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Boris Johnson's infamous water cannons have been sent to the scrap heap at a cost of more than £300,000 to the taxpayer. Sadiq Khan announced today that the water cannons have been sold to a firm which will dismantle them and export the parts, saying "we have finally managed to get rid of them". Johnson bought the machines from Germany in 2014, before Theresa May banned their use in riot situations when she was home secretary in 2015. She later used...

Edward Watkins, 55, accused of murdering woman , named locally as Maureen Watkins

Billionaire Peter Hargreaves has warned Britain's ultra-rich could abandon the country if Labour wins the next General Election. The financial services tycoon said he expects an exodus of entrepreneurs if Corbyn takes power, saying they will "not be able to tolerate extreme socialism". Dominic Samuelson, chief executive officer of Campden Wealth, which helps affluent families network, has also fired warning shots. He said: "What keeps families inside and outside the U.K. awake at night is the risk of a Labour government. "All bets...

One of Britain's top money saving experts last night published a series of Black Friday hacks the country's biggest stores didn't want shoppers to know about. Retailers are expecting a cash bonanza of up to £8 billion this weekend as Black Friday rolls into Cyber Monday - but there IS a way shoppers can 'beat the system' to bag the biggest deals. According to Bradley, placing products in your basket the day before and clearing your internet browser history guarantee...

Biggest November drop since 2012, with former hotspots hit hardest, says Rightmove The richest parts of the UK are feeling the brunt of the fall in property prices, according to website Rightmove. It is the biggest drop since November 2012. House prices have dipped over £5,000 on average. The biggest falls were in London, where the typical asking price fell by £10,793 (a fall of 1.7%) and in the south-east of England, where prices were down £8,647 (2.1%). “Higher-end, former...

One in five Brits now never carries cash, a study has found. Researchers who polled 2,000 UK adults found many are now opting to pay using different methods such as chip and pin and smartphone payments. Half believe cash is 'on the way out' and will ‘soon’ be superseded by alternative ways of paying for goods and services. Three quarters revealed they now expect ALL retailers to accept cash payment alternatives. The research was commissioned by First Bus, which accepts...

Thousands of people do not have access to basic toilet facilities in their workplace in the UK, according to a shocking report by Unite. The Union uncovered evidence of staff at branches of high-street banks being required to urinate in buckets, and construction sites failing to provide any female toilets for their staff. Bus drivers had been denied toilet breaks for up to five hours, and workers in call centres for big financial institutions were told to log in and...

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