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British paedophile who preyed on girls is jailed after being caught by Canadian Mounties
Mark Shortt, 45, believed his vile actions would remain undetected if he targeted girls in Canada
Three men appear in court charged with murder of Tudor Simionov outside Mayfair party
The three were charged last night. Three others, including a woman have been charged in connection with the murder and police are appealing over the whereabouts of two other men.
“Deluded” Boris and “unicorn” Raab get shut down on live TV
Boris Johnson and Dominic Raab were both spectacularly shut down on live television last night. The former Foreign Secretary was dubbed "deluded" by Sky News reporter Beth Rigby after he insisted Prime Minister Theresa May is now in a position to “go to Brussels and get the freedom clause that the UK needs.” The incredulous Rigby interjected: “Just as she rides off on her unicorn to Brussels, the reality check landed in my phone, this is from ’s spokesperson: ‘The backstop is...
Shocking images show 100 dead pheasants left to rot on side of country road after “shoot”
The pictures appear to show the birds piled on top of each other in what appears to be the aftermath of a shooting, in Lincs.,
‘Well-mannered’ 17-year-old left ‘with his chest ripped open’ after being killed in North London
The victim, named locally as Nedim, was murdered last night in Caledonian Road, north London.
‘This is not rocket science’: Historian tells billionaires at Davos to pay fair share of tax
Historian Rutger Bregman visited Davos and did not hold back on his thoughts about the super rich. He called out 'stupid philanthropy schemes' Bregman said that the real issue that needs tackling to make a fairer playing field is tax avoidance. He said: 'We can invite Bono once more but come on we've got to be talking about taxes ... all the rest is bullshit in my opinion,' he says. Bregaman said he feels like he’s ‘at a firefighters conference...
Three teens held after fatal north London stabbing
The victim was found with multiple knife wounds in Islington, north London, following reports of an assault
MP’s vote against no deal Brexit, but also for May’s withdrawal agreement without backstop
In a historic night in which MPs tabled motions on Brexit, they voted for an amendment jointly tabled by a Conservative and a Labour MP to prevent a no deal Brexit. Dame Caroline Spelman (Conservative) and Jack Dromey's (Labour) amendment was non-binding but was won by 318 to 310. The amendment was to prevent a "no-deal" Brexit with a motion that Parliament "rejects the United Kingdom leaving the European Union without a Withdrawal Agreement and a Framework for the Future...
MPs vote against Yvette Cooper’s amendment to delay Article 50
MPs voted against Labour MP Yvette Cooper’s amendment which attempted to stop the possibility of a no deal Brexit happening. The motion was voted against by 298 to 321 votes. The Labour MP’s amendment had the support of the Labour leadership and some Conservative MPs as it tried to stop the UK crashing out of the EU in an eventuality that the majority of MPs are convinced would be incredibly damaging for the UK economy by giving Parliament time to...