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The Home Office has released figures revealing that British and French authorities encountered 562 people attempting the crossing across the Channel from France in small boats in 2018 and 177 in the first two months of 2019. With the humanitarian situation for many sleeping rough around Calais deteriorating and the summer coming, figures are expected to rise. - Though the figures are still a drop in the ocean, compared to the 625,000 people who moved to the UK last year,...

Terrence Brown pleaded guilty to rape and sexual assault of a teenager and sexual assault of a woman

The study shows that long working hours speed up the shortening of telomeres - caps on the end of chromosomes that protect our cells

Researchers found that as temperatures increase, trees grow faster - but they also tend to die younger

A senior Tory has urged Parliament to back the Withdrawal Agreement Bill (WAB) or risk "democratically" and "economically” damaging outcomes for the UK. The bill is not the same as the deal May negotiated, but it must be passed by Parliament for Brexit to be recognised in UK law. The comments were made by Liam Fox, the Secretary of State for International Trade, and supporter of Brexit. Fox said: "There will be an opportunity for MPs to decide, after the...

The Jeremy Kyle Show has been axed by ITV following the death of a guest who took part in the programme. Steven Dymond was found dead on 9 May a week after filming the show, during which he took a lie detector test. The death has prompted an outpouring of criticism around how the show treats vulnerable people, with a decorated Gulf War hero who suffered from PTSD speaking out this week after he too was driven to the brink...

Change UK’s primary candidate in Scotland has quit the party over concerns that it could split the Remain vote in the upcoming elections. David Macdonald says he will now back the Liberal Democrats in the contest in a move Chuka Umunna has described as “disappointing” and a “let down" to "his fellow candidates and activists”. Macdonald is the second person to resign as lead candidate for Change UK in Scotland since April, after Joseph Russo withdrew from the race after...

The US state of Alabama have just passed the strictest abortion law in the US. The state Senate passed the law by 25 votes to six, which does not allow exemptions for rape or incest. This vote makes it the most restrictive anti-abortion measure passed since pro-life campaigners were defeated in the landmark Roe v. Wade case in 1973.  Abortions are banned at any stage of pregnancy, with exceptions only if the pregnancy could severely damage the health of the...

Flying first class on business trips, never having to contribute to the tea round, and having your name on the office door are among the signs of success in the workplace, it has emerged. A poll of 2,000 office workers found one in four also believe being asked about important business decisions means you’ve made it along with choosing when to work from home, someone else buying your lunch for you, and having a key to the office. Other signs...