Two squaddies admitted robbing newsagents & off licences while serving in Queen’s elite guards
Elnur Bracegirdle, 20, and Dillon Sharpe, 22, targeted newsagents and off-licenses in Brixton Streatham, Tulse Hill and West Norwood in south London
Policeman has been jailed for using his patrol car to cut through traffic and red lights
Simon Wright, 59, showed 'criminal disregard' after using his blue lights to pass traffic in his home town.
Sterling slides as Bank of England slashes growth forecasts
The Bank of England has downgraded its growth forecast for 2019 growth to 1.2%, which would be the smallest rise since 2009. Sterling tumbled on the news and was trading 0.6% down versus the US dollar at $1.285. Against the euro, the pound was down 0.3% at €1.134. The PM...
Police community support officer criticised for making force look ‘unprofessional’
PCSO Anna Jenkinson uploaded jokey images to an official police page of her posing with a speed gun with Snapchat filters
Over 800,000 people committed suicide worldwide in 2016 – a 6.7% rise since 1990
A study, published in The BMJ, shows that men had generally higher mortality rates from suicide than women
UN-BEE-LIEVABLE – Honeybees can do MATHS, reveals new study
Scientists say that the revelation that even the miniature brain of a honeybee can grasp basic mathematical operations has implications for the future development of Artificial Intelligence
HIV drug ‘could treat Alzheimer’s and other age-related disorders’
A new study found that an HIV drug significantly reduces age-related inflammation and other signs of aging in mice
Last year was the world’s fourth warmest on record – just behind 2015, 2016 and 2017
It means the planet really is hotting up - leaving experts with little hope of limiting climate change to global targets.
Labour officially calls for Brexit to be delayed
Labour officially calls for Brexit to be delayed. Emily Thornberry, the shadow foreign secretary – standing in for Jeremy Corbyn– said: “The sensible, cautious thing to do at this late stage is to seek a temporary extension of Article 50 so we time to see if the negotiations succeed or, if they do...