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Photos show UK’s largest recycling mountain which was dumped over six years ago
The tip was abandoned by a private recycling company before it went bust.
Did the Queen wade into the Brexit debate?
In a speech yesterday the Queen made a series of comments that appear to refer to Brexit. She asked for people to find "common ground" and to respect "different points of view". The Head of state said: “The continued emphasis on patience, friendship, a strong community focus, and considering the needs of others, are as important today as they were when the group was founded all those years ago. "Of course, every generation faces fresh challenges and opportunities. "As we...
It has “torn British society apart” – Macron delivers stinging attack on Brexit
Emmanuel Macron, the French President, has not held back with his views over Brexit and the damage it has inflicted on the UK. He said that the EU withdrawal has “torn British society apart” and that it “can’t be delivered.” Macron said: “People are starting to realise that all the figures they were given are entirely false, and what they were told could be done overnight in fact can't be delivered. “And in the end it's going to cost them....
Hunt for bus pervert who has attacked at least four women in London
Four women, the youngest aged just 19, have been sexually assaulted by the same man in the space of six weeks in north London
Brexit: Today “PM failed to give guarantees over protecting jobs and rights at work”
Today Theresa May had a series of meeting with union leaders regarding Brexit. Len McCluskey, general secretary of Unite , TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady, Dave Prentis of Unison and Tim Roache of the GMB, held separate meetings with the PM and senior figures in the Goverment. Yesterday Len McCluskey, general secretary of Unit stressed a no-deal Brexit would be "disastrous". After his meeting today (Thursday) with Prime Minister Theresa May to discuss Brexit, GMB General Secretary Tim Roache said:...
Gran becomes third person to die in crash involving police vehicles in just 12 hours
The woman was struck by the car on Coventry Road, in Bedworth, Warks., at around midday on Wednesday in what is the third death involving police cars in three days
Marine reptile that looked like duck-billed platypus swam in shallow seas 250 million years ago
It was a poor swimmer, had bad eye sight and relied on touch from its cartilaginous bill to find its prey in murky shallows
Death of the high street? 70,000 jobs lost in retail sector in 2018
The drastic slump on the high street shows no signs of improving after a report indicated that 70,000 retail jobs were cut in 2018. Customers are increasingly shopping on-line leading to huge falls in profits for many household name retailers. The British Retail Consortium (BRC), who conducted the study, said that even the Christmas season failed to halt the decline of customers avoiding the high street. The BRC's report said there was a 2.2% decline in retail employment over the...
Police probing shooting of 16-year-old hold teen on suspicion of attempted murder
Police say the lad was gunned down in the West Norwood area of south London late on Tuesday night