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Neo-Nazi terror suspect suggested playing football with severed head of Jewish person

A neo-Nazi terror suspect who entered a "Miss Hitler" beauty contest suggested playing football with the severed head of a Jewish person, a court heard. Jurors heard Alice Cutter, 22, made the statement in a private message to convicted National Action member Alex Deakin. She is accused of sending the message after the far right-wing group was banned by the Government on December 16, 2016, following the murder of MP Jo Cox. Cutter, of Halifax, West Yorks., is charged with...

Tory activist lambasted over fake claim of revenge attack by Islamists following Christchurch attack

A Conservative political activist has been lambasted after sharing footage that claimed to show Islamists in Pakistan burning down a Christian church in response to the Christchurch attack. Theodora Dickinson, who has 17,000 followers on Twitter, shared a video on March 18 saying: "In response to the New Zealand mosque attacks, Islamists have burned down a Christian church in Pakistan. Why is this not being shown on @BBCNews?!”. The tweet, which has since been deleted, was retweeted over 5,500 times and...

Eric Cantona reveals “Brexit bunker” between UK and France

Eric Cantona has unveiled a Brexit bunker somewhere in between the UK and France as tensions mount over the exit process. The whole country seemed up in arms following Theresa May's speech last night after she said there would no change of course on Brexit and she would “work night and day” to get MPs to support the unpopular Withdrawal Deal. A petition to revoke Article 50 has reached over 600,000 signatures in under 24 hours, but there is scant...

Revoke Article 50 petition soars past 500,000 signatures

A petition calling for Theresa May to revoke Article 50 has picked up more than 500,000 signatures in the past 24 hours following a night of political chaos in Westminster. The Prime Minister took aim at her fellow MPs last night, saying they are responsible for the impasse over Brexit. Holding her nerve once again she confirmed that there would not be a change of course and that she would "work night and day" to persuade MPs to vote for...

MPs admit the real problem with Brexit

Beleagured Theresa May has addressed the nation, insisting: "you want this stage of the Brexit process to be over and done with. I agree. I am on your side," despite a poll showing 90% of Brits think Brexit is a "national humiliation." The PM proceeded to attack the MPs she is seeking to persuade a third time to vote for her unpopular EU Withdrawal Deal, complaining "MPs have been unable to agree on a way to implement the UK's withdrawal."...

UK counter terror police chief hits out at press for helping radicalise far right terror

In an extraordinary swipe at Britain's press, the UK's top anti-terror cop called out the British press for the hypocrisy of blaming social media for radicalising terrorists while publishing the Christchurch killer's deadly manifesto to an audience of millions. In an open letter to the mainstream media, Head of UK Counter Terrorism Policing, Assistant Commissioner of Specialist Operations (ACSO) Neil Basu called for "a sensible conversation about how to report terrorism in a way that doesn’t help terrorists." In a...

Theresa May blames MPs as 9 out of 10 Brits polled find her Brexit handling a “national humiliation”

Theresa May again insisted that she would not delay Brexit beyond June 30. She blamed MPs tonight for the impasse over Brexit, as a Sky poll revealed 90% of public finds her Brexit negotiations a "national humiliation." A third of Sky customers polled blamed the government for the breakdown of Brexit, 24% the UK and EU equally, while 26% blamed MPs above all. People reacted in dismay to Theresa May's short statement outside Downing Street, and many tonight called for...

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