Mayor encourages London’s male population to do more
Following the disappearance of south London resident Sarah Everard, Mayor Sadiq Khan has encouraged men and boys to reflect on what they can do to make women and girls feel safer in the city.
Following the disappearance of south London resident Sarah Everard, Mayor Sadiq Khan has encouraged men and boys to reflect on what they can do to make women and girls feel safer in the city.
Trade was, however, still lower than it was in previous years, with a drop of 12% in February this year versus last year for EU trade and a drop of 1% over the same period for global trade.
The WSL began as an eight-team semi-professional league in 2011 and is now an all-professional 12-team division, with banking group Barclays coming in as title sponsors in a multi-million pound partnership running until 2022. Last month, the BBC and Sky Sports said they had agreed a three-year deal to broadcast WSL games from the 2021-22 season but Simmons said the league needed to secure more media rights deals to be self-sufficient. "It's going to take a couple of media rights cycles to do that, when you look at the amount that is distributed from the (centralised deals) to the club's obviously, they're growing their own revenues."
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The office is located just minutes from major shopping streets including Regent's Street, Oxford Street, and Carnaby Street.
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 April — The Health Ministry recorded 1,767 new Covid-19 cases today, bringing the total number of cases recorded locally since the beginning of the pandemic to 363,940 cases....
The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed 14 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on Tuesday (13 April), taking the country's total case count to 60,692.
Prominent singers in Hong Kong have come together to release a single, 'All U Need Is Love', the title track to the film of the same name.
Goldman Sachs said on Tuesday it would open a new office in the English city of Birmingham, expanding its office footprint in Britain at a time when many rivals are axing space due to the pandemic. The bank said the first staff would begin working in the new office in the third quarter of this year, with headcount growing to several hundred over time. Goldman said its engineering division would be the first to base staff in Birmingham through a mix of hiring and transfers.
The Philippine government summoned the Chinese ambassador to press its demand for Chinese vessels to immediately leave a reef claimed by Manila in the South China Sea and said their presence was stoking tensions, officials said Tuesday. The escalating feud between Manila and Beijing started after more than 200 Chinese vessels suspected by Philippine authorities to be operated by militias were spotted early last month at Whitsun Reef. The Philippine government demanded the vessels leave then deployed coast guard and patrol vessels to the area but China said it owns the reef and the Chinese vessels were sheltering from rough seas.
US inflation figures — due 1.30pm London time — will be 'the big highlight' in global markets today, according to Deutsche Bank strategist Jim Reid.
Indians may have to hold off their international holiday plans for now. Restrictions on commercial international flight operations from India, which were first imposed in March 2020 in wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, may last for the most part of 2021, experts believe. Last month, the Narendra Modi government extended the restrictions until April 30, but given the current strong second wave of the pandemic, the ban will most likely get further extended.
Surging coronavirus cases in many parts of the world overshadowed the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Tuesday, with festivities curtailed by contagion fears.
Fireworks were fired towards police at the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office in Portland, Oregon, on April 12, as dozens of protesters gathered in response to the police shooting of Daunte Wright in Minnesota.This footage shot by Independent Media PDX shows fireworks exploding while police retreat from outside the sheriff’s office. Voices can be heard taunting the officers.On April 11, Wright was stopped for a traffic violation and shot by an officer after re-entering his vehicle when officers tried to arrest him over an unrelated outstanding warrant. Wright was pronounced dead after his vehicle had traveled several blocks. Credit: Independent Media PDX via Storyful
Protesters marched across the Manhattan Bridge from Brooklyn into Manhattan on April 12 in solidarity with Daunte Wright, the black man who died after being shot by police in Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis, the day before.The protesters chanted, “No justice, no peace!” and “If Daunte doesn’t get it? Shut it down.” Credit: Jason Rosenberg via Storyful
Britain has offered all over-50s a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine as the rollout of Moderna's shot in England began on Tuesday, the government said, adding it was on track to give a shot to all adults by the end of July. Britain has seen one of the world's quickest vaccine rollouts, behind only Israel in the proportion of its population receiving at least one dose of a COVID-19 shot. The government said it had offered at least one shot to priority cohorts 1 to 9, which include all adults over 50, the clinically vulnerable, and health and social care workers, ahead of a target to do so by Thursday.
The 'Home Alone' star and former Disney channel star Brenda Song have become parents to a baby girl.
In order to steal from her family, a 22-year-old woman turned to her boyfriend and his twin brother for help.
Anthony Stolarz made a career-high 46 saves in his third start of the season as the visiting Anaheim Ducks defeated the San Jose Sharks 4-0 on Monday. The save total was the highest in franchise history during a shutout. The old mark of 45 saves was set by Dominic Roussel in a 1-0 road win over the Colorado Avalanche on Dec. 22, 1998.
The Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Diana had an affectionate yet rocky relationship. As an outsider who married into the royal family, Prince Philip was often a source of advice for the Princess of Wales, especially as her marriage with Prince Charles started to break down. The Duke corresponded with Diana and also took his grandsons, Prince William and Prince Harry, under his wing after her death in 1997.