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24-year-old pleads guilty to assaulting Chris Whitty
Lewis Hughes, from Romford in Essex, pleaded guilty to a charge of assault by beating at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
Enough ice melted in Greenland on Tuesday to cover Florida in two inches of water
According to Polar Portal there was a "massive melting event in Greenland" this week as temperatures picked up in the Arctic.
Express claims EU is out to ‘wipe UK off the map’ and ‘merge England with France’
"The Express, where every day is Brexitfools day," one person wrote on Twitter.
‘Ill-advised’ developments imperil UK cultural sites, says Unesco chief
Liverpool was last week deleted from the World Heritage List, in a decision branded "incomprehensible" by the city's mayor.
Sunak’s stamp duty cut did more harm than good, economists say
Any saving for buyers was mostly subsumed by a spike in house prices, experts said.
Babies and children among migrants held in ‘shocking’ conditions in Dover
“One girl was sleeping on a sofa in an office, as the only available separate sleeping accommodation," Priti Patel has been told.
Express cries ‘Brexit revenge’ as European holidays disrupted
Shouldn't that be "Brexit success: UK stops citizens' freedom of movement, as requested"?
Greta Thunberg hits out at Science Museum over reported Shell ‘gagging clause’
Sections of a contract between the two parties appeared to show an agreement ‘not to damage the goodwill and reputation’ of the company.
Farage bounce: RNLI donations up 3,000% in support of ‘humanitarian’ role in migrant crisis
"This is simply incredible," RNLI fundraising director Jayne George said.