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Trump’s visit to UK cost the police nearly £18m
The National Police Chiefs’ Council have said that the US President’s four day trip to the UK cost almost £18m The police used thousands of officers, over four force areas, to ensure his safety during his visit. This show of force was the biggest mobilisation since 2011, when London, and other cities, faced large scale rioting. NPCC chair Sara Thornton said: "Nearly every force supported the operation with nearly 10,000 officers deployed from all over the country, performing over 26,000...
Famous London Club bouncer thanked by Judge for cracking case of “evil” mugger
The victim was found with serious head and facial injuries near Farringdon station in central London
John Major becomes second PM in less than a week to criticise Universal Credit
Sir John Major has become the second former Prime Minister in less than a week to criticise Universal Credit, warning the Conservative Party could run into the same problems they had with poll tax in the late 1980s. Riots broke out across Britain under Margaret Thatcher’s tenure in protest against the Community Charge (colloquially known as the "poll tax") which were considered regressive taxes that shift the tax burden from the rich to the poor. And the same arguments are...
Theresa May shamed by suicide attempts of disabled welfare claimants subjected to hated policy doubling
"A series of secret internal inquiries reveal that Conservative Ministers were repeatedly warned of the policy’s shortcomings"
‘I was subjected to FGM. Now I want to help girls by being our first policewoman’
“I don’t think about being cut much now because even if I did, I won’t get it back again so what is the point. But I don’t want the same thing to happen to others.”
Mount Etna ‘is sliding into the sea – and may trigger a tsunami’
Europe's most famous volcano in Italy was already known to be edging slowly towards the Mediterranean
Auctioneers promise these Banksy works won’t self destruct!
It comes after Banksy hit headlines when his ‘Girl With Balloon’ painting began to shred itself moments after selling for $1.37 million
Severed fox paw found in illegal trap in south London garden
Ruth Thomas, 37, made the grim discovery while she was searching for an injured fox in a suburban garden in Forest Hill, south east London
£1tn wiped off public sector since 2008 leaves UK public finances among weakest in world
An IMF report has concluded that the UK’s public finances are some of the worst on the planet. Since the banking crash of 2008 nearly £1tn has been slashed from the public sector, which is 50% of GDP. Bailing out the banking sector and public sector pension liabilities hugely contributed to the poor state of the UK’s public finances. Of 31 countries only Portugal was in a weaker position. The Gambia, Uganda and Kenya rank above the UK. Norway ranked...