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UK manufacturing output plunges to seven-year low amid Brexit uncertainty
IHS Markit, which compiles the monthly survey, said UK manufacturers were stifled by ‘political uncertainty’ and ‘global trade tensions’ in August.
Nearly half of benefits claimants unable to afford essentials
Citizens Advice said the welfare system was not providing the safety net people required.
Geese have changed their migration paths ‘due to climate change’
A study, published in the journal Global Change Biology, is among the first to provide hard evidence that wild animals are inventing new traditions to cope with climate change
Murder inquiry launched after death of one of two men repeatedly stabbed in “shocking act of violence” at tube station
Police say two men, aged 24 and 25, were savagely attacked at Elephant and Castle station in south London late on Sunday night
Female in ripped jeans and low cut top wanted over race hate attack on Muslim duo wearing hijabs
Police say the brunette brute first racially abused the women before hitting them both in the unprovoked attack at North Ealing tube station in west London
Florida man suggests throwing ice at hurricane
He says the US military could combat it by throwing ice into the sea to cool down the warm water.
Race hate monitor reveals ‘significant spike’ in anti-muslim incidents from Boris Johnson’s comments
There was a rise in Islamophobic incidents after PM’s comparison between women in burkas and letterboxes in a Telegraph column, say anti-racism organisation Tell MAMA.
‘It’s our parliament’ Corbyn tells Glasgow as hundreds of thousands of people protest suspension around UK
"Stop The Coup" demonstrations have been held across England, Scotland and Wales.
Protestors take to streets across Britain to defend Parliament from Boris Johnson’s ‘coup’
Jeremy Corbyn declared support for the demonstrations across the country: “The public outrage at Boris Johnson shutting down democracy has been deafening. People are right to take to the streets – and I encourage everyone to join the demonstrations in London and across the country tomorrow.”