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A tweet from the Conservative party has angered cyclists after it said that new laws would protest “our most vulnerable road users" from bike users. It has since been deleted after a backlash online and cycling minister Jesse Norman apologised after the uproar is caused. The message on the Conservative Twitter feed said: "We're launching a consultation into dangerous cycling so that our most vulnerable road users are protected." Champion cyclist Chris Boardman responded: "That says it all really. Wow,...

New analysis into voting intentions over Brexit have changed considerably since the vote was held. The model puts Remain on 53% support, with 47% backing Leave. Among the constituencies that appear to have switched voting intentions from Leave to Remain is arch-Brexiteer Boris Johnson‘s Uxbridge and South Ruislip seat and Surrey Heat, Michael Gove’s constituency. The analysis, obtained by The Observer, were from figures produced by consumer analytics company Focaldata, drawing on two YouGov polls of a total of more...

Two charities have dropped Christine Hamilton over a Tweet she posted. Hamilton compared "sinister" burqas to KKK hoods. Muscular Dystrophy UK and Balls to Cancer severed ties with her after a public outcry. She posted an image of Ku Klux Klansmen in white hoods with the caption: "If the burka is acceptable then presumably this is too?" She then posted two more tweets trying to explain why she posted it. For heaven’s sake - no, I am not comparing Muslim women...

Lord Cooper, a Conservative peer, took to Twitter to attack Boris Johnson. He didn't pull any punches claiming the ex-foreign sec of 'moral emptiness,' racism and 'courting fascism.' Mr Cooper, who previously worked as an aide to ex-PM David Cameron, was reacting to Johnson's recent newspaper article where he compared women wearing burqas to “letterboxes” and “bank robbers.” Donald Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannon has praised Boris Johnson, he told the Sunday Times Johnson had “nothing to apologise for” Bannon...

Two people were left trapped upstairs during the fire weeks after the landlord was told the fire alarm did not work.

Boris Johnson has been blasted for portraying “ugly and naked Islamophobia” after controversially comparing women wearing burkas to bank robbers and letter boxes.

A two-year clinical trial in the West African country of Burkina Faso showed that the number of cases of clinical malaria was cut by 12 per cent using the new bed net

In the early hours of Thursday, August 9th, Argentina’s Senate narrowly voted down a bill to legalise elective abortion. Senators debated for more than 15 hours before voting 38 to 31, with two abstentions and one absentee, not to allow abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. Women’s rights activists had been optimistic that the passing of the bill in the lower Congress in June was a sign that times were changing in the majority Catholic county. So this...

Iain Martin, a Times columnist, took to Twitter to defend to Boris Johnson's recent comments about the Burka. The reactions to his tweet didn't go well. He battled on replying to his detractors for while, but eventually gave up, as it was relentless. Many reasons to dislike the burka, but disrespect of the deaf (who often need to see faces to follow communication) always high on the list — Iain Martin (@iainmartin1) August 8, 2018 Here is a selection of...