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Traditional sheep race axed for the first time in 30 years after owners receive threats from vegans
Shropshire's Hoo Farm has called off its Easter sheep racing after being targeted by animal rights activists.
Police force accused of withholding evidence in rape investigation of one of its officers
PC Ryan Canning was cleared of rape after meeting the alleged victim on a dating website
Labour fightback losing momentum as Brits favour Tory re-election
The Great British public would re-elect a Tory government if Theresa May were to call a snap election today, according to the latest odds move from Betway. Betting on the outcome of the next general election has swung in favour of the Conservative Party for the first time since the UK voted for Brexit, with the odds being cut from evens to 5/6. Jeremy Corbyn, who’s now 7/4 favourite to be the next party leader to resign, is leading a...
“Shambolic” error in pollcards say that iconic British county is called “TITREE”
Bungling council officials were today accused of 'taking the p' when it emerged they had mis-spelt the name of the parish of Tiptree in Essex - as TITREE. Tiptree is famed for its iconic Wilkin jam will be holding an election for a new council on May 3, for which polling cards are being distributed between today and April 3. The Tiptree parish council took to social media to slam the Tiptree borough council, and said on Twitter: "This is...
Couple say they have been bullied out of their mud-hut Hobbit home built to combat allergy to modern life
A couple claim they have been 'bullied' out of the Hobbit-style mud hut they built to combat an allergy to modern life. Nature-loving Kate Burrows, 46, and her partner Alan, 48, have left the unique home they fashioned out of the earth, tree trunks and straw after a council took enforcement action against them. Kate says she was forced out of her previous rented house by permanent flu -like symptoms as she was allergic to the mains water, electricity, wi-fi...
Fraudster with fleet of supercars jailed for £9.8m international tax fraud
Jason Butler, 46, used stolen money to buy flash cars including a Ferrari Fiorano FI, a Ferrari 360, a Mercedes SL350, and a Lamborghini Murcielago, a HM Revenue and Customs investigation found.
Hero drives a blazing fuel tanker away from a petrol station to save a town, leaving a river of flames in his wake.
Sajid Khan, 38, initially ran away but RETURNED to the truck and jumped into the cab.
“a militant opponent of anti-Semitism” – Jeremy Corbyn’s full response to Board of Deputies allegations
Jeremy Corbyn responded today to accusations of antisemitism from the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Jewish Leadership Council. On Sunday in a public letter they had written to the Labour Leader, complaining that "he is repeatedly found alongside people with blatantly anti-Semitic views,” and claiming that Corbyn had ignored concerns of antisemitism "because he is so ideologically fixed within a far left worldview that is instinctively hostile to mainstream Jewish communities." "I will never be anything other than a...
Legalising cocaine & heroin would boost the economy by reducing the number of murders
Legalising cocaine and heroin would boost the economy by reducing the number of murders, according to new research. The finding presented at the Royal Economic Society's annual conference in Brighton suggests increasing access to education may prove more effective than trying to tackle criminals by force. Legalisation could reduce violence by vastly decreasing the profit margins the gangs stand to gain. It would also curtail the resources they use to defend and expand their operations. But this carries such political...