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Brexit Party refuse to publish policies, so Led By Donkeys are helping:
Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party have said that they will not publish a manifesto - not until after the European Parliament elections they are standing in. - Despite being against a European Parliament. So billboard pranksters Led By Donkeys are making up for the party’s lack of policies by suggesting some based on their past statements. In posters around the country, they have reminded Nigel Farage’s party of their unpalatable stated positions on policies. Like Farage’s objection to maternity pay: https://twitter.com/ByDonkeys/status/1129052784899350529...
Convicted murderer with dagger tattoo on arm is on run after escaping from prison
Stephen Archer, 48, was jailed for life for murder in 1993
Predatory paedophile, 21, jailed for attempting to meet girl aged nine for sex
A judge said Scott Horsburgh was a "predatory and exploitative paedophile who uses social media as a weapon against children"
Dad who plunged to death at London’s Canary Wharf ‘battled with depression and work stress for 10 years’
Surveyor Richard Gent, 52, died just hours after telling his wife he hadn't slept for two nights and he "couldn't do this anymore"
London: Woman “critical” after being struck by police van answering 999 call
The pedestrian, who is in her 50s, was rushed to hospital following the horror smash in Streatham, south London
Extinction Rebellion activists accused of gluing themselves to DLR train to stand trial
Cathy Eastburn, 51, Mark Ovland, 35, and Luke Watson, 29, all appeared at Blackfriars Crown Court to enter not guilty pleas
“Of course I’m going to go for it” Boris Johnson confirms Tory leadership bid
It will come as a surprise to very few people, but Boris Johnson intends to stand to become the leader of the Conservative Party. He said he will go for the top job as soon as Theresa May steps down. Asked at a business event in Manchester if he would be a candidate, the former foreign secretary replied: "Of course I'm going to go for it." Boris Johnson said: "I'm going to go for it. Of course I'm going to...
Ride hailing app takes public swipe at Uber for avoiding local taxes
A new ride hailing app has taken a public swipe at Uber for avoiding local taxes by erecting huge billboard ads in Leicester Square. Kapten, launched today in London, has called its rival out for not paying VAT in the UK claiming that every time a Londoner takes an Uber ride a massive 60p is lost that could finance the NHS, schools and other parts of the economy. Uber has come under fire for paying little tax to the UK...
Tropical islands suffocated by 414 million pieces of plastic
Once celebrated as "Heaven on Earth" by travel writers, now a monstrous 238 tonnes of plastic debris scatter the white sandy beaches of the Cocos Islands - including bottle caps, straws and flip-flops