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Dame Vera Lynn slams proposed TV licence charges for over-75s
Free TV licenses for over-75s were introduced in 1999 by Gordon Brown when he was chancellor of the exchequer. Crucially, Brown accompanied it with a government pledge to make up for the shortfall in BBC revenue from treasury coffers.
Powersharing breakdown in Northern Ireland as Brexit looms is “scandalous”
The Fianna Fail leader said the situation was a ‘shocking indictment’ of the DUP and Sinn Fein.
MPs and police chiefs urge Home Secretary to allow drug consumption rooms pilot
Drug consumption rooms, also known as Overdose Prevention Centres, provide addicts with a safe place to consume their supply.
HS2 ‘could exceed budget by £30 billion’
It is not the first time concerns have been raised around the project coming in on budget.
Mini heatwave on the way after unsettled weekend
Temperatures could reach 34C next week – equalling this year’s record high.
Iranian authorities ‘seize British tanker in Persian Gulf’
Stena Bulk said the UK-registered tanker was in international waters at the time but now appeared to be heading north towards Iran.
Neo-Nazi terrorist group member who called for ‘race war’ and said Hilter ‘was right’ jailed
Daniel Ward, a father-of-two, admitted being a member of the proscribed group National Action, which was banned in December 2016 following the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox.
Life for ‘predatory paedophile’ care worker jailed for murdering schoolgirl Lucy McHugh to hide abuse
Stephen Nicholson was handed a minimum of 33 years for the 'excecution' of the 13 year old.
Sick rape threats by trolls after feminist student’s award-winning chair to stop ‘manspreading’ goes viral
Laila Laurel, 23, won a major award after she created the piece of furniture to stop men from widening their legs and encroaching on other people's personal space