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Far right takes charge in Brazil as another major economy succumbs to politics of hate
US President Donald Trump has given his backing to Jair Bolsonaro after the far-right politician won a sweeping victory in Brazil's presidential election. The former army captain won 55.2 per cent of the vote against 44.8 per cent for Fernando Haddad of the left-wing Workers' Party. His pledge to fight crime and corruption following a string of scandals have won him mass support, but tough rhetoric that included shooting more criminals and stacking the Supreme Court in his favour have been widely condemned...
New 50p Brexit coin will be released on day Britain leaves EU
The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, is to announce a new 50p coin to signal Britain leaving the EU. The commemorative coin will be put into circulation on the day of departure from the European project, reports The Sun The coin would be available from March 29 - the day the UK leaves the EU - and will carry the inscription "Friendship With All Nations". A new 50p coin was launched when the UK joined the European Economic Community in 1973 and...
Boris Johnson bid for No 10 backed by billionaire who makes money from political volatility
Boris Johnson has had his bid for Number 10 backed by a hedge fund manager who makes money from political volatility, according to recent reports. Billionaire Crispin Odey has told the former Foreign Secretary that he will have his backing to topple Theresa May. Talking to the Mail on Sunday, he said: “I think Boris would be excellent once he became leader. “We all know his weaknesses. But his strengths derive from those weaknesses. He makes quick decisions.” Mr Odey...
Parts of Devon and Cornwall were hit with snow today
Locals captured Dartmoor blanketed and say it is the earliest to settle for several years
Astronauts could one day be put into artificial hibernation for deep space trips to Mars and beyond
Humans could learn from hibernating animals to enter into a similar state for spaceflight and treating serious illnesses back on Earth
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