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Concerns about the availability of ambulances have been raised by police after a man was rushed to hospital by officers while they performed CPR. The Scottish Police Federation (SPF), which represents rank and file officers, said its members were increasingly being called on to respond to medical emergencies. The patient, who had overdosed, was taken to A&E in Greenock, Inverclyde, in the back of a police van. Officers took the decision after being told it would take paramedics 20 minutes to get to the incident, which...

A married Republican lawmaker who voted for stricter laws against prostitution has resigned amid allegations he twice met an escort for sex. Jon E. Stanard reportedly paid a call girl known professionally as Brie Taylor for sex during two business trips to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2017. The conservative politician was elected to the Utah House of Representatives in 2012 and has three children with his wife LeeAnne. Last year, 43-year-old Stanard, of St. George, Utah, voted in favor...

A British husband is taking legal action after his South Korean wife was locked in a cell and refused entry to the UK - despite being given permission by the Home Office. Michael Harbrow's wife Jihyeon, 27, was arrested by border force officials as she got off the plane at Heathrow Airport. She spent "six or seven hours" pleading with officials before being put back on a plane to South Korea without her husband. The couple have been together for...

The engineering sector has been a cornerstone of the UK's economy over the years, and will be a factor in building the nation's prosperity as Britain braces itself for a new future. A lot has gone down in the sector and there is a number of issues to be addressed if the economy will see growth in the coming years. Presently, in terms of Gross Value Added (GVA), the contribution of engineering to the UK's GDP is 26% - more...

One of the wealthiest people on the planet, George Soros, has handed over £400k to a campaign that aims to halt Brexit, according to The Guardian. Soros and another two backers are linked to Best for Britain. The group is expected to launch a UK wide promotional campaign to push for a new referendum on Brexit. The campaign will aim to “wake the country up assert that Brexit is not a done deal. That it’s not too late to stop...

Parliament clamps down on MPs who carry out sexual harassment and bullying. Under new plans, drawn up by a cross-party committee after widespread allegations of sexual harassment, any MP who has been found guilty of harassment and bullying of staff will have to undergo training and write a letter of apology. If the case is found to be of a very serious nature they could lose their jobs or be suspended from office. The new rules will also apply to...

Young people have handed in dozens of weapons during a nationwide knife amnesty - including ninja throwing stars and 'sacrificial' daggers. Dozens of lethal weapons were handed in anonymously through designated knife bins by youngsters keen to avoid prosecution for possession of an offensive weapon. Last year's amnesty helped Hertfordshire become one of Britain's safest counties and police are now taking part in another campaign to get knives off the street. A deadly array of sacrificial knives and throwing stars...

The Brexit vote has been likened to "turkeys voting for Christmas" after it was revealed the hardest hit areas were the ones most likely to vote for it. A leaked government study detailing economic forecasts of how regions will fare over the next 15 years revealed most regions will be worse off after Britain leaves the EU, but some will fare worse than others. Ironically, the West Midlands and the North East, which voted overwhelmingly to leave the EU, are...

Every region of the UK is set to become poorer whichever Brexit scenario occurs according to the Government’s own figures it has emerged. As the Government finally caved into MP’s demands to see the official impact assessment report kept hidden from the public but leaked to Buzzfeed last week, it emerged that no region of Britain will be better off. And many of the regions with the highest votes for Brexit will be among the worst affected economically, according to...