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Police release pics of people wanted after violence at Free Tommy Robinson London protest
Police have released images of nine people wanted in connection with violence at a protest in support of far-right figure Tommy Robinson on June 9 in Central London. Detective Constable Jonny Wise, from the Metropolitan Police’s public order investigations team, said: “During this demonstration violent disorder broke out on the streets of central London. Scaffolding, glass bottles and items of street furniture were thrown at police officers and 21 officers sustained injuries. “Serious disruption was caused to members of the public, local...
Portugal shows that too much austerity deepens a recession – which is why they devised an alternative
"A lot of people said that what we wanted to achieve was impossible,” the Prime Minister said. “We showed that there is an alternative.”
Jeremy Hunt tells EU that UK public will blame them if no-deal Brexit happens
When you start a new job it is not always the best idea to wind up your stakeholders with threats. However after his predecessor, Boris Johnson, thought that was a good idea, Jeremy Hunt has threatened the EU. On a trip to Berlin, his first trip abroad as Foreign Secretary, he said that citizens on the UK will blame EU for a no-deal Brexit. Hunt said: “Without a real change in approach from the EU negotiators we do now face...
New stats reveal NHS hospital superbugs have fallen over past decade but up on last year
But the new figures from Public Health England show a rise in e.coli.
Hackers’ blackmail scam claims to film you watching porn
Cybercriminals claim they have video footage of their would-be victims watching pornography taken from their targets' webcams.
Air can be turned into drinking water – using just salt and sunlight, say scientists
It offers a cheap solution for providing the most vulnerable populations in the world with water - some of whom lack access for at least a month every year.
Over half of homeless families across England are in work, charity warns
The homelessness crisis in the UK has been highlighted, once again, by charity Shelter. A FOI request has found that over 33,000 families are holding down a job even though they are in unstable temporary accommodation. Back in 2013 there were 19,000 families in this position. The increase is an astonishing 73 per cent. One single mother, Mary Smith, has bravely spoken out about how she fell on hard times and ended up in temporary accommodation. Mary and her three...
Leaving EU with no deal could prompt “civil unrest,” claims Amazon UK boss
The head of operations in the UK for Amazon made some very worrying claims over a no deal Brexit. He claimed that civil unrest could break out across the UK within days of a no deal Brexit kicking in. UK boss Doug Gurr told a meeting organised by new Brexit secretary Dominic Raab that Amazon was now considering this worst-case outcome as part of their contingency planning. His remarks make Amazon UK the first company to make such a stark...
A skin patch that measure how stress you are by your sweat has been developed by scientists.
The patch will worn in real time so if someone is getting stressed so they can take steps to avoid it.