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Tory activists brandishing Jude sign and Hitler moustaches condemned for “vile anti-Semitism”
Conservative activists who scrawled Jude on their skin and donned Hitler moustaches have been condemned for “vile anti-Semitism” on social media. A photo posted on Facebook from the university society in Plymouth showed students from a Conservative group wearing T-shirts crawled with graffiti, including one stating, “F*** the NHS”, The Mirror revealed today. Another looks like he is sporting a Hitler-style moustache, while a friend appears to be making a hand gesture used by white supremacists. The photo has been met...
Deceived and abused, spycop victim fights Met police attempts to hide who knew the truth
“There are probably women who have not yet found out that they had relationships with undercover officers, and as a result of names released by the undercover policing enquiry there’s now over twenty women who have brought claims.”
Hospital medic & his nurse wife recruited to help with NHS staff shortages have 24 hours to leave UK – due to “innocent mistake”.
A pair of Philippine hospital medics have been told they just have 48 hours before they are tipped out of the country.
Taxi Driver Association’s Facebook ad banned for “denigrating” rivals Uber
The ad stated “Uber - unsafe for passengers, unsafe for road users” and featured a hand reaching from a car window to grab a woman's purse from her handbag
Another MEP resigns with this scathing warning: UKIP seen as “vehicle for hate towards Muslims and the Gay community”
"the changes you have made since becoming leader have changed the party beyond all recognition. You have allowed your personal obsessions free reign."
Cayman Islands stall on show at the Tory Party Conference
A stall advertising an infamous tax haven is on display at this year’s Conservative Party Conference. Several attendees have posted pictures of the Cayman Islands stall which looks to have garnered considerable interest among the conference’s suited delegates. Hosted by the island’s tourism board Visit Cayman Islands it appears to promote tourism to the island from the outset, but a deeper look shows a more sinister side to the organisation. Listed under the page “operate your business” their website promotes...
Burglar sentenced to two extra years as he kept his mobile in his pocket during raids
Jason Johnston had his device seized by police after he broke into a home in Tadworth, Surrey, two years ago.
Deep space travel ‘may be hard to stomach for astronauts’
Astronauts travelling to Mars risk colon cancer and permanently losing the ability to absorb food due to long term exposure to cosmic radiation, warns new research
Dogs really aren’t that clever, suggests study
They are no more intelligent than a host of other animals including lions, wolves, pigs, horses, suggests the study