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Cricket: Ecological awareness becomes more acute

Rayhan Ahmed Topader:   Babies born around then might never watch a live ODI. The T20 game will see global franchise brands across tournaments, with centralized administration and coaching functions. A simpler boundary rule would save us endless agonizing over whether elbows, sleeves, shoes and the like are touching the boundary cushion. Players will wear GPS devices that monitor their ...

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Property firm fined for failing to comply with scheme to protect tenants

  A property management company has been fined £3,000 after failing to join a Government-approved redress scheme for tenants, leaseholders and landlords, after an intervention by Tower Hamlets Council’s trading standards team. Following a hearing at the Upper Tribunal, G Crawford Management Ltd of Westferry Road on the Isle of Dogs was found to be in breach of legal requirements ...

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Ignorance, ego and dismissive became norm (food and health) 

  Fatema Miah: In some communities, ie the Bangali/Pakistani People are ignorant vast majority, ego is a devil  red heated up with horn killing people from within and they destroying each other, and dismissive nature has become a norm. These are the damaging aspects in  nature destroying humanity and has been. Tried to avoid, I ignored. I have been trying ...

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Theresa May: Salisbury poisoning suspects must face justice

The suspects in the Salisbury Novichok attack should be “brought to justice” and Russia must stop its “destabilising activities”, Theresa May has said. The PM spoke to the BBC before she met Russia’s President Putin at the G20 summit for one-to-one talks on Friday. The UK believes two officers from Russia’s military intelligence service, the GRU, were behind the poisoning ...

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Brexit: Theresa May refuses unconditional support for next PM

Theresa May has refused to promise unconditional support for her successor’s Brexit plan. Asked if she would back whichever Brexit outcome the next prime minister achieves, including a no-deal Brexit, she said that amounted to agreeing to “whatever happens in future”. Jeremy Hunt or Boris Johnson will be announced as the winner of the Tory Party leadership race on 23 ...

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Brexit: Survival of UK in doubt, Gordon Brown warns

Gordon Brown has warned the future of the union between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is “more at risk” than at any time in 300 years. The ex-prime minister said the United Kingdom risked “unravelling” due to Brexit and the “narrow nationalism” of the Conservative and SNP governments. In a speech in London, he urged the “patriotic majority” to ...

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Boris Johnson in ‘deal or no deal’ Brexit challenge to rival Hunt

Boris Johnson has called on his Conservative leadership rival Jeremy Hunt to commit to leaving the EU on 31 October “deal or no deal”. Mr Johnson said the two men should agree that the revised Brexit deadline must be met “no matter what” in order to keep promises to the British people. Mr Hunt has suggested he could seek extra ...

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Mayors of Tower Hamlets and Hackney unveil rainbow crossing

To help celebrate Pride month, rainbow crossings have been popping up across the capital as a symbol to celebrate LGBT+ people who live and work in London. One of the crossings is uniquely located on the border between Tower Hamlets and Hackney on Hackney Road, an area with historical connections to East London’s diverse and vibrant LGBT+ communities. The crossing ...

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Newham Barking and Dagenham Lib Dem Joined the Together for Education Rally

  The Newham Barking and Dagenham Liberal Democrats Executive Member and Diversity Officer, Business Lecturer from University of Wales Trinity Saint David and Independent School Representative for NEU, Barking and Dagenham District Afzal Sayed Munna joined in Central London at the weekend at the ‘Together For Education’ event, alongside Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, Lib Dem MP Layla Moran, London ...

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UEL Professor chosen as President of Chartered Institute of Building

  Mental health awareness in the construction industry is to be one of the priorities for the University of East London’s (UEL) Professor Charles Egbu as he starts his tenure as president of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) on 27 June. Professor Egbu, who is pro vice-chancellor (education and experience) at UEL, said: “At UEL we offer a range ...

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