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Yellow vests list child abuse, homelessness and wrongful arrests among things they “stand for” in botched flyer
UK yellow vest protesters listed child abuse, homelessness and wrongful arrests among the things they "stand for" in a botched flyer distributed ahead of this weekend's march. In an attempt to imitate French protests crowds of activists donning high-visibility jackets took to the streets of central London this weekend to march against government cuts, among other things. The People's Assembly Against Austerity descended on London to make their message heard, but a botched flyer distributed by the group beforehand showed...
Police blocked probe into paedophile who ran Rotherham-style child sex ring
Dennis King and an accomplice groomed and abused dozens of boys in Essex in 1989 - while he worked with the police as an informant.
Secret footage of fox thrown for dog pack captures “concrete proof of illegal hunting”
Police are investigating this shocking footage shared by an anti-hunting group that appears to show the moment hunt supporters drag a terrified fox out of its hole before throwing into woodland to be hunted by a pack of hounds. The controversial footage appears to show huntsmen flushing the fox out of an underground drainage pipe using a rod with a brush on the end. It is then forcibly pulled out of the end by its back legs before being slung...
Cambridge study reveals who really cashed in on Brexit vote result
International finance markets lagged behind people having a flutter on the night of the EU referendum result, according to a Cambridge University study
Government has chance to ‘avert catastrophe’ on Universal Credit
In a speech on Friday, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions announced important changes to current proposals for Universal Credit (UC). Amber Rudd announced that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will immediately lay two pieces of legislation: · The first will provide protections for people currently receiving the ‘Severe Disability Premium’ -additional benefits paid to disabled people who live independently, recognising the extra costs faced by people not supported by a carer. It will come into force on...
Police are being investigated following the death of a suspect in custody
After a detained thief was handed over to police, he suffered a cardiac arrest
Question Time audience member has gone viral after nailing Theresa May and Brexit
Footage of an audience member on Question Time destroying Theresa May’s attempts at leadership has gone viral. She said why she did not feel sorry for the prime minister and just less than 2 minutes managed to pull apart May, who is no longer looking very “strong and stable”. She said: “Could we get over feeling sorry for Theresa May? I don’t feel sorry for her. “She’s the woman who for many, many years has led the hostile environment for migrants...
GDP slump: “Working people shouldn’t pay price for political failures of Conservative politicians”
Working people should not be made to pay the price for Conservative political failures says GMB Union amid the sluggish GDP figures today. Economic growth slowed to just 0.3% in the three months to November - the lowest for six months. Meanwhile manufacturing growth has fallen five months in a row now - the first time this has happened since the global financial crash a decade ago. GMB says this is further proof we are on the wrong economic path. ...
If May’s deal isn’t backed UK could not leave EU at all, says Jeremy Hunt
Jeremy Hunt has made some controversial statements about Brexit and how it might not happen at all. He believes that if the PMs deal on Brexit is not backed by Parliament then the UK could remain in the EU. If May's deal was voted down it might lead to “Brexit paralysis” which would see the UK in the European trading area. This outcome would be “enormously damaging” for politicians’ relationships with voters and Britain’s global reputation, Hunt commented. “If we...