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Good evening. OJ Simpson, the former NFL player whose controversial double murder trial was played out on screens across the world, has died aged 76.
Elsewhere, it has emerged that neighbours of Angela Rayner have not been contacted by police reviewing a decision not to investigate claims she may have broken electoral law.
OJ Simpson dies aged 76 surrounded by his family
A statement issued by his family on Thursday said that he had “succumbed to his battle with cancer” on Wednesday, after his diagnosis was first reported in February. Simpson rose to fame during the 1970s as a running back for the NFL’s Buffalo Bills, however his footballing career was later overshadowed by an internationally-publicised double murder trial. You can read his obituary here.
Angela Rayner’s neighbours yet to be contacted by police over council house row
The deputy Labour leader was reported to Greater Manchester Police by James Daly, a Conservative MP, over concerns she may have committed an offence in the early 2010’s by giving false information about where she was living. Meanwhile, Ben Wilkinson explains the real reason why Angela Rayner won’t reveal her tax affairs.
