Transport for London (TfL) has concluded that it will not grant Uber London Limited (Uber) a new private hire operator’s licence in response to its latest application,” it said...
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UK Driver Charged Over Death Of 39 Pleads Guilty To Two Counts
Maurice Robinson, 25, appeared via video link at London’s Central Criminal Court from the high-security Belmarsh prison, south-east London, and pleaded guilty to two of the 43 charges levelled...
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Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is not interested in “bargain” bids for the Premier League club and remains fully involved at Stamford Bridge, according to chairman Bruce Buck
The Russian billionaire is not believed to have attended a home match since the spring of 2018, having taken Israeli citizenship after encountering visa renewal issues in Britain. Plans...
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Manchester City are expected to be without striker Sergio Aguero for “a few weeks”, according to boss Pep Guardiola
The Argentine sustained the injury during Saturday’s 2-1 win against Chelsea, with Guardiola unclear as to the exact nature of the problem. In his press conference to preview Tuesday’s...
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The US Navy will proceed in its effort to oust a member of its elite SEAL commando unit, an official said Saturday, defying the wishes of President Donald Trump
Edward Gallagher had been accused of war crimes in a high-profile case but was found guilty only of a lesser offense. On November 15, Trump reversed the demotion handed...
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In the course of the passing week, the Nigerian media space has been filed with reports stemming from the elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States
However, beyond the elections, the world has witnessed various striking events including but not limited to the exit of Pochettino and the emergence of Mourinho as coach of the...
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Unbeaten Deontay Wilder landed a devastating right hand to knock out Luis Ortiz in the seventh round and retain his World Boxing Council heavyweight title
The 34-year-old Wilder remains on course to achieve his goal of unifying all four heavyweight belts despite being largely outboxed by Ortiz before the explosive one-punch finish at the...
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Nigerian music icon, Mr Innocent Idibia who is popularly known as 2baba, alongside Grammy nominee, Burna Boy, emerged major winners at the 6th All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA)
Other Nigerian artists who bagged an award of two on the night, include Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Joeboy and DJ Spinall. The Continental Category rewards African artistes in various music...
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Twenty-three bodies were recovered on Sunday after a small plane crashed on takeoff into a densely populated area of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, rescue workers said
“We are up to 23 bodies now,” Goma rescue service coordinator Joseph Makundi told AFP. Goma airport official Richard Mangolopa told AFP no survivors were expected from the disaster....
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Pope Francis Sunday railed against atomic weapons, the nuclear deterrent, and the growing arms trade, as he paid tribute to the victims of the “unspeakable horror” of the Nagasaki bomb
In a highly symbolic visit to the Japanese city devastated by the nuclear attack in August 1945, Francis said nuclear weapons were “not the answer” to a desire for...
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