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Theresa May set to rule out people’s vote despite reports of cross-party talks on second referendum
Theresa May is set to rule out a referendum today after reports this weekend that some behind the scenes in the government are lookinginto this option as a solution to the current impasse. She will hit out at MPs who believe a “people’s vote” should give the public the final say on whether the Brexit deal which even Brexiteers have attacked as leaving Britain a “vassal state” of the EU is preferable to remaining within the EU. The Sunday Times...
Brits to be charged to visit EU from 2021
Britons will pay €7 (£6.30) every three years to travel to EU countries following Brexit. The European Commission said that UK travellers don't need a VISA but they will need to apply for and buy another document, to enter into EU states. The document is called an ETIAS (European Travel Information and Authorization System) and is expected to come into force in 2021. The travel requirement is not just specific to the UK but for many other non-EU countries. As...
Pair filmed attacking police officers, one kung-fu kicking a policewoman into path of bus,pleaded guilty
The court heard that Kersan Euell , 20 has previous for assaulting police and his pal Martin Payne, 19 also has a long criminal history.
Interbreeding with Neanderthals thousands of years ago has left us with flatter heads
Our skulls are also slightly longer than they should be - a legacy of sex with our primitive cousins.
Rich kid of Instagram who imported & sold endangered python skin warned she faces prison
Stephanie Scolaro ordered snake-skin baseball caps and a travel bag from Indonesia, some of which she then sold in the UK.
Guatemalan girl, 7, tragically dies in US custody from ‘dehydration, shock’
A seven-year-old girl has died after being taken into custody by the US Border Patrol, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) . The girl, from Guatemala, died of dehydration and shock eight hours after she was taken into custody, the Washington Post reported. The child and her father were being held by immigration authorities in the US state of New Mexico it said in the article. However, on December 7th, the girl was found to have a 41-degree-Celsius fever and was taken by...
No-deal Brexit will “near-bankrupt UK,” says Sir Richard Branson
Sir Richard Branson thinks a no-deal Brexit would "near bankrupt" the UK. Branson made these comments to the BBC. He was "absolutely certain" that leaving the EU without a deal would cause the closure of "quite a few British businesses". Sir Richard was speaking from the Mojave desert in California when he said: "I think Theresa May needs to be 100% honest with the public. "She's admitted that a hard Brexit would be an absolute disaster for the British people. "From...
Police hunting gang of racist thugs who beat up young South Korean woman on Oxford Street
The 22-year-old claims onlookers in Oxford Street in central London filmed the assault on their mobile phones despite her screaming for help.
Rough sleeping has increased 120% in England but fallen in Scotland
More then 24,000 people will be forced to sleep rough over Christmas according to research by charity Crisis. These people will try and find shelter in cars,trains, busses or tents or anywhere else they can try and get some rest. Crisis believes that official figures are not correct and are higher than the Government has reported. Crisis estimates that 12,300 people are sleeping out on the streets, while official numbers claim that 4,751 are. Another 12,000 will be in tents,...