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Video: Cyclists break World Record for GPS drawing by spelling ‘Refugees Welcome’
“We spoke to hundreds of people over the course of the ride and not one person ever said that the UK shouldn't or couldn't be doing more to welcome refugees. Without a doubt, that was the standout highlight for us and totally revived our faith in humanity.
A year on: Condemnation as ‘squalid’ barracks STILL used to house asylum seekers
“The barracks are now a byword for the cruel injustice of the Government’s attempts to shirk responsibility for providing a fair, humane and properly-run asylum system.”
Covid has killed more Americans than Spanish flu
The 1918-19 influenza pandemic killed 50 million people globally.
BMA slams Govt for failing to tackle ‘abuse and media scapegoating of GPs’
“It is soul-destroying for GPs and their staff to hear the narrative that they are ‘closed’.”
Romanian MEP asks EU for help with UK ‘nationality profiling’
A Romanian MEP has asked Brussels to step in after it emerged that 60 per cent of EU citizens stopped by UK border officials post-Brexit are from Romania.
Around 15m households facing huge price hike as winter looms
Experts predict a rise in the price cap for the typical British household.
‘Leaves me flat:’ Reactions as UK’s CO2 supply is about to lose its fizz
"Brexit going so well we're panic buying Fanta now is it?" Wrote one Twitter user.
Sweating now? Prince Andrew ‘served with sexual assault lawsuit…again’ as he remains in hiding
His choice of attorney has also come under scrutiny.
Another Brexit benefit gone? PM accepts deal with UK not priority for US
A swift transatlantic FTA was repeatedly trumpeted by Leave campaigners, including Mr Johnson, as the biggest prize from Brexit.