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Shop ‘claimed to be charity store for 18 years without any links to good cause’ | UK News A children’s charity has claimed a shop wrongly traded under their name for almost 20 years. Second Chance, which works with abused, impoverished and learning disabled children, said the shop has not given them funds since 2006, despite continuing to use its name above the door. The charity permitted the opening of the store in Erith, East london, in 2005, but the agreement ended a year later and they received no further funds, reported News Shopper. However, an accountant discovered that the…

london riots 2011: Timeline of how the events unfolded | UK News The London Riots caused over £100m worth of damage It’s been 13 years since the London riots, which swept across the capital and other parts of England over five days in August 2011. More than two thousand arrests were made as a result of the riots, which also left five people dead and hundreds of families homeless, as unrest, looting and property damage devastated parts of the city. In the following days, violence spread across London and eventually to other areas of the country too.

‘Do not approach’ warning for man after murder of london bus driver | UK News Members of the public have been warned not to approach a man wanted in connection with the murder of a bus driver in London this week. Derek Neil Thomas, 53, was stabbed to death on Northwold Road, Hackney, on his way home from work around 11pm on Tuesday. Police have named Kamar Williams, a 33-year-old from the Isle of Dogs, as a person they want to speak to. The public has been urged to call 999 immediately if they see him. A woman, 30, was…

UK weather to cool off before becoming balmy next week in london | UK News Brits were given a bit of a relief from the heat this weekend as cooler temperatures moved across the British Isles, but the warm weather isn’t gone for good. Londoners are waking up to partly cloudy skies and comfortable temperatures, with the sun set to come out later in the day as it reaches 23°C. But temperatures will get warmer yet again beginning on Monday, with highs of 26°C expected on Monday and Tuesday in the capital. The Met Office said: ‘Today will be largely…

Artist on one-man mission to paint all 273 stations on tube network | UK News Whether it’s the good, bad or the ugly of the London Underground stations, one artist is painting them all. Darren Hayman, from Crystal Palace, is on a one man mission to paint every single Tube station on the vast TfL network. The 53-year-old musician-artist is working his way through painting every station on the vast network – from the furthest corners of Zone 9 on the Metropolitan line to the likes of Russell Square and Embankment. But when Darren started the artistic mission, he made…

Imane Khelif has hit out at the ‘bullying’ she has received during the Olympics, describing it as ‘harmful to human dignity’. Khelif’s participation at the Paris Olympics has come under scrutiny after she and Lin Yu-ting – who are both now guaranteed medals -were disqualified from last year’s Word Championships. At the time, the International Boxing Association (IBA) said both fighters failed gender eligibility tests, but the International Olympic Committee has cast doubt over the validity of the tests. The IOC have also insisted both fighters were ‘born women and raised women’ but that has not stopped some fans from…

Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles spoke out about the string of mental and physical issues he has dealt with in his life after claiming gold in dramatic fashion on Sunday in Paris. The American superstar won an incredible 100m final, beating Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson to the gold medal by the narrowest of margins. Lyles came into Paris as the reigning world champion in both 100m and 200m after gold in Budapest last year. He feels the 200m is his best event and will bid to become double Olympic champthis week, with the final coming up on Thursday. It has been…

Volleyball is one of the most popular events at the Olympics for fans hoping to catch a glimpse of some of the lesser-known sports at any Games. And viewers tuning in to watch the volleyball competitions at the Paris 2024 Olympics may well note a quirk – one player is wearing a different colour shirt to their teammates. But what exactly is the reasoning behind this different coloured outfit? Here is everything you need to know. Why does one player wear a different colour in volleyball? The player who wears a different colour top is called a libero. Libero’s are…

Team GB had to eventually settle for bronze in the mixed really triathlon despite initially believing they had won silver at the climax of a thrilling race in Paris. Alex Yee, Georgia Taylor-Brown, Sam Dickinson and Beth Potter were competing in the brilliant event for Great Britain, leading for much of the race. Germany took the lead late in the contest, with Laura Lindemann impressively crossing the line first, but it was close as Potter and USA’s Taylor Knibb only just behind. Potter and Knibb were neck and neck, so close together that it was impossible to say who crossed…

Adam Peaty did not hold back in criticising ‘cheating’ at Paris 2024, slamming previously ‘contaminated’ Chinese swimmers after the 4x100m medley. Team GB finished fourth in the medley, with China winning gold, but Peaty was not happy seeing the team stand atop the podium. Two of the four-man team, Qin Haiyang and Sun Jiajun, were among 11 swimmers allowed to compete in Paris despite testing positive for a banned substance. They were allowed to swim because the China Anti-Doping Agency decided the positive tests were down to food contamination. Follow Metro.co.uk’s live blog for updates from the Paris 2024 Olympics…