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Siberia set to become holiday hotspot due to global warming
Global warming will make the frozen wasteland attractive to tourists - within a few decades, say scientists.
“Entitled” Farage turns up at No 10 asking for a seat at negotiating table
Nigel Farage has been branded “entitled” today after he handed a letter to the Prime Minister asking for a seat at the negotiating table, despite his party having no MPs. The Brexit Party leader, still reeling from losing the Peterborough by election last night, set out his demands in a note to the leadership contenders. Addressing the letter “Dear Prime Minister” he cc’d in the 11 candidates vying to take the reins from Theresa May. But in a hilarious blunder...
Research reveals internet may be rewiring our brain and it’s changing us already
It is changing the way we pay attention, remember things and interact with other people, say scientists.
Diesel exhausts damage the lungs as much as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day for fifteen years
The black carbon has been observed causing changes to the blood vessels around the organs for the first time.
Farage sneaks out of Peterborough byelection count early as Labour stops predicted Brexit Party MP
Despite political pollsters and bookmakers predicting Nigel Farage's Brexit Party a shoe-in to win its first MP in Peterborough, a surge of Labour door-knocking and activism helped the party retain the seat. The election of a new MP came about after local people effectively sacked their former Member of Parliament, Fiona Onasanya in a recall petition. The ex Labour politician was found guilty of perverting the course of justice after claiming someone else was behind the wheel of her Nissan...
Brexit Party forced to fire campaign chief after BNP revelations
As voters head to the polls in the Peterborough by-election, Nigel Farage's Brexit Party may well gain its first seat in Westminster today. But the new party campaigning hard for its first MP candidate Mike Greene has lost yet another senior figure to a fresh race hate scandal. A campaign coordinator has been exposed as a former activist for the far-right, fascist British National Party. Kevin Moore, appointed as campaign coordinator for the Brexit Party in Merseyside in May 2019,...
Rain-filled elephant tracks serve as “refuges” for frogs, shielding them from predators
The tracks could also function as "stepping stones" connecting different groups of frogs, according to a study
Ford plant set to close with loss of 1,700 jobs
Owners had previously warned that Brexit would lead to factory closures
MP jailed for embezzling £25K- including from a foodbank
McGarry admitted taking more than £25,600 - including donations intended for a foodbank.