A man has been charged with assaulting children while performing circumcisions in several English counties. Mohammad Siddiqui, 54, from Hockley, Birmingham, faces 34 charges, including causing actual bodily harm and unnecessary suffering or injury. Hampshire police said the alleged assaults did not relate to the practice of circumcision itself. Mr Siddiqui has been bailed to […]
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Image copyright Getty Images England and Scotland are reducing the amount of people allowed to meet socially to six, amid a rise in coronavirus cases. What do the new rules mean and how will they be enforced? What are the new rules on socialising? In England, the new limit of six people from multiple households […]
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Image copyright Facebook/ Met Police Image caption Henriett Szucs (left) and Mihrican Mustafa were subjected to “very significant violence”, the trial heard A convicted sex offender has been found guilty of murdering two women whose bodies were found in his freezer. The frozen remains of Henriett Szucs and Mihrican Mustafa were discovered at Zahid Younis’s […]
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South African-born Roy made his international debut in 2014 England batsman Jason Roy will miss the Twenty20 series with Pakistan after sustaining a left side strain. The 30-year-old Surrey top-order batsman was injured during training for the three-match series, which starts at Old Trafford on Friday. He had a scan on Wednesday and will remain […]
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Image copyright Jacob King/PA Image caption Students at Birstnall Academy, Oldbury were among those to get their GCSE grades GCSE passes for England’s pupils, in the most disrupted academic year in UK history, have risen dramatically. Grades have been awarded by schools, after exams were cancelled, and data shows 78.8% of papers were rated grade […]
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Switzerland striker Albian Ajeti has joined Celtic in a £4.5m deal from West Ham United. The 23-year-old has signed a four-year contract with the Scottish champions after making 12 appearances without scoring in a year with the Hammers. “He is a tremendous player, an international with real quality,” said Celtic manager Neil Lennon. “I have […]
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Maks van Dyk leaves Toulouse after four years Harlequins have signed Toulouse prop Maks van Dyk on short-term deal until the end of the season. The 28-year-old moves to Quins as cover for the injured Craig Trenier and Wilco Louw, who is yet to arrive. Quins boss Paul Gustard said Van Dyk’s record of winning […]
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Image copyright Twitter @999London Image caption Detectives investigating the Hounslow murder say they have informed the next of kin. One man was shot dead and another fatally stabbed within hours of each other in London. The first victim was gunned down in Edmonton, north London, on Tuesday, while the other was attacked early on Wednesday […]
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Kerys Harrop has yet to make a senior appearance for England Tottenham Hotspur Women have signed centre-back Kerys Harrop following her departure from Birmingham City Women. Former Blues captain Harrop, 29, joins Spurs on a deal until 2022. In her 20 years at Birmingham, the England Under-23 defender helped them to two second-placed league finishes […]
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Image copyright PA Image caption Ms Begum was 15 and living in Bethnal Green, London, when she left the UK in 2015 Shamima Begum should be allowed to return to the UK to fight the decision to remove her British citizenship, the Court of Appeal has ruled. Ms Begum, now 20, was one of three […]
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