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The country’s first ‘newt officer’ has been appointed in a bid to save the dying out species
Indea Chawk will take up the job at Central Bedfordshire Council to help preserve the protected species.
MoD would not have to pay compensation if £1bn shipbuilding contract kept in UK, GMB reveals
By contrast, putting order out to international tender could cost shipbuilding jobs and prosperity, warns union GMB, the shipbuilding union, has revealed that the Ministry of Defence would not be liable to pay any compensation if Ministers changed their policy and kept a £1 billion order for up to three new military support ships in the UK. GMB research shows if the much-needed new Fleet Solid Support ships were built in British shipyards around 6,700 jobs would be created, and...
Fifth cyclist killed on London’s roads in just two months
Police say the 34-year-old manwas fatally injured in a collision with a lorry near the entrance to Battersea Park in south London
Shocking moment rail chief takes up 2 seats in 1st class as prevents economy class passengers from sitting down
Mark Boon, Operations Director at Govia, even handed out his business card to shocked passengers who were forced to stand
Two species of whale may have been hunted to extinction in the Mediterranean
Ancient bones found at Roman archaeological sites reveal that two whale species have been lost from the Med
Watch: Cheers and applause ring out at Tham Luang Cave as all 12 boys rescued
Cheers and applause rang out at the volunteer site at Tham Luang Cave today as all 12 boys were brought to safety. The boys and their coach were trapped by floods more than two weeks ago. Thai Navy Seals begun the hazardous operation to extract the schoolboys and football coach earlier this week, and recovered four people yesterday. It was confirmed a short while ago that all 12 boys and coach are now out, with a rescue doctor and three Navy Seals who...
“No one should need to turn to a foodbank” Mind & The Trussell Trust evidence problems with Universal Credit
Representatives from leading mental health charity Mind and anti-poverty charity The Trussell Trust gave evidence to the Public Accounts Committee yesterday about the roll-out of Universal Credit (UC). Both charities have recently called on the Government to delay the roll out of UC after the National Audit Office (NAO) released a damning report highlighting how the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has not done enough to protect and support ‘vulnerable claimants’ including disabled people and people with health conditions. Paul Farmer,...
Watch – Huge US military aircraft hover over London park as £30m security operation for Trump visit gets underway
One onlooker said the low-flying choppers knocked him off his bike
Millionaire Geoffrey Cox joins cabinet…he claimed 49p for milk & spoke out for tax havens
A real man of the people has joined the cabinet after Boris Johnson and David Davis decided their jobs were just too hard for them. Jeremy Hunt has moved to Foreign Sec and Matt Hancock to Health to replace him, The PM promoted the Attorney General Jeremy Wright to Hancock’s old role leaving room for Geoffrey Cox to take Wright’s job. Mr Cox is a millionaire and one of the richest MPs in Parliament. He may well be a wealthy...