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Boy 16 found dead near Gallions Reach DLR Beckton Newham east London

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Boy, 16, is found dead with head injury near east London DLR station during morning rush hour as police probe ‘suspicious death’ Teenager discovered unresponsive with head injury near Gallions Reach DLR Forensic investigators scoured the scene in Beckton, east London yesterday  No arrests have been made but police believe they know who the boy … Read more

Avoid kissing as coronavirus crisis grows, says renowned scientist Lord Winston

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Avoid kissing as coronavirus crisis grows, says renowned scientist Lord Winston The professor at Imperial College said people should desist from the gesture  Broadcaster revealed two people had tried to plant a smacker on him yesterday His concerns were echoed by  Lord Bethell, who cautioned over the practice  By Jack Elsom For Mailonline Published: 02:19 … Read more

Baby bumblebees are being brain damaged by pesticides brought to the nest in food

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Baby bumblebees are being BRAIN DAMAGED by pesticides that are carried into the nests by worker bees leading to ‘significantly impaired’ learning ability Worker bees are collecting from plants and flowers that have pesticide residues They then take that ‘food’ back to the nest where it is shared amongst the bees Insecticide imidacloprid is particularly … Read more

London Marathon under threat as coronavirus spreads

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2020 OLYMPIC GAMES  In doubt  The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more

Why the coronavirus crisis is your best chance to bag a business-class flight with BA and Virgin

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All business-class flights between London and any American city are typically £2,000 to £3,000, depending on when you book and when you’re flying. But as Gilbert Ott says, the coronavirus crisis has brought prices crashing down. Here’s how to snare a cut-price lie-flat deal and some of the routes on offer. BRITISH AIRWAYS FROM LONDON … Read more

Nuclear power worker living in the UK is diagnosed with coronavirus after returning to China

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A resident of Bristol has been diagnosed with coronavirus three days after returning to his hometown in China from the UK. The 35-year-old man reportedly works in Britain for a Chinese state-owned nuclear firm. He flew back home with Cathay Pacific Airways from London Heathrow Airport to Hong Kong on February 27, according to Chinese … Read more

Graduate is mortified when she tells Andrew Lloyd Webber off for recording his own show

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A front of house staff member was mortified when she unwittingly told Andrew Lloyd Webber off for filming while he was watching his own show. Hayley Baldwin, from London, went to have a word when she noticed a member of the audience at the theatre where she works was recording the performance. She tweeted about her … Read more

Qatari billionaire gets go ahead to remove historic staircase at six-storey Belgravia mansion

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A Qatari billionaire has won a row with conservationists over plans to remove a historic staircase as part of renovations to create the UK’s most expensive house. Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani bought the six-storey Forbes House in Belgravia, central London for about £150million in 2018. The former Prime Minister of Qatar … Read more