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Man, 47, stabbed to death in north west London suburb – 116th murder in capital this year
The stabbing in Hendon was the capitals's 116th murder this year
Ministers knew their public sector pay cap would push children into poverty
George Osborne extended the pay cap after 2015 despite civil service warning that the policy would ‘have a negative impact on family relationships.’ Conservative Ministers approved extending the public sector pay cap beyond 2015 despite a warning the policy would harm family life and force children into poverty. The previously undisclosed warning is contained in a Ministerial Decision Record obtained by GMB through the Freedom of Information Act. George Osborne announced in July 2015 that the 1 per cent public...
‘Petri dish for the 21st Century’ to revolutionise disease research
The three-dimensional ‘organ on a chip' was developed in research led by Cambridge University scientists
Ultrasounds & blood samples of world’s largest shark taken for first time
The results hold promise for finally unlocking the mystery of breeding among whale sharks
Archaeopteryx, one of the most famous fossils ever discovered, really was the world’s first bird
A new species has been uncovered that confirms its status as the 'missing 'link' between dinosaurs and our feathered friends
Carnage left after a gang used a digger to rip out an entire Essex cashpoint
The raiders struck in the middle of the night in the Essex village of Theydon Bois.
Watch – Homeless charity boss says she wouldn’t get Lottery cash – unless stopped publicly criticising Universal Credit & Government
A homeless charity boss says she was told she wouldn't get Lottery cash - unless she stopped publicly criticising Universal Credit and the Government. Outspoken CEO Ellie Waugh, 53, applied for £130,000 from the Big Lottery Fund for charity Humanity Torbay. But she claims an official who came to assess the application then tried to ''gag'' her. Ellie makes YouTube videos and regularly publicly comments about homelessness and the impacts of the controversial new benefits. She claims the assessor said...
‘Once in a lifetime’ moment meteor explodes in night sky above a castle
Nick Jackson caught the sublime spectacle on camera from Shropshire, during an Orionids meteor shower
Farmer who left dead cattle to fester fined for breaching laws designed to curb mad cow disease
David Gow left four dead cows "at varying states of decomposition" near Abingdon in Oxfordshire