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Man stabbed to death in London is 29th murder in capital this year
Police were called to reports of a man suffering from stab injuries at 6am today (Sun).
Parents have halted protests demanding LGBT lessons are axed at primary school
Parents of children at Parkfield Community School in Birmingham have been protesting the No Outsiders programme for two months
Brits using almost twice as much energy as necessary to wash their laundry
Nearly half of Brits are still using almost twice as much energy as necessary to wash their laundry, according to research. A poll of 1,000 adults who are responsible for the washing in their household found 48 per cent set their machine to 40 degrees as standard. One in five believe washing above 30 degrees means ‘it gets the whites whiter’, and a further 34 per cent think a lower temperature wash means a sub-standard clean. However, if every household...
Financial services optimism falls at fastest pace since financial crisis
Sentiment and volumes are deteriorating sharply in the financial services sector, with various indicators at their lowest since the Financial Crisis of 2008, according to the latest CBI/PwC Financial Services Survey. The quarterly survey of 84 firms found that optimism about the overall business situation in the financial services sector plunged sharply, falling at the quickest pace since December 2008. Optimism has now been flat or falling for over three years. Business volumes fell for a second consecutive quarter, and...
Five million have signed petition to revoke Article 50, as pensioner who started it receives death threats
A petition on the government website, calling for Brexit to be cancelled has broken all records, surpassing 5 million signatures today. Margaret Georgiadou, 77, who started the petition, says that she has received death threats over the phone. Mrs Georgiadou who is visiting Cyprus with her elderly husband, also said her Facebook account had been hacked on Friday. Speaking about the threats, she asked: "Who wants Brexit so much that they are prepared to kill for it?" Her petition has received so...
Pensioner’s miracle escape as explosion blows walls and roof off bungalow
Residents say the woman from Buckfastleigh, Devon, was helped out of the rubble by a brave man in his 20s
The best (and the naughtiest signs) from the Put It To The People march
Organisers estimate over a million people marched through the capital’s streets to Parliament square to ask for the public to have the final say on Brexit options. Speakers addressed the many from all over Britain thronged into Parliament Square. “Brexiteers told us we would have £350 million extra for the NHS – they lied. They told us we could leave the EU with all the benefits, but none of the consequences – they lied. They told us we would have...
‘Over a million’ estimated at march for public to have final say over Brexit
Demonstrators from the "Put It To The People" campaign will march from Park Lane to Parliament Square, followed by a rally in front of Parliament.
Theresa May asked for resignation date as vote on her Brexit deal unlikely now
Theresa May is facing unprecedented pressure to announce a resignation date – even by her standards. The beleaguered PM who not long ago fought an election with the slogan “strong and stable” has been significantly weakened now the government has admitted it may not be try to push her Brexit deal through the House of Commons next week after all. The government is looking unlikely to command a majority of MPs if such a vote was forced on MPs a...