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Watch – EDL members and anti-racist protesters clash in ugly scenes in Worcester
Three people were arrested and two police officers were injured when the EDL held a rally to protest against a new mosque
In pics – Jeremy Corbyn attends the Tolpuddle Martyrs festival Dorset
In 1834 the martyrs were arrested put on trial and punished leading to the foundation of modern day trade unionism
Jacob Rees-Mogg warns of economic uncertainty as his investment firm launches second Irish fund
Jacob Rees-Mogg has suggested it could take 50 years to judge whether Brexit has been an economic success. The dire warning comes as the leading Brexiteer launched a second fund in Ireland. Somerset Capital Management (SCM), which ploughs millions of pounds into emerging markets, created the fund to meet demand from international investors. The UK’s withdrawal from the EU has forced many asset managers to set up replica product ranges in European investment hubs such as Dublin and Luxembourg in order to...
Revealed: how tax avoidance firms prey on NHS agency staff
As the NHS is increasingly forced to rely on contract staff from agencies we reveal how they are being preyed on by unscrupulous financial companies in a bid to "pull the wool" over the eyes of the taxman that could also leave many penniless. New tax rules have left locum nurses and doctors out of pocket, making them an easy target for exploitative ‘Umbrella’ companies, who openly target NHS staff, offering to save them money by paying their wages in...
Planting trees on vacant urban land ‘reduces feelings of depression and improves overall mental health of local residents’
Researchers say that revitalising rundown and dilapidated areas of towns and cities may be an important - and cheap - way to address crime and mental health issues
Stansted forex bureaus offer just €0.89 to the pound ahead of big summer getaway
Foreign exchange bureaus at one of Britain's busiest airports were offering just €0.89 for each pound today ahead of the big summer getaway. With schools across the country set to close for the holidays in the coming week the pound to euro exchange rate hit one of the lowest rates ever seen. The pound fell below $1.30 on Thursday - its lowest level since September last year -after a surprise fall in retail sales in June, confounding expectations of an increase....
Plastic food packaging contains hundreds of different toxic chemicals including those that cause cancers
Plastic used in trays, wrappings around fruit and vegetables and cheeses and other food packets had 4,283 individual chemicals of which 148 highly hazardous substances.
Commuters stunned as ‘knife battle’ breaks out among ‘feral’ teens on busy London street
A tracksuit-clad lad was stretchered away from the scene in Bethnal Green, east London
Tories left scratching their heads as crime surges while officer numbers hit a record low
Crime has surged while officer numbers have hit a record low, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures. The results make for bleak reading for the Conservatives who after years of austerity cuts are starting to see the real impact on communities. The number of police officers hit a record low this year and the proportion of recorded crimes that result in someone being charged or summoned to court fell to another record low at 9 per cent – fewer...