Nick Tompkins’ hat-trick was just the second in a Premiership semi-final – Matt Banahan’s treble for Bath against Leicester in 2015 the other Gallagher Premiership Saracens (23) 44 Tries: Maitland, Spencer, Williams, Tompkins 3 Cons: Farrell 4 Pens: Farrell 2 Gloucester (7) 19 Tries: Morgan, Dreyer, Ludlow Cons: Twelvetrees 2 Pens: Nick Tompkins’ second-half hat-trick […]
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Image copyright @Union_Kingston Image caption Students were asked to leave part of the campus as investigations continued Nearly 1,500 homes and part of a university in south-west London have been evacuated after a suspected unexploded World War Two bomb was found on a nearby building site. Students at Kingston University London had to leave part […]
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Sean Dickson (right) scored 318 for Kent at Beckenham in 2017 Specsavers County Championship Division One, Beckenham (day two): Surrey 439: Jacks 120, Borthwick 95, Clarke 88 & 11-0 Kent 294: Dickson 128; Batty 3-49, S Curran 3-54 Surrey (8 pts) lead Kent (5 pts) by 156 runs Scorecard Kent collapsed after tea to hand […]
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Leicester Riders thrash London City Royals for BBL title – five best shots Leicester Riders won the BBL Play-offs title for a third season in a row by beating the London City Royals 93-61 in the final at the capital’s O2 Arena. Leicester’s defensive intensity again proved decisive in a final as they held London […]
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Krystian Bielik extended Charlton’s lead in the tie inside two minutes of the second leg Charlton Athletic beat Doncaster on penalties to reach the League One play-off final after Rovers had forced extra-time on a dramatic night at The Valley. Krystian Bielik’s second-minute header made it 3-1 to the hosts on aggregate and seemed like […]
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Image copyright Metropolitan Police Image caption No paramedics were sent to help Sebastien Belanger where he lay dying Medics were not told that three victims of the London Bridge attack needed urgent attention, an inquest has heard. Andrew Beasley co-ordinated the medical response to the attack on 3 June 2017. He told the inquest he […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe footage of the attempted robbery was caught on CCTV Members of a moped gang who threatened to hurt a woman’s three-year-old son in a “shocking” attempted robbery have been jailed. The mother was grabbed in June in Richmond, London, by a man, saying “give me your […]
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England and Saracens forward Billy Vunipola scored his side’s second try Heineken Champions Cup final Leinster (10) 10 Try: Furlong Con: Sexton Pen: Sexton Saracens (10) 20 Tries: Maitland, Vunipola Cons: Farrell 2 Pen: Farrell 2 Saracens came from behind to win their third European title in four years with a 20-10 victory over Leinster […]
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Image copyright Met Police Image caption Henriett Szucs was a Hungarian national who had lived in London for “several years”, police said A woman who was found dead in a freezer along with another female has been named by police as Henriett Szucs. The two bodies were found frozen, clothed and on top of each […]
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Glenn Murray’s penalty gave Brighton a deserved draw at Arsenal Arsenal’s hopes of a top-four Premier League finish are all but over after the lacklustre hosts were held by Brighton at Emirates Stadium. The Gunners are three points behind Tottenham in fourth with one game to play but would need an eight-goal swing, as well […]
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