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Met ‘reviewing’ fresh information into racist murder of Stephen Lawrence as new suspect is named LBC says Scotland Yard is “reviewing” fresh information into the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence after a new suspect was named. Mr Lawrence was stabbed to death in Eltham, south-east London, on April 22, 1993. A sixth suspect has now been named as Matthew White, who died in August 2021. White first came to police attention as a witness in the same year – he told officers he had visited the home address of two other suspects on the night of Stephen’s murder. He was…

Sir Elton John plays final UK live gig in perfect Glastonbury set Sir Elton John, one of Briton’s shining music stars, played his final UK live gig as part of his farewell tour at Glastonbury on Sunday.  John, 76, treated fans to his greatest hits including Bennie And The Jets, Tiny Dancer, Your Song, I’m Still Standing – for two hours.  It was his first Glastonbury gig. “I’m so happy to be here,” he told the crowd. “I won’t ever forget this.” Elton’s set started just after 21:00 BST with Pinball Wizard – a song not played live in over…

Prince William vows to end homelessness as he launches new campaign Prince William is set to launch a major five-year campaign to end homelessness, which he says should not exist in a “modern and progressive society.” His charity foundation is putting £3m of start-up funding to help make homelessness “rare, brief and unrepeated.” He will unveil the six locations across the UK to test ideas to cut homelessness. “Everyone should have a safe and secure home and be treated with dignity,” says Prince William. Ahead of the launch of his campaign, Homewards, the prince spoke to Labour leader Sir Keir…

Cineworld screens stay open despite administration Cineworld has said its screens will remain open despite the company planning to file for administration in the UK.  The company is planning to restructure the world’s second-largest cinema chain which will see its shares being suspended.  The company filed for bankruptcy protection in the US last year as it struggled with debts of $5bn. Despite this, cinemas will remain open for business. “Cineworld continues to operate its global business and cinemas as usual without interruption and this will not be affected by the entry of Cineworld Group plc into administration,” it said. “The…

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Titan sub: British teenager took Rubik’s Cube to break record, mother says in BBC interview In a recent interview, the mother of teenager Suleman Dawood, who died on the Titan sub, told the BBC that her son took his Rubik’s cube on the submersible because he wanted to break a world record. Suleman, 19, applied to the Guinness World Records and his father, Shahzada, who also died, took a camera so he could capture the moment.  Christine Dawood and her daughter were on board the Polar Prince when communications were lost with the Titan. The vessel was the sub’s support. In…

Greek Conservatives win second election and pledge more reforms  Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Greek conservative leader, has beaten his centre-left rival in the second election in a month. He has said he has a “strong mandate” to move faster on the path of change. Mitsotakis’ New Democracy party (ND) won 40.5% of the national vote – that’s almost 23 points ahead of Alexis Tsipras’s Syriza party. Although Mitsotakis beat Syriza in May, he had called for new elections in a bid to secure a majority. “ND is today the most powerful centre-right party in Europe,” he told supporters in Athens. Kyriakos…

Row in India over former US President Barack Obama’s comments  Former US president Barack Obama is facing backlash for comments he made during an interview where he discussed Muslims in India. Leaders of India’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have offered up their criticisms as well as people voicing their opinions online. Obama’s comments have been widely reported on in India. In response to being asked how President Joe Biden should engage with “illiberal democrats,” Obama said India may “start pulling apart” if the right minorities weren’t protected.  India’s PM Modi was on a US state visit at the time…

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