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Generous taxpayer-backed pensions give top government bureaucrats an average pot of over £900k
A groundbreaking investigation into public sector pensions has revealed the 22 individuals who run UK government departments have an annual average pot of £907,273. The TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) has today revealed the details of some of the most generous unfunded pensions in Whitehall, with Sir Simon McDonald, head of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, currently sitting on a pension pot valued at £1,858,000. Fourteen of the top government bureaucrats will also receive a huge lump sum payout in addition to their annual...
Smoking can speed up ageing in youth by over two decades, scientists warn
Men and women who use cigarettes are twice as old as non smokers - biologically
Frog spawn could hold the key to cancer cure
The tiny eggs that have fascinated schoolboys for decades have proteins very similar to human cells
Gang jailed for unprovoked acid attack
The eight-strong gang who launched an unprovoked attack, which resulted in a number of people being sprayed with a noxious substance, were all jailed.
Cops stunned when they stumble across two stolen penguins
Man, 23, arrested after the flightless birds were taken from a zoo
More cheeky billboards trolling politicians with their own words appearing all over UK
The campaign by activist collective Led By Donkeys is meant to highlight the predictions made by top politicians in the run up to Brexit.
Brexit blamed as Philips close Suffolk factory
Brexit has been blamed as one of the deciding factors behind a factory closure in Suffolk with 430 jobs at risk, the East Anglian Daily Times has revealed. Philips Avent will move most of its operations from its factory in Glemsford to Philips’ existing innovation and manufacturing site in Drachten, the Netherlands. The site manufactures products for the non-UK market, exports that will be put in jeopardy once the country leaves the EU single market. Staff were told that Brexit was...
UK would vote to stay in EU by 12 point margin according to latest poll
The UK would vote to stay in the European Union by a huge 12 percentage points if it was given another vote, according to the latest poll. The results of the study show that 56 per cent would vote to stay in the EU and 44 per cent would vote to leave, excluding those who would not vote or didn’t know. It is the highest level since the Brexit referendum in 2016. In the June 23, 2016 referendum, 17.4 million...
Caroline Lucas says there is “no sign PM is willing to compromise” following talks
Caroline Lucas has said there is "no sign" the Prime Minister is willing to compromise following talks this morning. Theresa May is holding discussions with MPs after her Brexit withdrawal plan was voted down in the House of Commons on Tuesday. She has urged politicians to put self-interest aside and "work constructively together" on Brexit, but according to Green MP Lucas it seems she is not willing to show the same resolve. Posting on Twitter, Lucas said: "Just come out of...