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In a time of recent sadness with the loss of several global icons, 2016 has already become somewhat of a morbid year. Not even four months into the year and we have already said goodbye to Terry Wogan, Alan Rickman, Victoria Wood, Ronnie Corbett, David Bowie, and Johann Cruyff to name but a few. All heroes in their respected fields, they will be sorely missed. There is cause for optimism this month though, as we celebrate the birthdays of some of those...

Donald Trump has said the UK would be "better off without" the European Union in a typically candid interview with Fox News. He said it is his "feeling" that the UK should vote to sever ties with the EU in its 23 June referendum because the union has failed to handle the migration crisis, which has been a "horrible thing for Europe". His comments come just weeks after Barak Obama visited to the UK to support the remain campaign. The President said...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Strong storms and an expected sea level rise might break-up aged rubbish dumps across the British Isles. A study has shown that this problem could possibly release toxic waste. In total there are over a thousand old landfill sites in coastal areas. As the land erodes the chances are some or all will be breached, which could pose serious dangers to wildlife and bather alike. Before the 1990s there were little or no regulations on...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor As Britain goes to the polls more time will be given for investigations into the Conservatives 2015 election campaign spending, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced. The Conservatives’ didn't admit to not declaring £38k of election expenses blaming an “admin error.” However, this has been criticised by many who see it as a criminal act to hide political spending from the general public. Up to 29 Conservative candidates are thought to have benefitted from...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor This peculiar bit of footage of Chancellor George Osborne has emerged, with him looking a bit "spaced out" He was caught off guard pulling a disturbing face as he campaigned with Zac Goldsmith ahead of today's London Mayoral elections. Mr Osborne has lost all control of his face while the cameras were on him before. During Prime Minister's Questions in November 2014, he famously spent the session looking rather spaced out. Watch Video Here

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Jeremy hunt was told off like a naughty schoolboy and was then called ‘rude discourteous’ by speaker John Bercow after the Health Secretary was seen using his phone during a debate over nursing cuts. Hunt was accused of ‘impairing parliamentary decorum’ after he could be seen using his phone while Shadow Health Secretary Heidi Alexander led the debate. Bercow says to Hunt: ‘To sit there fiddling ostentatiously with an electronic device defies the established convention of the...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor MPs have expressed disappointment that the Foreign secretary Philip Hammond concluded that Saudi Arabia has not breached humanitarian law in Yemen. The select committee said it appears to show an “anything goes” attitude to how Saudi Arabia conducts itself. The International Development Select Committee rebukes Hammond, who made the decision even though a UN report and various charities presented evidence to the contrary. The committee, which is majority Tory, said the inquiry in to Saudi...

When even school children are going on strike, it’s a pretty shocking state of affairs. If you’re undecided, unsure of the importance of voting in local elections, please read this and figure out where your local council is likely to stand on this issue worth billions of pounds of our local assets and the education of not just this generation of school children, but future ones too. This week, my nine-year-old joined thousands of other children in #LetKidsBeKids strikes around the country, protesting the...

The last opposition to Donald Trump has melted away. First Ted Cruz and now John Kasich have given up the fight that most commentators thought was hopeless anyway. The Republican establishment has gone from plotting to outmanoeuvre him to pathetically accepting their fate. Shenanigans at the party's convention are now highly unlikely. There will be no 'Draft Paul Ryan' movement. Trump will win on the first ballot and damn the consequences. How has a man with no political experience and...