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Vinnie Jones's wife Tanya dies after long illness

Pic-Jones was photographed with his wife Tanya when they visited a hospital in 2002

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Vinnie Jones's wife Tanya has died aged 53 after a long illness.

The actor and former footballer was by his wife's side when she died at their home in Los Angeles on Saturday.

A statement from his management said she passed peacefully while surrounded by Vinnie, their daughter and other family members.

Vinnie and Tanya married in 1994. She had a daughter, Kaley, by her former husband, and a son, Aaron, with Vinnie.

Jones, 54, a former midfielder player best known for being part of the Crazy Gang at Wimbledon, has previously spoken about how the couple had both been diagnosed with skin cancer.

Celebrity tributes

Tanya underwent an emergency heart transplant at the age of 21 following the birth of Kaley and is also reported to have had cervical cancer.

Sporting figures and celebrities have sent messages of condolence on social media.

Former boxer Frank Bruno tweeted: "I'm very saddened to hear the news of Vinnie Jones wife Tanya passing away. My thoughts are with Vinnie & his family at this difficult time".

And ex-Arsenal and Everton striker Kevin Campbell said: "Deepest Condolences to you, your family and loved ones VinnieJones65".

As well as Wimbledon, Jones played for Leeds United, Chelsea, Queen Park Rangers and Wales.

After retiring from the game, he starred in films including Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Gone in 60 Seconds and X-Men: The Last Stand.

Lawmakers weigh up options to try to block a no deal Brexit

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British lawmakers from both the ruling Conservatives and opposition Labour on Sunday said they were looking at ways to prevent the country’s next prime minister pursuing a no-deal Brexit against parliament’s wishes.

Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to succeed Theresa May as prime minister this month, has said Britain must leave the European Union on Oct. 31 with or without a deal.

He may find his hands tied, however, as the Conservatives do not have a majority in parliament and most lawmakers in parliament oppose a no-deal Brexit.

May’s Brexit deal was rejected three times by parliament due to rebellions within her own party and opposition to it from Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), who prop up the Conservative government.

Labour’s trade spokesman Barry Gardiner said his party would call a no confidence vote in the government when it believed enough Conservatives would support it. Several Conservatives have said they would consider voting to try to bring down a government which was pursuing a ‘no deal’.

Other Conservatives said on Sunday they were looking at ways they could try and block a no-deal exit through legislation.

“We will call a no confidence vote when we believe that those Conservative members of parliament who have said that they would support a no confidence motion in the government in order to stop a no deal are likely to support it,” Gardiner told Sky News.

Asked if Labour was having conversations with those lawmakers, Gardiner said “Of course”.

Conservative lawmaker Sam Gyimah, who ran for the party’s leadership but withdrew before voting began, told Sky News that voting against the government was the “nuclear option” and he did not intend to do so.

Gyimah, who supports holding a second referendum on Brexit, said there were 30 or more Conservative lawmakers who would back “legislative options” to try to block a no-deal Brexit.

“SIZEABLE NUMBER”

Justice minister David Gauke told the BBC he believed it was likely parliament would find a way to stop Britain leaving without a deal and a “sizeable number” of Conservatives who opposed a no deal were discussing their options.

Johnson has not ruled out “proroguing” parliament, effectively closing it down until Britain’s EU exit date has passed at the end of October to prevent lawmakers trying to intervene.

Gyimah said lawmakers would seek to stop the new prime minister trying to shut down parliament. He said they are also looking to “create options ... so that no deal isn’t the only option we face on Oct. 31”.

“There are a number of legislative mechanisms being looked at the moment,” he said, adding that they would be “sensible and pragmatic.”

The Sunday Times reported former Conservative attorney general Dominic Grieve, who has been involved in previous attempts by lawmakers to prevent a no deal, will on Monday seek to amend a piece of legislation related to Northern Ireland.

He would try and force the government to make a statement in parliament in October to update lawmakers on its efforts to restore Northern Ireland’s government, making it legally difficult to suspend parliament, the newspaper reported.

Grieve, who has said he would vote against a Conservative government in a confidence vote if necessary to try and prevent a no deal, told BBC Radio: “We are going to have in the course of the next twenty four hours an important bill on Northern Ireland ... That’s a bill which is perfectly legitimate place to start looking at how one might make sure how a Brexit deal is fully debated before it takes place.”

7/7 London bombings: Mayor pays tributes to victims

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Mayor Sadiq Khan has laid a wreath at the 7 July memorial in Hyde Park to mark the 14th anniversary of the bomb attacks in London.

Fifty two people died and 700 were injured when four bombs went off across the capital city in 2005.

The heads of the British Transport Police, Metropolitan Police and City of London Police joined him at service.

In a speech, Mr Khan paid tribute to those that died as well as those who helped the injured.

"We will never forget those innocent victims, and as we grieve for them we also pay tribute to the heroic efforts of the emergency services and first responders who selflessly ran towards danger to help others," he said.

"Londoners showed resilience and unity in the face of huge adversity in 2005, and sadly our city has faced difficult times since then.

"But, standing together, we uphold the values that make this the best city in the world, united in defiance against terrorism."

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Home Secretary Sajid Javid also paid his respects.

"We will never forget the 52 lives that were lost & the hundreds injured in the 7/7 attacks. Fourteen years on, our strength & resolve in the fight against terror remains undimmed. #WeStandTogether," he tweeted.

Man shot dead in Leyton, east London

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A man in his 20s has become the second to be shot dead in London this weekend.

Emergency workers were called to Lea Bridge Road in Leyton, east London, just before 03:00 BST on Sunday following reports of gunshots.

Despite the efforts of paramedics and officers, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

On Friday evening, a man in his 30s was shot dead in Wembley, north-west London. Police have appealed for witnesses.

Girl, 12, dies in M61 hit-and-run in Bolton

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A 12-year-old girl has died in a hit-and-run crash on a motorway.

Sana Patel, from Blackburn, died on the M61 in Bolton when the Nissan Qashqai she was travelling in was in a crash with a Vauxhall Corsa at about 22:45 BST on Saturday.

Lancashire Police said the Vauxhall occupants "fled the scene on foot".

Supt Andy Cribbin said the car was registered to an address in West Yorkshire and appealed for anyone with information to contact them.

"We are appealing for the driver and any passenger at the time of the collision to make contact with us as soon as possible," he said.

"A 12-year-old girl has tragically lost her life, so we would urge them to search their conscience and do the right thing by contacting us."

Five other people travelling in the Nissan suffered minor injuries.

The M61 was closed in both directions between junctions six and eight for investigations, and reopened earlier on Sunday.