption Khloemae Loy checked into the hotel with the man on Saturday A woman stabbed to death at a hotel in south-east London has been named as Khloemae Loy. Police were called to the Holiday Inn, on Bugsby’s Way, Greenwich, just after 10:00 BST on Sunday. Ms Loy, 23, […]
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Image caption The City of London has been much quieter since the lockdown began Coronavirus is changing London. Some of it may be temporary, as the capital adjusts to the presence of an invisible killer, some of it will be more permanent. It is more than 100 days since the prime minister ordered the nation […]
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