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Cage fighter jailed after filmed brutally attacking police officer
Bobby Mason, 38, flew into a rage and grabbed PC Jack Moorhouse in a headlock after threatening to “rip his head off”
Plague of toxic caterpillars threatens lives of allergy sufferers
Residents suffer rashes amid plague of toxic caterpillars
Ad industry launches campaign to help under-represented youth into media careers
Women, working class, Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) talent are still chronically under-represented in Britain’s ad industry, an industry worth over £22 billion a year. To redress the balance adland has launched a campaign to attract young talent from under-represented backgrounds to apply for a innovative scheme to serve as a launchpad for talented youth into the capital's media industries Brixton Finishing School is a free bootcamp to get young talent into the media and digital industries, paid for...
University bosses left red-faced when £10 million lecture theatre crumbles
Part of the flagship lecture theatre has collapsed just weeks after being built
Camden charity tackling youth homelessness gets cash boost after increase in demand
A Camden-based charity has been awarded £250,000 to support 16-24 year-olds at risk of homelessness and to help rough sleepers find accommodation. City Bridge Trust, the City of London Corporation’s charitable funder, awarded the grant to New Horizon Youth Centre for its overstretched service. Each year around 1,200 young people come to the charity for support and advice. New Horizon Youth Centre says the numbers they help are increasing, and the situation has worsened with welfare benefit changes and the...
Smash and grab gang raid high end jewellers Tiffany in west London, fleeing on mopeds
A transit van was used to smash into the store and was left at the scene before moped raiders snatched items at the Knightsbridge jeweller's.
Tommy Robinson has already broken electoral law – for the most bizarre reason
Tommy Robinson has violated electoral law just 24 hours after he announced he will run for MEP in the North West of England. The far-right independent candidate was told by police to stop handing out free burgers and hot dogs to supporters at a rally because free food is paramount to “bribing voters”. Sky News reports suggest around 300 supporters turned up to hear Robinson at a “Family BBQ” held in Wythenshaw, where he told crowds that he was entering...
Tommy Robinson could be elected as MEP for North West, Twitter reacts
Faith leaders and politicians from across Manchester and beyond have united to condemn the anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson, who has announced plans to stand as an MEP in the European elections. The pressure group HOPE not hate is calling on everyone to make sure they register to vote by the deadline of 7th May, and ensure they, their friends and community turn out on polling day. The organisation is also launching a new fact-check site, TommyRobinsonFacts.com, tonight. Nick Lowles, chief executive...
Human leg discovered by dog walker on pathway yards from primary school
The gruesome discovery was made on a narrow pathway in the village of New Waltham near Grimsby, Lincs, at 6.45am