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By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Deeply shocking news has emerged that up to 500 people may have drowned in a failed attempt to enter Europe via the Mediterranean. However, there has been no official confirmation, which may never come. Only 41 survivors were rescued and were moved to another ship, as it sank during the night. Coastguards have been unable to confirm the survivors accounts, but the figure is astonishing. In another incident, six bodies were recovered and 108 migrants...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor An MP whose life was saved by the NHS after suffering a heart attack at the weekend has told Jeremy Hunt to stop “talking down” the NHS. Mike Grapes a Labour MP was struck down with a heart attack in November said the Health Secretary was incorrect when he claims there is a not a seven-day health service. Grapes said: “Can I tell the secretary of state, I was admitted to the hospital in the...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor A Belgian ex-pat called Mario Van Poppel bought the domain to voteleave.co.uk, voteleave.org, voteleave.com and voteleave.net and redirected them all to Rick Astley’s huge 1987 hit “Never Gonna Give You Up. Visit any of these domains and you will hear the lyrics and see the great man in action. The famous words “Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down,’ are probably more apt for the Stay campaign, but there you go. Van...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The split between pro and anti-EU Tory MPs widened even further yesterday, after the Treasury claimed that a Brexit would lower GDP by 6.2 per cent by 2030, due to reduced investment from the EU and higher trade barriers. Here are 6 MPs who didn’t hold back yesterday, it looks like all out civil war in the Conservative ranks. Regardless of the EU referendum decision, can the party recover after they have torn lumps out...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor There is “credible” evidence of illegal weapon sales at the DSEI arms fair. The House of Commons Committee on Arms Export Control, plan to look into allegations that a judge said had not been “appropriately investigated by the authorities”. This news comes after the acquittal of eight anti-arms trade protesters who attempted to blockade the 2015 DSEI arms fair. They claimed they were trying to prevent a bigger crime from taking place inside the arena, with...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor A video has emerged of a youth aggressively threatening a passenger on the Tyne and Wear Metro. The footage, taken over the weekend, shows him losing it with a passenger. The two-minute exchange was filmed by a fellow passenger. The man filming believes the two men knew each other. He repeatedly screams ‘I’m gonna punch ya. Stop laughing’ before banging on the train’s window. His acquaintances, who randomly start spitting at the passengers, eventually walk...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor George Osborne laid into Boris Johnson during BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. He called his Tory rivals “dishonest” and “economically illiterate,” over their Leave campaign. He said: “What's not honest and what's economically illiterate is to say we can have all the economic benefits of the EU and at the same time leave. That's having your cake and eating it". However, the Chancellor’s claims that Brexit will cost families £4,300 a year by 2030 and...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The Treasury has claimed that the national income of Britain could be six per cent smaller by 2030, if we “Brexit.” The report, which runs at 200 pages, concludes that the cut in Britain’s GDP would be around £4,300 per year for each household. They think this will be caused by higher trade barriers, which will damage exports. Investment will also be lower from abroad and from within the UK itself. Immediately the Vote Leave...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor A Conservative voter who became a viral hit after crying on BBC’s Question Time about tax credit cuts has joined the Labour Party. Michelle Dorrell has accused the Conservative party of “malice and contempt.” She made a passionate speech about how the Tories have brought financial pain on her family. Now she has defected from the Conservative party and is now a members of Jeremy Corbyn’s party. She said the Tory government were responsible for...