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Open letter by MPs demanding a new vote on Brexit is published
A group of almost 40 MPs have come together to sign an open letter pleading for a second referendum over Brexit, reports the Daily Mirror. The MPs form a cross party alliance hoping that the nation is given another chance to decide if leaving the EU is the what they really want. The letter reads: “Brexit is taking longer and costing more than we thought, and it’s been changing our communities, our hospitals and our job prospects in ways that...
Financial services must “unite and fight” against no-deal Brexit
The financial services industry must “unite and fight” against a no-deal Brexit that potentially erodes clients’ rights and damages the financial sector itself, warns the boss of one of the world’s largest independent financial services organisations. The warning from deVere Group founder and CEO, Nigel Green, comes as the UK's International Trade Secretary, Liam Fox, said that Britain should accept a ‘no-deal’ scenario, instead of requesting more negotiating time. It also follows MPs being told earlier this week by the Association of British Insurers that...
Boy, six, reportedly shot DEAD with pellet gun
Police arrived at the lad’s home in Sproatley, East Yorks, at 4pm yesterday (Thurs) after an urgent 999 call
When you laugh the whole world really does laugh with you, according to new research
Humour is universal - with no 'cultural barriers', say psychologists.
Armed cops & gangsters in shoot-out during high speed car chase in London
Three suspects held on suspicion of attempted murder following the incident in east London, although no injuries reported
Man denies posing as a victim of the Grenfell Tower disaster to net £60,000 of aid meant for survivors
Abdelkarim Rekaya, 28, is charged with fraud by false representation and obtaining permission to remain in Britain by deception
Senior police officer charged with assault after allegedly ‘shoulder-barging’ female colleague
Chief Inspector Andrew Johnstone has been placed on restricted duties after being charged with common assault
“Bring the probation service entirely back into public ownership,” union demands
GMB, the union for the probation service, has responded to the government announcement that contracts of the 21 Community Rehabilitation Councils that provide the bulk of probation services in England and Wales will be terminated early. After the contracts are scrapped, a consultation called ‘Strengthening Probation, Building Confidence’ will try to identify how the current service can be improved in the light of the continued poor performance heavily criticised by a recent Justice Select Committee report. The contracts will expire...
Govt decision leaves Appledore Shipyard “on a cliff edge”
Grave concerns over future of North Devon shipyard following government's suspension of Type 31e bidding have been raised by GMB. The bidding process was paused on Wednesday in an announcement by the MoD in which it claimed the pause was necessary after they had been forced to rethink the acquisition strategy for its Type 31e general-purpose frigate programme after abruptly terminating the original process. The MoD citied insufficient compliant bids for an effective and robust competition as the major reason....