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Nazi-obsessed teenager, previously convicted of making a pipe bomb, pleaded guilty to terrorism-related offence
Jack Coulson, 19, pleaded guilty to possessing a document likely to be useful to a person committing terrorism today (Mon)
Court hears how priest used church choir boys “for his own sexual gratification”
Canon Terence Grigg is charged with nine offences of indecent assault and two charges of buggery
May concedes on ERG amendments effectively killing off Chequers plan
Theresa May has reportedly backed down to angry hardline Brexiters over their amendments to the government’s customs bill. Politics Home reporter Emilio Casalicchio revealed that the Government is going to accept all four ERG amendments to the bill. The European Research Group (ERG) is fronted by Jacob Rees Mogg who spoke out about a "breakdown in trust" following the Chequers negotiations. His outburst appeared to have been slammed down by May after she warned Brexit MPs to get on side with the deal...
Farage tweets poorly doctored photo to hit out at pro-refugee campaigners
Nigel Farage tweeted a doctored photo of a pro-refugee campaigner who he labelled "sick" after being misled. The British MEP distributed the picture to his 1.2 million followers and garnered thousands of interactions before he removed it from his feed. It showed a smiling woman at a march holding a sign reading: “My legs are open for refugees”. The original picture, taken in Canada in 2015, read "my door is open for refugees". In a later Tweet Farage said: “The photograph turns...
Police hunting cyclist who knocked out a pedestrian after being told he shouldn’t ride on the pavement
A 26-year-old man was walking down a posh street when the suspect, who was riding a Boris Bike, told him to move out of the way.
A cash-strapped council has spent a staggering £25m on external consultants – in just three years
Sam Hearn, opposition leader at Hounslow Council, said Government austerity cuts are forcing local authorities to lay off in-house staff and use consultants as a result.
Another one bites the dust: Treasury PPS Scott Mann latest to quit over Chequers Deal
Treasury Parliamentary Private Secretary Scott Mann has handed his resignation in protest over the so-called "Chequers Deal". Mann becomes the ninth MP to hand in his resignation in eight days after David Davis and Boris Johnson led the way last week. (10 MPs if you include May ally Andrew Griffiths resigning over filthy texts to constituents.) Robert Courts, who represents David Cameron's former seat of Witney in Oxfordshire, announced he will also walk away in a Tweet sent out yesterday. The...
Anti-Trump protest was largest against any foreign leader ever in UK history
Britain's anti-Trump protest was the largest against any foreign leader ever in the country's history, according to MSNBC reports. More than 250,000 demonstrators took to the streets to protest against Donald Trump's visit, with Trafalgar Square and other key London landmarks bustling with campaigners throughout the day. Jeremy Corbyn joined protesters, telling them Theresa May shouldn't have "rolled out the red carpet" for the US president after his treatment of immigrants. Ed Miliband, who was also at the rally, insisted Corbyn would...
Jenson Button leads movement to get more women involved in engineering
Jenson Button is leading calls from the motoring industry to get more women involved in engineering. The former F1 champion and Santander UK ambassador appeared alongside a host of high-profile speakers at the Formula Student World Finals in Silverstone. He said female engineers are already making a big difference in motor sport, but that we need a far higher percentage in order to address imbalances. “It vital to push for more women working in mechanical engineering,” Button argued. “Many Le...