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Brexit could see Scotland edge towards independence and Northern Ireland close on reunification with Ireland, a new poll has revealed. Just 43 per cent of Scottish voters said they would vote for Scotland to remain part of Britain after Brexit, according to a study by Best for Britain and Our Future Our Choice. The research showed Brexit is also harming support for the union in Northern Ireland, where a majority would back a united Ireland.  Only 39 percent would vote...

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Primates pick up basic skills by copying others - just like the tradition among humans, according to a study

Naa’imur Zakariyah Rahman, 21, try to claim he was "brainwashed" by his ISIS fighter uncle he "hero worshipped"

While high income households gain financially by switching to metering, a study suggests that less well off families are, on average, around £10 worse off

Janbaz Tarin, 21, was being hunted by police after Raneem Oudeh, 22, and her mother Khaola Saleem, 49, died from stab wounds in the early hours of Monday (27/8)

Panasonic has become one of the first global companies to lay the blame of a decision to move their headquarters to Europe directly on the doorstep of Brexit. The Japanese technology giant announced today that it will move its European headquarters from the UK to Amsterdam in October as Brexit approaches. The aim is to avoid potential tax issues linked to the UK's decision to leave the EU, said Panasonic Europe's chief executive Laurent Abadie. It comes as several other...

Millions of Brits are being plunged into debt because they are left with just £6.60 a day to get by on after bills have been paid. According to research, a quarter of adults are using credit cards and overdrafts as an extension of their bank balances as the buy now, pay later culture pushes them into the red by £1,222 a year. Half of workers forced to borrow to make ends meet - and money now a bigger worry than...

British expats are being urged to “Brexit proof” their finances in the case of a no deal, with possible disruption to pensions and insurance. According to warnings from the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisation the estimated 1.8 million British expats living in the EU should consider reviewing their personal financial strategies as ‘no-deal’ Brexit looks increasingly likely. The warning comes after British Prime Minister Theresa May claimed that a no-deal Brexit “wouldn’t be the end of the world,” as...