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Major restaurant chain turns down cheeky discount deal offer with Conservative party

In a desperate attempt to appeal to those closer to the cradle than the grave, the Tories are trying to widen their appeal to millenials. One idea that was floated was a discount deal at high street restaurant chain Nando's. However, a spokesman for Nando’s told said: “As a brand we have no political affiliations and we are not considering this.” The Tories will need to go back to the drawing board to get more people to join the party....

Widespread sexual exploitation of women taking place in “pop-up brothels”

Trafficking gangs are bringing vulnerable women to work in “pop-up brothels” on a huge scale, in a worrying new development in the UK sex industry. Often these brothels are opened using short-term leases in residential areas. This gives the gangs a head start on the police and makes it easier to control the trafficked women. This worrying development in the sex industry has been investigated by the all-party parliamentary group on prostitution and the global sex trade. The study -...

Grenfell Tower blaze inquiry starts with emotional tribute to youngest victim

There were emotional scenes as bereaved began the Grenfell Tower Inquiry talking about the loved ones they lost in the tragic blaze last June. The inquiry began today with commemorations of those who perished. The first was by Marcio Gomes who lived on the 21st floor. He managed to escape the blaze around 4AM with his wife and young daughters. Though he tragically lost his son Logan Gomes - the youngest victim of the Grenfell fire – stillborn at seven...

 ‘Dirty money’ from Russia is putting UK in danger, say MPs

A group of MPs have signalled that dodgy Russian money flowing into the British banking sector is harming UK national security. Even after Salisbury attack, it appears to be business as usual, and the flow of illicit money has continued regardless of the tough talk from the highest levels of government. The MPs have called upon the British government to take stronger action to halt money laundering by ‘kleptocrats and human rights abusers.” The foreign affairs select committee said the...

Texas tragedy: Donald Trump says mass shootings “going on too long in our country”

Reacting to the mounting death toll of the Texas school shooting, Donald Trump said such outrages have been "going on too long in our country." Offering his condolence to the bereaved, the President of the United States vowed his government would "do everything in our power" to protect the nation’s students. "My administration is determined to do everything in our power to protect our students, secure our schools and do everything we can to keep weapons out of the hands...

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