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Mummy blogger Constance Hall, 36, reveals how she transformed her son’s bedroom

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Mummy blogger Constance Hall, 36, transforms her eight-year-old son’s bedroom into a ‘starry night’ oasis – complete with a sparkling mural she painted herself Mum blogger Constance Hall has posted an image of her son’s new bedroom The bedroom makeover features a stunning van Gogh inspired wall painting The 36-year-old created the artwork herself and said … Read more

Royal Albert Hall will go bust next year without financial help

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Royal Albert Hall will go bust by its 150th anniversary next year if it doesn’t receive urgent financial support after losing £12million during lockdown, chief executive warns Craig Hassall said lockdown has cast the cash-strapped Proms venue into crisis  The dormant theatre has burned through £12million since it shuttered in March  Management hit out at … Read more

NYPD clash with protesters outside City Hall as NYC votes to cut $1Billion from NYPD budget

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New York City has voted to slash $1billion from the NYPD budget, following weeks of protests and fraught negotiations with Mayor Bill de Blasio – as some lawmakers complain it falls short of what activists demanded.  The austere, coronavirus-era budget tightens spending across city agencies, including a cut of nearly $484million from the NYPD’s $6billion operating … Read more

Hundreds of protesters camp outside City Hall in NYC and demand Mayor slash $1BN from NYPD

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Hundreds of protesters camped outside City Hall are demanding that lawmakers slash the New York City police budget by $1billion. The ‘Occupy City Hall’ encampment began forming Tuesday following weeks of street protests sparked by the death of George Floyd and other black Americans killed by law enforcement.  The protesters are part of a national … Read more

Sadiq Khan wants to move GLA OUT of City Hall to save £55m as London faces a cash crisis

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Sadiq Khan wants to move Greater London Assembly OUT of custom-built City Hall and to the East End to save £55m as the city faces a cash crisis London mayor wants to move to the Crystal in Docklands by the end of 2021 City Hall cost £43million and opened in 2002. It was designed by … Read more

Church removes gravestones of ‘blackface’ music hall stars

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Church REMOVES ‘Chocolate Coloured C**n’ headstones of blackface dancer GH Elliott and dance hall co-star amid backlash over ‘deeply offensive’ language Headstones are of music hall singers who performed in blackface in the 1930s They were covered up last week at St Margaret’s church in Rottingdean, Brighton Gravestones belong to entertainer GH Elliott and fellow performer … Read more

NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens leads rallying chants at Black Lives protest in West Hollywood

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NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens leads rallying chants at Black Lives protest and march against police brutality and racism in West Hollywood By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 04:31 BST, 7 June 2020 | Updated: 04:31 BST, 7 June 2020 Thousands of people took to the streets in Los Angeles County on Saturday in … Read more

BBC Studios chief Tim Davie will replace Tony Hall as director-general 

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BBC Studios chief Tim Davie will replace Tony Hall as director-general The role carries responsibility for creative, editorial, operational leadership Mr Davie said he was ‘honoured’ to be appointed during ‘a critical time for UK’ Outgoing Mr Hall said he was ‘a fantastic leader’ and the BBC ‘is in safe hands’ By Tom Pyman For … Read more

BBC is ‘preparing’ to scrap free TV licences for over-75s in August, says Lord Hall 

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BBC is ‘preparing’ to scrap free TV licences for over-75s in August, says Lord Hall Director General confirmed today that preparations are now underway  Comes after the BBC delayed the scrapping amid the coronavirus crisis  People on pension credit will continue to receive a free TV licence   Here’s how to help people impacted by Covid-19 … Read more