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Met apologises to black community leader detained by officer using excessive force
The Metropolitan police has apologised to a 54-year-old black man who was detained by an officer who has faced three misconduct proceedings for excessive force within the past two years.
Jason Matthews, a well known community leader, was attending Hackney carnival in 2019 when he was detained, and stopped and …
Fury channels destructive intentions for deeply personal Usyk rematch
This has been a year like no other for Tyson Fury. He has again earned vast fortunes but, as he prepares to climb into the ring to once more face Oleksandr Usyk in the early hours of Sunday morning in Riyadh, 2024 has until now been defined most clearly by …
Oscar Wilde was vibing before the Beach Boys | Letters
Jess Cartner-Morley provides an insightful and witty history of the mercurial concept of “vibes” (
‘It’s game over for facts’: how vibes came to rule everything from pop to politics, 14 December
). “The story of vibes begins with the release of the Beach Boys’ Good Vibrations in 1966,” …Smartphones are an unwelcome distraction | Letters
‘A cultural shift’: drinkers hit Hull’s Low Ale Trail for alcohol-free options
It has become known as “Mad Friday”: the Friday before Christmas when all hell breaks loose on the streets of the UK as festive revellers spill out of packed bars and, in some cases, into A&E.
Emergency services were warning the public to stay safe on what is, for many, …
My great-uncle, Reginald Ellicott, who has died aged 94 from cancer, enjoyed a distinguished postwar career in the RAF, rising to the rank of squadron leader.
Reg was Anglo-Indian, a distinct minority community in India that left in large numbers after the turbulent British withdrawal from the country in 1947. …
Children’s charity rejects archbishop of Canterbury’s Christmas donation
A children’s charity has rejected a Christmas donation from the archbishop of Canterbury, who resigned over the Church of England’s failures in dealing with a serial child abuser.
In an embarrassing snub, the Children’s Society said accepting a donation from Justin Welby would “not be consistent with the principles and …
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Libyan PM resists Russia’s move to reinforce military bases in country
Man charged with murder after death of woman, 62, in Coventry
A man has been charged with murder after the death of a woman who was found with serious injuries at a house in Coventry.
Astra Sirapina, 62, was pronounced dead at the scene by police, who were called to an address on Burnaby Road at about 1pm on Tuesday 10 …