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“Of course I’m going to go for it” Boris Johnson confirms Tory leadership bid
It will come as a surprise to very few people, but Boris Johnson intends to stand to become the leader of the Conservative Party. He said he will go for the top job as soon as Theresa May steps down. Asked at a business event in Manchester if he would be a candidate, the former foreign secretary replied: "Of course I'm going to go for it." Boris Johnson said: "I'm going to go for it. Of course I'm going to...
Ride hailing app takes public swipe at Uber for avoiding local taxes
A new ride hailing app has taken a public swipe at Uber for avoiding local taxes by erecting huge billboard ads in Leicester Square. Kapten, launched today in London, has called its rival out for not paying VAT in the UK claiming that every time a Londoner takes an Uber ride a massive 60p is lost that could finance the NHS, schools and other parts of the economy. Uber has come under fire for paying little tax to the UK...
Tropical islands suffocated by 414 million pieces of plastic
Once celebrated as "Heaven on Earth" by travel writers, now a monstrous 238 tonnes of plastic debris scatter the white sandy beaches of the Cocos Islands - including bottle caps, straws and flip-flops
Home Office reveals more refugees feel forced to risk dangerous channel crossing
The Home Office has released figures revealing that British and French authorities encountered 562 people attempting the crossing across the Channel from France in small boats in 2018 and 177 in the first two months of 2019. With the humanitarian situation for many sleeping rough around Calais deteriorating and the summer coming, figures are expected to rise. - Though the figures are still a drop in the ocean, compared to the 625,000 people who moved to the UK last year,...
86-year-old man admits multiple rapes of teenage girl
Terrence Brown pleaded guilty to rape and sexual assault of a teenager and sexual assault of a woman
Young doctors’ bodies ‘age six times faster than normal due to stress of the job’
The study shows that long working hours speed up the shortening of telomeres - caps on the end of chromosomes that protect our cells
Global warming ‘reducing amount of carbon stored in forests’
Researchers found that as temperatures increase, trees grow faster - but they also tend to die younger
Brexit will either be cancelled or no-deal if Parliament fails to back May, Liam Fox says
A senior Tory has urged Parliament to back the Withdrawal Agreement Bill (WAB) or risk "democratically" and "economically” damaging outcomes for the UK. The bill is not the same as the deal May negotiated, but it must be passed by Parliament for Brexit to be recognised in UK law. The comments were made by Liam Fox, the Secretary of State for International Trade, and supporter of Brexit. Fox said: "There will be an opportunity for MPs to decide, after the...
JK sent rolling as show gets the axe
The Jeremy Kyle Show has been axed by ITV following the death of a guest who took part in the programme. Steven Dymond was found dead on 9 May a week after filming the show, during which he took a lie detector test. The death has prompted an outpouring of criticism around how the show treats vulnerable people, with a decorated Gulf War hero who suffered from PTSD speaking out this week after he too was driven to the brink...