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Image copyright Getty Images Mobile operator O2 has said its data networks have been restored after a day of disruption for smartphone users. A statement on its website, published early on Friday, said the 4G network was working again, having been affected from about 05:30 GMT on Thursday. It said the slower 3G data service […]

Image copyright Getty Images Oxford and Cambridge are being accused of being so socially exclusive that they recruit more students from eight top schools than almost 3,000 other English state schools put together. The Sutton Trust social mobility charity says the leading universities are failing to attract a wide enough range of talent. Trust founder […]

Image copyright Met Police Image caption Police have released CCTV images of two of three suspects Images of two suspects have been issued by police after a woman died following a raid at her flat in north London. Maureen Whale, 77, collapsed while calling police to report the break-in at her home in Bells Hill, […]

Image copyright Family handout Image caption Joel dreamed of becoming a firefighter, his family said The brother of a seven-year-old boy who was killed in an arson attack was known to be at risk a month before his sibling’s death, the BBC understands. Joel Urhie’s body was found in the bedroom he shared with his […]

Image copyright NCA Image caption Jamie Acourt was never convicted of any offence related to Stephen Lawrence’s death A suspect in the murder of Stephen Lawrence is on trial accused of being a “ringleader” of a conspiracy to supply “huge quantities” of cannabis resin. Jamie Acourt, 42, originally from Eltham, south-east London, was extradited from […]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption More hard up people are relying on food banks A million children under the age of 10, in England and Scotland, are facing “Dickensian” levels of poverty as they prepare for Christmas, a charity says. Action for Children drew on government figures for the number of low-income families with […]

Image copyright PA Image caption Sir Terry Morgan in September 2017, when Crossrail’s Elizabeth line track was completed The chairman of the Crossrail and HS2 rail programmes, two of Britain’s biggest infrastructure projects, has resigned from both roles. Sir Terry Morgan, 70, has been involved in London’s Crossrail project for the past decade and took […]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption NHS Improvement is overseeing the actions taken by the hospital Feuding surgeons at a troubled cardiac unit worked in a culture of hostility, tribalism and mistrust, inspectors say. Complex heart operations were moved out of London’s St George’s Hospital in September after a leaked document revealed a “toxic” row […]

Image caption A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder A man was targeted in two separate shooting and stabbing attacks within 24-hours, the Met Police has said. Four men in their 20s were found with stab wounds following calls to police about a fight in north London on Sunday evening. One of […]