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Jacob Rees-Mogg “Saddened” by Irish landslide vote over abortion
Senior Tory Jacob Ress-Mogg told LBC radio that he was saddened by The Republic of Ireland’s decision to repeal its 8th amendment and allow abortions to take place in the country. The vote was a historic victory for Irish people who had been campaigning for the amendment’s repeal ever since it was passed in 1983. However, the result was welcomed by the PM, Mrs May who tweeted : ‘The Irish Referendum yesterday was an impressive show of democracy which delivered...
Pret A Manger to give all staff £1k bonus following planned sale
Pret A Manger staff are set to receive a £1,000 bonus when the company’s planned sale goes through. The sandwich shop chain is set to be sold by private equity firm Bridgepoint to JAB for £1.5 billion, it was announced on Tuesday. And the firm's chief executive Clive Schlee said that thousands of the chain’s employees would receive a windfall when the deal is finalised. “Today is a big day for @Pret,” he tweeted. “As we welcome JAB, we’ll be thanking the people who...
Real issues are being “swept under the carpet” thanks to Brexit and “abstract notions of sovereignty”
Brexit has allowed concrete issues to be "swept under the carpet" while we deal with abstract notions of sovereignty, The New European editor Matt Kelly has said. Speaking on Media Masters podcast Kelly said we are facing many real problems in society that are being ignored because of the ongoing debate on the EU. The Conservatives have been allowed to skirt "real" issues such as the NHS, the North/South divide, the size of classrooms and waiting times at A&E because the...
Rocks near dried out lakes may show life really did emerge on Mars, say Scottish scientists.
The iron rich sediments are the likeliest place to find fossilised microbes dating back three to four billion years.
Environmentalist paddle-boarding from Lands End to John O’Groats & picking up plastic pollution along the way
Cal Major started Paddle Against Plastic to bring positivity to the plastic pollution crisis
Stunning wildlife & nature pics in international photo competition
But the the winner of the Society of International Nature and Wildlife Photographers' Joys of Nature contest was a lovely picture of a pair of harvest mice.
Prisoners are protesting about queuing for toliet – by hurling poo out of the windows
Inmates at HMP Long Lartin, near Evesham, Worcs, are also being forced to use makeshift commodes because of a lack of WCs.
Man has dies after his vehicle was submerged in flood water following flash flooding
The victim, who is believed to be in his 80s, was taken to hospital but pronounced dead a short time later
Photographer captures the moment lightning hits the top of the Eiffel Tower
It was a bolt from the bleu